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781i. Euclidisema delta. 



Ophiusa delta, Boisd. Faun. Enf-. Mad., Lep. p. 105, pi. 1.3. f. 1 (183.3). 

 GrammoAas crestonion, Snell. Tijd. v. Ent. xlv. p. 90, pi. 8. f. 3 (1U02). 



Head and thorax reddish-brown, the head with some whitish 

 ahove f rons and behind ; legs and abdomen grey-brown ; pectus 

 and ventral surface of abdomen whitish tinged with brown. Fore 

 wing deep chocolate-brown, the costal area grey tinged with brown 

 except at apex ; an oblique white fascia from base of subcostal 

 nervure to vein 1 just before torn us ; the dark area defined above 

 except towards base and on outer side by strong white lines ; a 

 dark terminal line slightly defined on inner side by grey from below 

 apex to tornus ; cilia grey with a fine white line at base. Hind 

 wing dull reddish brown, a dark terminal line ; cilia whitish, 

 brown at apex, then with brown line near base ; the underside 

 whitish, the costal and terminal areas broadly suffused with red- 

 bi'own, a small brown spot on upper disco cellular. 

 ■ Hah. Zanzibae {de la Garde), 1 J ; Be. E. Apeica, Taveta 

 {Bogers), 1 $ , Tanga (Sollis), 1 c? ; Mashonalakd, {J)obbie), 

 1 S ; Bechuais'aland, Lake IST'Grami {Lugard), 1 6 ; TeajS'svaal 

 (Pead), 1 2 ; Cape Colokt, Plettenbm-g Bay, 1 $ ; Madagascae 

 {Kitching), 1 S ; Aldabea {Meade-Waldo), 1 6; Amieantes, 

 D'Arros I. {B. Fletcher), 1 $; Maueitius ; Celebes, Menado. 

 Exp. 30-38 millim. 



(lenus LEUCOMELAS, nov. 



Type, L. juvenilis. 



Proboscis (ally developed ; palpi u])turned, the 2nd joint reacliing to vertex 

 of head and moderately scaled, the 3rd moderate; frons smooth, with tuft of 

 liair above; eyes ratlier small and elliiitical ; aniennte of male minutely 

 ciliated ; thorax clothed with scales and haw mixed and without crests ; tibice 

 slightly fi-inged with hair, the fore tibite not spiiied, the hind tibia; strongly 

 spined ; abdomen smoothly scaled and without crests. Fore wing short and 

 broad, the apex rounded, tlie termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; veins 

 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing 

 ■with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell about 

 one-third length of wing'; veins 3, 4 from angle; 5 fully developed from just 

 above angle; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base 

 only. 



7815. Leucomelas juvenilis. 



Agnomonia juvenilis, Brem. Lep. Ost-Sib. p. 61, pi. .5. f. IS (1864) ; Staud. 

 Cat. Lep. pal. p. 242. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen black-brown slightly mixed with 

 grey ; antennse with the shaft white above towards base ; palpi and 

 legs strongly irrorated with white ; pectus and ventral surface of 

 abdomen grey-white. Fore wing black-brown ; a creamy-white 

 band from costa beyond middle to tornus, its outer edge angled 

 outwards at vein 6, then narrowing to tornus, the costal edge 



