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with a row of dark brown spots on each side. Legs white beneath. 

 Fore wings with the veins white towards the base ; a white streak 

 behind the median vein extending as far as the end of the discal 

 areolet; an oblique white band composed of seven elongated diffuse 

 speckled spots, extending from the costa towards the interior angle, 

 but terminating at some distance from the latter. Hind wings 

 white, excepting the veins, with a very broad dark brown border. 

 Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 24 lines. 



It may be distinguished from N. subvelata by the narrower 

 white marks on the thorax, by the dark colour of the abdomen, and 

 by the broad white stripe and the speckled spots in the band of the 

 fore wing. 



Celebes. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Nyctemeea guttulosa. 



Mas et foem. Alba ; caput, thorax anticus et abdomen apice flavo- 

 albis ; caput macula guttaque antica fuscis ; palpi apice fusci ; 

 thomx ma culis quinque fuscis ; pectus fusco guttatum ; pedes 

 supra fusci ; alee anticcz fuscce, fasciis quatuor macularibus 

 maculaque apicali albis ; poslicae venis margineque lato macu- 

 las quatuor albas includente fuscis. Mas. — Antenna sub- 

 pectinatce. 



Male and female. White. Head, fore part of the thorax and 

 tip of the abdomen yellowish white. Head with an elongated dark 

 brown spot on the vertex and with a dark brown dot in front. Palpi 

 dark brown above towards the tips. Thorax with a dark brown 

 spot on each of the four tegulae, and with one on each shoulder; an 

 angular brown spot on the disk. Pectus with brown dots. Legs 

 brown above. Fore wings brown, with four irregular bands of white 

 marks and with a white apical spot ; first and second bands composed 

 of streaks ; third of spots of various size; fourth of mostly smaller 

 spots than the third. Hind wings white, with brown veins, and 

 with a broad brown border which contains four white spots, one of 

 the latter apical. Male. — Antennae slightly pectinated. Third band 

 of the fore wings composed of seven spots. Female. — Spots and 

 streaks of the fore wings generally larger than those of the male ; 

 third band composed of thirteen spots. Length of the body 7 lines ; 

 of the wings 28 lines. 



a. Celebes. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



