52 ACIDALIIDJ2. — ZERENIDtE. 



followed by a similar squamose line ; a very irregular externo-discal line, blackish in primaries, 

 ferruginous in secondaries ; outer margin very slenderly blackish ; fringe dull rosy lilacine, with a 

 broad central blackish belt : primaries with black discocellular dot ; apical area whitish ; a zigzag 

 subbasal brown line ; external area between the median branches greyish ; costal margin 

 purplish : body sordid white ; head purplish ; abdomen with central grey bands. Under surface 

 testaceous, markings as above. Expanse of wings 1 inch 1 line. 

 Yokohama {Jonas). 



ARGYRIS, GnenSe. 

 Argyris superba, n. sp. (Plate XXXVII. fig. 2.) 



Above snow-white, with a submarginal series of large grey spots : primaries with a dark 

 grey costal spot at basal third and a second opposite to it on the inner margin ; a third spot on 

 the costa at apical third ; a large oval brownish testaceous patch across the median branches, its 

 centre brownish flesh-coloured, with the veins which cross it black externally and white inter- 

 nally, a white line along its inner border, whence a similarly coloured angular marking runs 

 downwards to the inner margin : secondaries crossed by two double grey lines, the inner one 

 towards the base indistinct. Underside white, immaculate. Expanse of wings 1 inch 11 lines. 



Yokohama (Jonas). 



In appearance most like Auzata pavonaria of Walker. 



ZEKENID.^. 



EREBOMORPHA, Walker. 

 Erebomorpha consors, n. sp. (Plate XXXVII. fig. 3.) 



Nearly allied to E.fulguraria from Darjeeling, but differing from it in its much smaller 

 size and the far wider white belts across the wings. Expanse of wings 2 inches 10 lines. 

 Hakodate' (Whitely) ; Yokohama (Jonas). 



The genus IZrebomorpha is allied to "Abraxas" compositata. 



ABRAXAS, Leach. 

 Abraxas whitelyi, n. sp. (Plate XXXVII. fig. 4.) 



Above white, the basal half crossed by three dark brown bands, which are broken up into 

 irregular spots, the outermost band double ; two apical costal spots and two submarginal series, 

 those of the outer series confluent towards apex ; outer border narrowly orange ; fringe yellowish, 

 black-spotted : secondaries with costal and discocellular spots, an arched series of dots across the 

 median branches, three or four discal spots towards anal angle, a submarginal series and a series 



