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235. Nephesa albescens. Mas. Pallide testacea, fionte iinicari- 

 nata, facie mesothoraceque non carinatis, alis anticis albidis testaceo 

 pallido marginatis venis transversis paucis, alis posticis albis. 



Male. Pale testaceous. Vertex very short ; front not longer than broad, 

 much narrower towards the face, with slightly prominent borders and 

 with a middle keel ; face not keeled. Prothorax much arched, partly 

 covering the vertex. Mesothorax not keeled. Fore wings whitish, 

 bordered with pale testaceous, tuberculate along part of the costa 

 and of the interior border ; transverse veins few and irregular, ex- 

 cepting those which form two lines near the exterior border ; costal 

 transverse veins numerous, regular ; two forked apical veins. Hind 

 wings white. Length of the body 2^ lines, of the wings 8 lines. 



Hab. Mysol ; New Guinea. 



The testaceous colour distinguishes it from If. deducta. 



236. Nephesa monoleuca. Mas. Alba, fronte conica flexa antics 

 tricarinata, prothorace et mesothorace tricarinatis, alis anticis venis 

 transversis paucis, venis marginalibus nonnuUis furcatis. 



Male. White. Head with slightly prominent borders ; vertex nearly 

 hidden by the prothorax; front conical, keeled and extending some- 

 what beyond the vertex above, its fore part perpendicular, longer than 

 broad, with rounded borders and with three keels, the keel on each 

 side less prominent than the middle one, with which it is connected 

 above. Prothorax arched, with three keels, the keels on each side 

 very oblique. Mesothorax with three slight keels. Fore wings 

 rounded at the tips; a few transverse veins in the disk ; costal trans- 

 verse veins numerous, regular ; some of the marginal veins forked. 

 Length of the body 3 lines, of the wings 10 lines. 



Hab. New Guinea. 



The conical head, the longer front and the keeled prothorax 

 distinguish it from N". ohtusa. 



237. Nephesa oBTUSA. Mas. Pallide ochracea, fronte et mesothorace 

 tricarinatis, alis anticis albidis basi pallide ochraceis venis transversis 

 paucis, venis marginalibus furcatis, alis posticis albis. 



Male. Pale saffron-colour. Head with slightly prominent borders ; 

 vertex mostly hidden by the prothorax; front a little longer than 

 broad, narrower towards the face, with rounded borders and with three 

 keels, the keel on each side less prominent than the middle one. 

 Prothorax arched. Mesothorax with three slight keels, the keel on 

 each side indistinct towards the fore border. Fore wings whitish, pale 

 saffrou-colour at the base, rounded at the tips ; a few transverse veins 

 in the disk ; transverse costal veins numerous, regular ; marginal 

 veins forked. Hind wings white. Length of the body 3 lines, of the 

 wings !) lines. 



liab. New Guinea. 



