208 CATALOGUE OF 



Female. Black. Head white about the eyes. Palpi obliquely 

 ascending, rather long-; first and second joints luteous beneath ; 

 third linear, about hall* the length of the second. Antennae smooth. 

 Thorax with an interrupted luteous band in front. Abdomen and 

 legs blackish brown. Wings with a large white patch in each disk. 

 Fore wings elongate ; exterior border very oblique. Length of the 

 body 6 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



New Guinea, In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



NYCTEMERA ? CONTRACTA. 



Mas. Nigro-fusca ; caput fascia antica excavata lutea ; antenna 

 pectinatce ; thorax antice lutes cens ; tibice posticce subincras- 

 satce ; alee anticcc elongate, vix acuta, plagis duabus magnis 

 transversis albis, margine exteriore perobliquo ; posticce fascia 

 latissima alba costam versus abbreviata guttam nigro-fuscam 

 includente, 



Male. Blackish brown. Head in front with a pale luteous 

 band, which is much excavated on its hind border. Palpi porrect, 

 hardly extending beyond the head ; third joint very minute. An- 

 tennae moderately pectinated. Thorax pale luteous in front. Hind 

 tibiae slightly incrassaled ; spurs of moderate length. Wings elon- 

 gate. Fore wings hardly acute, with two large transverse white 

 patches ; first patch irregularly oval ; second much attenuated hind- 

 ward, extending nearly to the interior border ; exterior border very 

 oblique. Hind wings with a very broad white band, which is 

 abbreviated towards the costa and contains on its fore border a 

 blackish brown dot. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 

 19 lines. 



This species is somewhat different in character from the typical 

 Nyctemerce, and may form a new genus. 



Mysol. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



NYCTEMERA ? VAGATA. 



Mas. Fusca ; caput album, fascia mUculaque fuscis ; palpi albo 

 varii ; pectus album ; abdomen luteum, basi album, segmentis 

 lo 2ogue fusco marginatis, aUe anticce fascia lata incisa pos- 

 tice fracia, yutta subcostali plagaque apud angulum interiorem 

 albis ; posticm ulba, margine fusco latissimo denticulato. 



