202 CATALOGUE OF 



Nyctemera PUNCTIFEKA. 



Fcem. Nigro-fusca ; caput luteum, vertice palpisque nigro-f users ; 

 thorax lateribus anticis liturisque quatuor luteis ; pectus 

 luteum nigro-fusco guttatum ; abdomen nig'rum, segmentis 

 cyaneo marginatis, fascia ventrali subapicali alba ; alee alba?, 

 margine latissimo nigro-fusco fasciam albam macularem in- 

 cludente ; anticce basi, cosla dimidioque exteriore nigro-fuscis, 

 gutta basali lutea, guttis tribus subbasalibus albis ; posticus 

 basi nigro-fuscce. 



Female. Blackish brown. Head luteous; vertex and palpi 

 blackish brown, the latter hardly extending beyond the head. 

 Thorax luteous on each side in front, with two small luteous marks 

 between the fore wings, and with a luteous mark on each side of the 

 scutellum. Pectus luteous, with some blackish brown dots. Abdo- 

 men black; hind borders of the segments pale blue; apical segment 

 beneath with a white band on the hind border. Wings white, with 

 a very broad blackish brown border, which contains a submarginal 

 band of white spots. Fore wings with the blackish brown part 

 extending over more than half the surface of the wing, occupying 

 the costa and the basal part; a luteous dot at the base, and three 

 white dots near the base ; submarginal band consisting of five marks, 

 of which the first is a subapical patch and has an elongated white 

 dot on its inner side; the fourth is much larger than the third and 

 emits a short line; the fifth is punctiform. Hind wings blackish 

 brown at the base; submarginal band more regular than that of the 

 fore wings. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 22 lines. 



Aru. 



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



NyCTEMEEA CLARA. 



Foem. Nigro-fusca; thorax lateribus anticis guttisque duabus 

 lateralibus luteis ; pectus luteum ; abdomen liners duabus 

 punctularibus lineisque duabus lateralibus luteis; alee albce, 

 margine lato nigro-fusco lituras albas includente ; anticce 

 elongates, basi, costa dimidioque exteriore nigro-fuscis, puncto 

 basali luteo ; posticce basi nigro-fuscce. 



Female. Blackish brown. Thorax luteous on each side in 

 front and with a luteous dot on each side between the hind wings. 

 Pectus luteous. Abdomen with a luteous line along each side and 

 with two intermediate rows of luteous points; under side with a 



