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covered by a nebulous plumbaginous belt, limited internally 
by the outer line; two parallel oblique lines of blackish, 
abruptly angulated in the primaries near the costal margin ; 
costal border of primaries spotted with saffron-yellow; a 
dusky patch above the end of the cell; a black dot at the 
end of the cell: head blackish, with white crest ; thorax whity 
brown, with the tegule tawny; abdomen deep red, anus 
white. Under surface testaceous, clouded with grey; the 
markings as above, allthe wings with prominent black disco- 
cellular spots. Expanse 1 inch 5 lines. 
Yokohama (Jonas). 
This species somewhat resembles the genus Chilma of 
Walker. 
DESCOREBA, n. gen. 
Allied to Caberodes, with which it agrees in neuration ; it 
differs in having its antenne pectinated to the tips, its thorax 
more woolly, and the outer margin of the primaries not angu- 
lated. Type D. stmplex. 
156. Descoreba simplex, n. sp. 
Primaries pale stramineous speckled with dark brown 
scales and crossed from the apex to the inner margin by a 
dark brown oblique line ; a blackish discocellular dot : secon- 
daries snow-white, slightly tinted with stramineous on the 
outer border : body stramineous, tegule clothed with long 
whitish hairs. Under surface creamy white, speckled with 
brown; a discal series of black dots on the veins; primaries 
with fulvous costa, markings paler than above ; secondaries 
with stramineous costa; legs varied with brown. Expanse 
2 inches 1 line. 
Yokohama (Jonas). 
Aspilates niponaria of Felder is a second species of this 
genus. 
(nochromiide. 
NIPHONISSA, n. gen. 
Allied to Monoctenia, but altogether more slenderly built, 
the palpi longer, the antennz considerably more slender, the 
tegule rather shorter, the primaries more sharply angulated. 
Type N. arida. 
157. Niphonissa arida, n. sp. 
g. Primaries above pale sandy brown, speckled with grey ; 
an oblique grey discal line; a black-edged whitish discocel- 
