PARALLKLIA. 589 



2 2 type festinata, Periyakiilam (Yerlurj^), 1 2i Trincomali 

 (Yeybiiri/), 1 $ ; Philippines, Taytai {Beiton), 1 § ; Java 

 (Hors/ield),! 2- ^^rp. 46-56 millim. 



7738. Parallelia constricta. (Plato CCXXI. fig. 3.) 



Ophiusa constricta, Butl. Cist. Ent. i. p. 293 (1874). 



Grammodes divaiicata, Lucas, P. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. (2) Tii. p. 259 

 (1892). 



5 . Head and thorax pale reddish brown, the antennae with the 

 shaft white in front towards base; pectus, le^^s, and abdomen pale 

 grey-brown, the last with the hair at base reddish brown. Pore 

 Aving with the basal area pale red-brown to the straight oblique 

 dark brown antemerlial line ; a white medial band slightly irro- 

 rated with brown at middle and expanding to costa and inner 

 margin; the outer part of medial area cupreous brown, its inner 

 edge evenly curved ; postmedial line dark brown, rather oblique 

 and defined on outer side by white to vein 6, then inwardly oblique 

 and very slightly sinuous to inner margin at the medial band ; the 

 postmedial area pale reddish brown, the terminal area white irro- 

 rated with brown and with slight white streaks on the veins ; a 

 conical black-brown mark defined on inner side by white from apex 

 with a small dentate spot below it below vein 7 and a small spot 

 below vein 6 ; an indistinct dentate white subtermiiial line from 

 vein 6 to inner margin ; a fine waved brown terminal line with 

 blackish jioints at the interspaces. Hind wing with the basal area 

 grey-brown, the terminal area black-brown ; an oblique white band 

 from middle of costa to tornus towards which it narrows and a 

 slight oblique white line from vein 3 to termen near tornus ; the 

 termen white except at apex ; a fine brown terminal line with 

 blackish points before it in the interspaces ; cilia white ; the under- 

 side white irrorated with brown, a small black discoidal spot, two 

 postmedial lines waved towards costa, and a waved subterminal 

 shade. 



The jST. Guinea specimen has the hind tibia spined to base, the 

 Queensland specimen with two spines between the mid and 

 terminal spurs. 



Hah. J]r. N. Guinea, Port Moresby, 1 $ ; Queensland, Rock- 

 hampton, 1 § type. Exp. 50-56 miflim. 



*7739. Parallelia dicoela. (Plate CCXXI. fig. 4.) 



Thyas dicoela, Turner, P. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. xxxiv. p. 346 (1909). 



S . Head and thorax red-brown ; pectus, legs, and abdomen 

 grej'-brown. Fore wing red-brown, the postmedial area rufous, 

 the terminal area grey except at apex ; a white medial band tinged 

 with rufous towards costa and inner margin, expanding at costa 

 and inner margin and constricted at middle ; postmedial line 

 obliquely downcurved from costa to vein 6 where it is acutely angled 



