90 MR. G. T. BETHUNE-BAKER ON [Feb. 7, 



Section A. 



Phassodes odorevalvula, sp. nov. (Plate IX. figs. 1, 2.) 



c5" . Head and thorax brownish grey, abdomen paler. Primaries 

 pale grey, almost entirely sufiiised with darker grey and closely 

 covered with spots not quite so dark ; a large scent-valve occupies the 

 basal area of the inner margin, with a crescentic opening towards the 

 costa, two parallel marks on the valve, a series of antemedial spots, a 

 medial series from the costa to vein 4 ; a silver spot at the upper 

 angle of the cell proper and also in the angle of vein 6, beyond which 

 is the postmedial series of spots from the costa to just in front of 

 the tornus, followed closely by a very irregular series to vein 3, 

 the subterminal row somewhat confluent with the terminal row ; 

 a pale spot on the costa above the silver spot, and two pale patches 

 in front of apex. Secondaries uniform pale ochreous, tornus 

 darkish grey. 



Expanse 70-102 mm. 



The type is in my collection from Nausori. 1 have also a 

 mvich smaller specimen from the same locality, in which the spots 

 ai-e somewhat obsolescent and obliterated, the patches on the 

 costa are paler and contrast strongly Avith the darker areas, whilst 

 there is a broad pale patch on the inner margin in front of the 

 tornus. There is no doubt, however, that they are both the same 

 species. 



Section B. 



Phassodes guthrei, sp. nov. (Plate IX. fig. 3.) 

 c? . Head, thorax, and legs pale reddish, abdomen darker. 

 Primaries greyish, covered nearly all over with ochreous-reddish 

 spots ; base entirely so covered for a fifth ; a narrow irregular 

 silvery white streak across the cell to vein 2, followed by the 

 confluent spots across the cell, with a silvery wedge-shaped 

 patch below, touching which is a long subovate spot to beyond 

 the middle of the inner margin ; a silvery patch in the upper part 

 of the cell, enclosing two small confluent spots (the lower of which 

 is shifted outwards) except as to their lower margin, following 

 which are three large confluent spots, the lower of which touches 

 the subovate spot ; a silvery patch margins the upper spot and is 

 followed by two pairs of confluent spots, divided by another silvery 

 patch, below which is a long spot in the angle of veins 5 and 6, 

 with an irregular series of four roundish spots below it to the 

 tornus ; above the two pairs of spots is a small one margined laterally 

 with silvery, with a larger spot beyond and two smaller below it ; 

 a postmedial series of eight irregular spots from vein 8, above which 

 to the costa is a short twin series of three spots, the lowest spot being 

 the largest ; a subterminal series of spots, those near the tornus 

 being darkly pupilled ; termen spotted with fair-sized spots separated 

 by silvery patches ; a large silvery twin patch margins internally 

 the subterminal spots between veins 5 and 7. Secondaries uniform 

 creamy ochreous. 



