436 Some apparently new Noctuidae from Sumatra, etc. 



Fore wing with antemedial line excurved from scarcely one-fifth 

 costa to about one-seventh hindmargin, bent inwards in cell and fold ; 

 medial line distally (narrowly) pale-edged, slightly bent inwards behind 

 costa, then deeply excurved, strongly oblique behind the discoidal 

 mark to scarcely two-sevenths hindmargin ; postmedial pale band 

 with proximal edge waved, distal edge somewhat dentate on and 

 between veins on anterior two-fifths, more diffused on posterior three- 

 fifths ; subterminal white spots nearly as in ? -figure of bismarcia 

 (Cat. Lep. Phal., xii, pi. ccvii, fig. 2), but rather more strongly angled, 

 distally edged by an angular, rather diffused band of yellowish-white 

 irroration. Hind wing with medial line distinctly excurved round 

 cell; postmedial band rather broader and deeper-toned than on fore 

 wing ; subterminal spots chiefly defined by proximal dark irroration 

 and a fine distal dark line ; terminal pale irroration rather less strong 

 than on fore wing. 



Underside of both wings grey-brown with excurved medial line ; 

 postmedial band and subterminal markings nearly as above. Hind 

 wing with pale-edged dark discal spot. 



Mefor Island, Geelvink Bay, Dutch New Guinea, August 15 to 

 September 10, 1920, one <? . 



Nearest to N. bismarcia, but differs in the rather smaller size, 

 darker tone of ground colour, direction of lines (especially the 

 medial), etc. 



10. Speiredonia euphrages sp. nov. (pi. XIV, fig. 3). 



$ , 84 mm. 



Antenna and palpus much as in S. retorta L. (Noctua retorta L., 

 Mus. Lud. Ulr., 376 [1764]); head, thorax and abdomen much as in 

 retorta, but the red on body apparently confined to anus of abdomen 

 above, sparse lateral red hair on abdomen and some red hair on pectus 

 (condition rather poor). 



Wings above paler, more ochraceous-brown than in retorta ; head 

 of inverted-comma mark much reduced in size; the two postmedial lines 

 on fore wing waved, evenly curved round cell, gradually approaching 

 one another but distinct to hindmargin ; subterminal lines nearly 

 obsolete ; hind wing with nearly straight, diffused postmedial and sub- 

 terminal lines, dividing the wing into a dark inner area, a brown medial 

 area and pale terminal area. 



