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9. Carea hucozona, sp. u. (PI. I. fig. 11.) 



? . — 28 mm. 



Head aud palpus red-brown ; tliorax aboA^e red-browa 

 with some white scales ; tegulfe white at middle. Pectus 

 and legs creamy-white, tinged with re.d-brown ; fore legs 

 predoniinently red-brown. Abdomen grey above, whitish 

 irrorated with red-brown beneath. 



Fore wing white, thickly irrorated with red-brown except 

 for a broad white medial band and fine white autemedial, 

 postmedialj and subterminal lines, the last-named tinged 

 with violet ; slight biack irroration in parts ; a slight black 

 spot on the white medial band and a black reniform streak 

 on distal edge of it. Antemedial line nearly upright, waved, 

 close beside and almost parallel with the medial band ; post- 

 medial slightly black-edged proximally, starting near medial 

 band, excurved from about SC, angled m on R-^ and curved 

 inward between M^ and SM^; subterminal line near termeu, 

 following almost the same curves as the postmedial, the 

 proximal black shading heavier ; black marginal streaks 

 between the veins ; fringe ochreous shaded with reddish, 

 white at torn us and at the tips. 



Hind wing nearly uniform grey, with the fringe as on the 

 fore wing, but without the white at tornus ; fringe of 

 abdominal margin grey ; a slight cell-spot shining through 

 from beneath. 



Underside of fore wing grey, the costal margin broadly 

 reddish; fringe as above. Hind Aving wath strong dark 

 cell-spot ; some reddish irroration on the distal half, 

 especially toAvards costa ; proximal half of wing paler. 



Bidi, Sarawak, 1907-1908 (C. 7. Brooks), type only. 



Slightly recalls C.ved'illa, Swinh., but has rather a shorter 

 and broader fore wing and is abundantly distinct in 

 markings, 



10. Maceda mansueta rufiinacula, subsp. n. (PI. I. fig. 12.) 



? .—33-36 mm. 



Head, thorax, abdomen, and legs not distinguishable from 

 M. mansueta, Wlk. 



Fore wing predominantly violet-grey, with the basal area 

 (especially on costal half) and a fairly large subapical patch 

 rufous — the latter crossed by a brown subterminal line. 

 A broad diffused antemedial shade, angled outAvard from 

 just behind iM to two-fifths hind margin ; medial area 

 uniform violet-grey, Avith a minute black dot on the middle 



