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than above, and cajeta talboti further differs from cajeta cajeta in having 

 the apex of both fore and hind wing very little paler than the rest of 

 the border ; in cajeta cajeta the postmedial half-band of the hind wing 

 is usually broadest posteriorly (at the fold), in cajeta talboti it is of 

 almost even breadth or broadest anteriorly (about M 1 ) ; the yellow band 

 proximally to border of fore wing is broader in cajeta talboti than in 

 cajeta cajeta, especially in the 2 . The 2 above is rather more varie- 

 gated than in typical cajeta, with more or less pink and violet admixture 

 on the medial area (where there is a pale patch distally to the reniform, 

 more marked in one 2 than in the other) ; both 2 2 have four diffused 

 black terminal spots (behind veins R 1 to M 1 ) set on an irregular, narrow, 

 pinkish-white terminal band. 



Manusela, 6,000 feet, October to December, 1919 ; two $ $ , 

 two 2 2 . 



A $ in coll. Joicey, from Amboina (?), measuring only 86 mm. 

 evidently belongs to this race, though the hind wing is less orange in 

 tone than in the other four specimens and the fore wing is slightly 

 paler and more chocolate-brown than in the other two $ $ . 



Possibly not actually a subspecies of cajeta but only an extremely 

 close ally, as the costa appears slightly more arched, the third joint of 

 palpus is a little less clubbed and the incision at hindmargin of fore 

 wing appears a shade longer and less deep ; the two latter points are, 

 however, liable to be influenced by the condition of the insect (none of 

 the specimens are perfect), as they are largely due to the presence or 

 absence of a tuft on the palpus and of scale-teeth on margin of fore 

 wing. Very near also to fullonica L. 



58. Othreis prattorum sp. nov. 

 $ , 96—98 mm. 



Head, palpus, thorax, abdomen and legs as in ancilla Cr. 



Fore wing olive-brown, shot with violet-white and suffused in parts 

 with red-brown. Lines much as in ancilla Cr. and iridescens Lucas, 

 but the antemedial slightly more excurved than in either of those 

 species. 



Hind wing orange-yellow with some brown hair at base and a 

 broad black terminal band, costally nearly as broad as in iridescens but 

 ending in a point at fold (not continued to anal angle) ; one specimen 

 shows faint traces of a postmedial black spot behind M 9 ; fringe black 

 except from fold to anal angle. 



