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Novit ates Zoologicae XXIII. 191S. 



SOME NEW ABCTIABAE. 



By LORD ROTHSCHILD, F.R.S., Ph.D. 



NOLINAE 



1. Roeselia dognini spec. nov. 



<?. Resembles closely divisa Schaus, but outer half of forewing is grey, not 

 black. Antennae greyish amber-brown; head and thorax amber-buff; abdomen 

 somewhat paler. 



Forewing : basal half amber-buff, with costal portion and a broad convex outer 

 marginal band chocolate rufous ; outer half greyish silver, a double waved and 

 crenulated postmedian line sooty black, a very strongly convex waved and crenul- 

 ated postdiscal line sooty black, four black streaks in costal area, and dark grey 

 streaks on pale grey fringe. 



Hindwing huffish grey-white satiny ; fringe and outer margin grey, a cellular 

 dot and postmedian shadow line also greyish. 



Length of forewing: 125 mm. Expanse : 28 mm. 



Hab. Canon de Tolima, 1700 metres = 5500 ft., Colombia, December 1909 

 (A. H. Fassl). 



2. Roeselia minuscula pura subsp. nov. 



3. Differs from m. minuscula Zell, in the ground-colour being more silvery 

 grey, less heavily marked with black, and has the dark costal patch more prominent. 



Hab. Canon de Tolima, 1700 metres = 5500 ft., Colombia, February 191U 

 (A. H. Fassl). 



LITHOSIANAE 



3. Nodozana subandroconiata spec. nov. 



S. Antennae, head, tegulae, and patagia amber-yellow ; thorax and abdomeu 

 cinnamon greyish buff, blackish marks on third and last segment and claspers 

 of abdomen. 



Forewings have a much-crumpled appearance owing to the large and weirdly- 

 shaped androconial patch on the underside ; huffish golden-yellow, the basal four- 

 fifths marked with pale brownish mauve. 



Hindwings buff. 



Underside uniform dark buff; the central third of forewing occupied by a 

 large membranous deeply corrugated and irregular androconial organ sparingly 

 clothed with androconial hairs ; costal half of this organ dark dull brown, inner 

 half dark buff, a dense felted androconial tuft at and on discocellulars. 



Length of forewing : 11 mm. Expanse: 25 mm. 



Hab. Canon de Tolima, 1700 metres = 5500 ft., Colombia, January 1910 

 (A. H. Fassl). 



4. Illice introbasalis spec. nov. 



?. Antennae, head, and thorax dark bronze grey, tips of patagia cream buff; 

 abdomen reddish salmon-colour. 



