1877.] ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS. 605 



wards the anal ane;le. Abdomen black above and beneath, tip also 

 black, has small lateral white spots only. Ou the underside the hind 

 wing is marked at the base only with small spots, instead of distinct 

 bands as in A. radians. 



Expanse, <S 2f, 2 2j inches. 



S. Andamans. In coll. British Museum and F. Moore. 



The type of the genus Apsarasa is Glottula radians, Westw. 

 Orient. Ent. pi. 28. f. 4. 



Fam. AcoNTiD^. 



Xanthodes TRANSVERSA, Gueu. Noct. ii. p. 211 ; Walk. Cat. 

 Lep. B. M. p. 778, 



S. Andamans (Port Blair). 



AcoNTiA siGNiFERA, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. xii. p. 793. 

 S. Andamans (Port Blair). 



Pam. Pai,indid.e. 



HoMODEs crocea. (Plate LX. fig. 3.) 



Homodes crocea, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 280 ; Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. 

 B. M. p. 853. 



S. Andamans (Port Blair). 



Fam. Eriopid^. 



Callopistria exotica, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 294 j Walk. I. c. xii. 

 p. 865. 



S. Andamans (Port Blair). 



Fam. EuRHiPiD.E. 

 Ingtjra CRIST atrix, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 313> 

 S. Andamans (Port Blair). 



Fam. Plusiid.e. 



Plusiodonta conducens, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. iii. 

 p. 963. 



S. Andamans (Port Blair). 



Fam. HteMiCEftiDiB* 



Westermannia triangularis, n. sp. 



Upperside— fore wing with the basal two thirds shining silvery 

 white, tinged with pale fawn-colour ; a subbasal triangular dusky 

 brown patch, the inner angle of which extends to the base and lower 

 angle on hind margin ; a broad marginal cbalybeous-speckled dark 

 cupreous brown band : hind wing pale cupreous brown externally, 

 pale vinous at the base. Head and basal joint of antennae white ; 

 front of thorax yellowish, hind part of thorax and abdomen brown 



