466 MR. H. GROSE SMITH ON [Juue 17, 



Underside devoid of scales, except the spots on the posterior 

 wiugs as on the upperside. 



Expanse of wiugs Ig inch. 



Nearest to A. cerasa, Hew., but a larger insect with more elongate 

 wings, the rufous area comparatively smaller and on posterior wings 

 different in shape, and the arrangement of the spots on both wings 

 is different. 



24. ACB-ffiA VESPERAXIS, n. sp. 



Male. — Upperside. Anterior wings vitreous, with veins, costal 

 margin, apical and outer marginal area, a broad somewhat oblique 

 band crossing the cell and thence nearly to the posterior angle, and a 

 patch beyond the end of the cell, more or less densely dusted with 

 fuliginous-brown scales. Posterior wings semivitreous, the inner three 

 fourths pale ochreous brown, the outer fourth darker brown, which 

 colour radiates up the veins on the disk nearly as far as the cell, a 

 cluster of brown spots at the base, and a dark brown spot on the 

 upper discocellular nervule at its junction with the discoidal nervule. 



Underside. Anterior wings as above ; posterior wings uniform 

 brown, brighter than the pale brown area of the upperside ; a cluster 

 of dark brown spots at the base, followed by a row of fom- spots 

 before the middle, outside which are two smaller spots beyond the 

 cell, below the discoidal and upper median nervules respectively. 



Expanse of wings 2| inches. 



Nearest to A. pentapolis, Ward. In colour and general appearance 

 it bears a superficial resemblance to the female of Planema vesta, 

 Fabr. 



25. AcK^EA ciRc.ras, Drury. 



A variety larger in size and with the stramineous area of the 

 posterior wings broader and extending nearer to the base than in 

 the typical form. Possibly a distinct species. 



26. AoE^A roGGEi, Dewitz. 



A variety with the fulvous band extending obliquely across the 

 wings to the posterior angle, instead of curving inwardly to about 

 one half of the inner margin. One specimen onlj' ; in the absence 

 of more examples I hesitate to describe this as a new species. 



27. AcE^A CEPHEUS, Linn. 



28. AcKiEA MENIPPE, Drury. 



29. AoiuEA PEEENNA, Doubl. & Hcw. 



30. ACR^A LYCOA, Godt. 



31. AcE^A ciDONiA, Ward. 



32. AcR^A SEEENA, Eabr. 



33. AcR^A EPONiNA, Cram. 



34. AcR^A LYciA, Fabr. 



35. AcE^A EURiTA, Linn. 



