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flattened and slightly dilated. Thorax ochraceous along the fore 

 border and about the borders of the lore tegulae. Pectus mostly 

 white. Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings, with a 

 white band on the hind border of each segment ; apical tuft ochra- 

 ceous. Coxae and hind femora striped with white ; posterior tibiae 

 with a white band and with white tips. Fore wings ochraceous at 

 the base and with an ochraceous spot near the base ; a white sub- 

 costal point and a white spot in the disk at one-third of the length ; 

 a large white subcostal spot and a posterior white dot beyond the 

 middle, and some slight exterior while streaks in the fore part of 

 the disk. Hind wings mostly purple, with a broad oblique white 

 band near the base; fringe whitish, brown at the base. Length of 

 the body 10 — 11 lines ; of the wings 28 — 30 lines. 



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

 b. Ceram. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



Genus ETETA. 



Mas. Corpus sat gracile. Proboscis raediocris. Palpi por- 

 recti, cotnpressi, lanceolati, capitis latitudine vix breviores ; articulus 

 3us acutus, 2i dimidio non brevior. Palpi maxillares porrecti, 

 breves, graciles. Antennae glabra?, validae. Abdomen longum, 

 subcylindricum, alas posticas superans; fasciculus apicalis elongatus. 

 Pedes laeves, longiusculi, sat robusti ; calcaria longa. Aloe anticae 

 longa?, subacutae, margine exteriore subconvexo perobliquo. 



Male. Body rather slender. Proboscis moderately long. 

 Palpi porrect, compressed, lanceolate, nearly as long as the breadth 

 of the head; third joint acute, about half the length of the second. 

 Maxillary palpi porrect, short, slender. Antennae smooth, stout. 

 Abdomen long, nearly cylindrical, extending somewhat beyond the 

 hind wings ; apical tuft elongate. Legs smooth, rather long and 

 stout; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings long, moderately 

 broad. Fore wings slightly acute ; exterior border slightly convex, 

 very oblique. 



Eteta sexfasciata. 



Mas. , Niyro-eyama ; caput pallide Jlavum ; palpi nigri, subtus 

 pallide flavi ; thorax ockraceus ; pectus antice flavescens ; 

 abdomen fasciculo apicali cinereo-fusco ; alee anfiece fasciis 

 tnbus latis Jlavo-albis, la ochraceo suffusa ; postica? purpu- 

 rascentes, 



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