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This species does not appear to be a true Gatada, but as the 

 Hypeninae are at present un worked in coll. Joicey, and as Hampson 

 has a generic name in MSS. for alboapicalis Beth.-Bak, I have made 

 no alteration in the genus. 



65. Simplicia nitida sp. nov. 

 $ , 30 mm. 



Palpus nearly as in rectalis Ev., the third segment slightly fringed 

 with hair above. Antenna with long fasciculate cilia and bristles. 

 Fore wing with SC 5 very shortly stalked with SC 2 , SC 3 and SC 4 , 

 neuration otherwise as in rectalis. 



Head, body and legs whitish tinged with ochreous-grey ; outer side 

 of palpus and antennal shaft a little darker, browner. 



Fore wing ochreous-white irrorated with brown, especially on the 

 margins (more broadly at distal margin) ; three almost straight, nearly 

 erect fine brown lines at equal distances apart, the first medial, from 

 about one-third costa to one-third hindmargin, the third subterminal, 

 from near apex to very near tornus, the medial line proximally, the 

 postmedial and subterminal lines distally pale-outlined, all three bent 

 inwards at costa ; reniform represented by two brown points (at the 

 angles of cell) ; a fine dark terminal line thickened between the veins ; 

 fringe brown with a pale line at base. 



Hind wing ochreous-white with a slight distal spot, a very indistinct 

 postmedial line (almost obsolete on anterior third of wing) and a fine 

 dark terminal line. 



Both wings beneath whitish (the fore wing slightly darkened) with 

 slight discal spots and postmedial and subterminal lines; the medial and 

 terminal lines of fore wing almost obsolete. 



Manusela, 6,000 feet, October to December, 1919, one $ . 



66. Simplicia clarilinea sp. nov. 

 2 , 35 mm. 



Palpus much as in the last species, the fringe of hair on third joint 

 above apparently longer (in nitida it is slightly damaged) ; antenna 

 with moderately long bristles and very short cilia. Fore wing with 

 SC 5 shortly stalked with SC 2 , SC 3 and SC 4 ; E 1 from angle of cell. 

 Hind wing with E 3 and M 1 almost stalked, E 2 from angle of cell (which 

 should remove this species to the Ophiderinae [Noctuinae of Hampson'] 

 according" to his key) ; but as the neuration is very little different in 



