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a spot on f rons, vertex, tegulae and patagia ; streaks on thorax. 

 Abdomen white, the two last segments dark gray, the anus 

 white. Fore wings white with ohve lake markings; a small 

 spot at base of costa; two large subbasal spots, one on costal 

 margin and one in and below cell not reaching submedian; a 

 broad curved antemedial fascia interrupted at median vein, not 

 touching inner margin; from upper part of fascia at vein 3 a 

 fine broken fuscous line, expanding on inner margin where it 

 becomes olive lake; at and beyond end of cell an oval oblique 

 fuscous black spot; a postmedial spot on costa outcurved to 

 vein 5, below vein 5 a series of elongated fuscous spots on inter- 

 spaces to submedian, the longest spot between veins 2 and 3 ; 

 terminal space with elongated olive lake spots above vein 8 and 

 between 5 and 7 ; a large spot from vein 5 to near tornus which 

 remains white; there is only a narrow white line between the 

 postmedial and terminal spots ; small terminal spots on apical 

 half. Hind wings white, with faint ochreous shade at apex 

 and on terminal space. Fore wings below showing indistinctly 

 the markings of outer half of wing. Hind wings below with a 

 faint subterminal ochreous shade. 



Expanse, 30 mm. 



Habitat. — Los Banos, Philippine Islands. 



Type.— Cat. No. 25176, U. S. Nat. Mus. 



Collected by C. F. Baker. 



Near A. hilaris Walker. 



Asura mindanensis, new species. 



Female. — Body and wings white, the markings all isabella 

 color ; a lateral streak on palpi ; a small spot on vertex and front 

 of tegulae, a large spot on patagia ; fore wings with a small 

 spot at base of cell ; small subbasal spots on costa and close 

 below cell ; a large outbent antemedial spot on costa to within 

 cell, and an inbent spot from base of vein 2 to just below sub- 

 median ; a round spot at discocellular ; a fine outcurved post- 

 medial line, expanding inwardly to form spots on costa, at 

 vein 5 and between veins 3 and 2, broken at submedian with 

 an inset spot on inner margin; three large subterminal spots 



