LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 483 



Parasa ALBIBAMOSA. 



Fcem. Lcete viridis ; caput thoracisque margo anticus lutea ; 

 palpi antennceque nigra; abdomen luteum , apice fuscum ; ales 

 anticce costa vittisque duabus dilatatis albis, vitta costali lutea ; 

 posticce basi lutece. 



Female. Bright green. Head, fore border of the thorax and 

 abdomen luteous. Palpi and antennae black, the latter luteous at 

 the base. Abdomen brown towards the tip ; disk beneath luteous. 

 Fore wings white along the costa, which is luteous; two white 

 dilated stripes, which diverge from each other and do not extend to 

 the borders. Hind wings luteous towards the base. Length of the 

 body 6 lines; of the wings 14 lines. 



South Africa. In Mr. D'Urban's collection. 



Parasa betbacta. 



Mas. Lcete viridis^ crassa ; caput apud oculos, pectus et abdomen 

 subtus pallide cervina ; antennae glabra; abdomen flavum, 

 supra carinatum ; tibiae tarsique dense fimbriata ; aloe antica 

 ferruginece, fascia viridi lata, obliqua fusco marginata intus 

 incisa extus undulata ; posticce flavce. 



Male. Vivid green, very stout. Head about the eyes, palpi, 

 antennae, pectus, abdomen beneath and legs pale fawn-colour. 

 Palpi pubescent, rather slender, hardly ascending, extending some- 

 what beyond the head ; third joint extremely short. Antennae 

 smooth. Abdomen yellow, ridged above, not extending beyond the 

 hind wings. Tibiae and tarsi broadly and thickly fringed. Fore 

 wings ferruginous, rounded at the tips, with a broad oblique vivid 

 green brown-bordered band, which is acutely notched on its inner 

 side and is undulating on its outer side ; exterior border convex, 

 very oblique. Hind wings yellow, with a fawn-coloured fringe. 

 Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



It differs from N, graciosa in the angular outline of the basal 

 band and in the excavated outline of the marginal band. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by — Green, Esg 



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