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to the base of wing ; three black dots on the hind margin, two of 

 which have white dots above them. 



Exp. 23 mm. 



Hab, Dinawa. 



58. Parthenodes rectangulalis, sp. n. (Plate lY.) 



Head, legs, palpi, and patagia white ; thorax black above ; 

 antennae and abdomen dark brown. Fore wing : costa straight, 

 hind margin nearly at right angles for half the width of wing, 

 then slightly oblique to angle of wing ; ground-colour white, with 

 black border to hind margin and a parallel transverse narrow 

 band at one-third of wing ; from where this meets the inner 

 margin is a narrow oblique red band to base of costa ; from the 

 lower end of black line on the hind margin is a double red oblique 

 streak reaching costa and extending to middle of wing, becoming 

 smoky on reaching the inner margin. Hind wing: base and hind 

 margin white, followed by a smoky band, becoming red nearer 

 the body and containing three white specks, slightly angulated. 

 Fringes white. 



A very striking species both in form and colour. 



Exp. 24-30 mm. 



Hab. Ekeikei, Dinawa. 



59. Talanga tolumnialis Wlk. 



60. Bradina impresalis Led. 



61. B. MELANOPERAs Hmpsn. 



62. B. GLAuciNALis Hmpsn. 



63. Orphnophanes euceralis Wlk. 



64. COPTOBASIS MESOPSECTRALIS HmpSIl. 



65. Dracjenura albonigralis Hmpsn. 



66. D. HOROCHROA Meyr. 



67. D. TORRiDALis, sp. n. (Plate III.) 



Head and thorax fuscous ; abdomen and posterior half of 

 patagia pale buff, last three segments of abdomen fuscous ; tuft 

 buff; legs and underside white. Fore wing fuscous shot with 

 purple, a dark central spot and a transverse dark mark at end of 

 cell ; beyond this is a curved thin dark line ; fringes paler. Hind 

 wing yellowish, the extreme hind margin darker, shading 

 gradually into the colour of the wing and almost destitute of 

 fringe in the male. 



Exp. 33 mm. 



Hab. Kebea. 



68. D. uNicoLORALis, sp. n. (Plate lY.) 



Yertex of head pale, palpi and thorax dark grey ; posterior 

 end of patagia and abdomen pale ; tuft black and a thin black 



