306 NOCTUIU^. 



area with slight dark irroration ; a terminal series of white striae 

 with black points before them ; cilia tinged with crimson ; the 

 underside paler without the terminal black points, the cilia dark 

 brown. 



Hah. Japan, Sakata (Leech), 1 c? , 1 2 , Tsuruga {Leech), 1 S , 

 Nagahama {Leech), 3 S, Yokohama (Pryer), 2 J type; Coeea, 

 Gensan (Leech), 1 c5' , 1 $ • ^^y. 20-24 millim. 



5464. Corgatha porphyrea, n. sp. (Plate CLYIII. fig. 2.) 



<3" . Head and tegnlae greyish brown ; thorax and abdomen deep 

 crimson ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen whitish 

 faintly tinged with rufous. Fore wing deep crimson slightly 

 irrorated with silvery scales, the costa yellowish white to near 

 apex ; a rather deeper crimson discoidal spot ; cilia yellowish wbite 

 tinged with crimson. Hind wing deep crimson slightly irrorated 

 with silvery scales ; the cilia yellowish white tinged with crimson, 

 the cilia or inner margin pure white ; the underside white tinged 

 with rufousi. 



Hob. S. ISiGEEiA, Olokemeji (Dudgeon), 1 J type. E.v_p. 18 millim. 



5465. Corgatha flavicosta, n. sp. (Plate CLYIII. fig. 3.) 



5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen deep red, the vertex of head and 

 antennae towards base white ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of 

 abdomen whitish tinged with rufous. Fore wing deep red, the 

 costal area yellowish white slightly irrorated with red, narrowing to 

 a point at apex ; antemedial line yellowish white, straight, some- 

 what inwardly oblique ; a whitish discoidal spot with a dark striga 

 on it ; postmedial line red-brown defined on outer side bj' whitish, 

 very slightly curved ; a deep fiery red terminal line ; cilia chequered 

 yellow and fiery red. Hind wing deep red ; an indistinct darker 

 discoidal bar and very slightly curved postmedial line faintly 

 defined by 5'ellowish white on outer side ; a deep fiery red terminal 

 line ; cilia yellow mixed with fiery red ; the underside ochreous 

 white, the terminal area suffused with brown, a slight discoidal 

 spot and curved postmedial line. 



Hab. Solomon Is., Alu (Woodford), 1 § type. Exjy. 18 

 millim. 



5466. Corgatha daphcena, n. sp. (Plate CLYIII. fig. 4.) 



cJ . Head, thorax, and abdomen whitish faintly tinged with 

 rufous, the head, tegulse, and abdomen except at base suffused with 

 fiery red ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen white, the 

 fore and mid tibiae and tarsi tinged with rufous in front. Pore 

 wing whitish suffused in parts with purplish rufous and irrorated 

 with silver, the costal edge fiery red, the base and area below costa 

 whiter : an indistinct obliquely curved red-brown antemedial line ; 

 a discoidal point and faint oblique minutely waved line from 



