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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 H. interlecta, Angus, but very distinct. 
Fam. CHALCOSIIDA. 
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 G'ynautocera 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 sameas above. Head and thorax black. Abdomen yellow, 
with black bands. Antennze wanting. 
Expanse 33 inches. 
Hab. New Guinea, Port Moresby (Goldie). 
Epyreis, H.-Sch. 
EpyrGis ForBEs!I, 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 27 inches. 
Hab. Java, Bantam (Forbes). 
Nearly allied to EZ. binghami of Butler, from which it differs in 
not having black spots on the primaries. 
Fam. ARCTIID. 
Hyprercompa, Steph. 
HypeRcOMPA THELWALLI, n. sp. (Plate LXI. fig. 1.) 
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 wing 
dark orange-yellow, a spot at the end of the cell and the outer 
margin broadly black. Underside the same as above. Head and 
