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streaks. Secondaries bright orange, with the outer margins broadly 

 black, the fringe black and white. Underside — primaries black, the 

 base yellow, the white streak at the end of the cell and the band 

 beyond the same as above, the outer margin brown ; secondaries as 

 above, the black outer margin enclosing a series of white spots. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hab. West Africa, Calabar and Cameroons. 



This species is allied to //. interlecta, Angus, but very distinct. 



Fam. CHALCOSIIDiE. 

 Callhistia, n. gen. 



Allied to Histia. Neuration almost the same ; but the costal 

 margin very much more arched ; the body much thicker and longer, 

 projecting beyond the wings. Palpi very short. Secondaries broad, 

 and elongated to a point at the apex. 



Type C. grandis. 



This genus is intermediate between Gynautocera and Histia. 



Callhistia grandis, n. sp. (Plate LX. fig. 5.) 



Primaries black, the base shot with brilliant Prussian blue, crossed 

 in the middle by a wide scarlet band. Secondaries with a central 

 yellow band extending from the costal to the inner margin. Under- 

 side the same as above. Head and thorax black. Abdomen yellow, 

 with black bands. Antennse wanting. 



Expanse 3j inches. 



Hab. New Guinea, Port Moresby {Goldie). 



Epyrgis, H.-Sch. 

 Epyrgis forbesi, n. sp. (Plate LX. fig. 6.) 



Primaries dusky white, with black veins. Secondaries pure white, 

 clouded with pale chrome-yellow from the anal angle to beyond the 

 middle ; the apex and the outer margin black. 



Expanse 2\ inches. 



Hab. Java, Bantam (Forbes). 



Nearly allied to E. binghami of Butler, from which it differs in 

 not having black spots on the primaries. 



Fam. ARCTIID^.. 



Hypercompa, Steph. 



Hypercompa thelwalli, n. sp. (Plate LXI. fig. I.) 



Primaries bright chrome-yellow, shading to dark orange along the 

 hind margin, crossed by four irregular bluish-black bands, the one 

 nearest the outer margin broken in the middle and forming two 

 elongated spots ; the apex and outer margin black. Posterior wine 

 dark orange-yellow, a spot at the end of the cell and the outer 

 margin broadly black. Underside the same as above. Head and 



