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wavy mark on the costa, and a round white spot below the 

 median vein ; the orbicular surrounded by four white points ; 

 the reniform fawn-colour, surrounded and broken by white 

 spots ; a white spot on the costa above the reniform ; between 

 this and a subapical white spot a few white points on the 

 costa ; a white spot near the middle of the outer margin, and 

 a similar spot on the inner margin near the angle ; beyond 

 the reniform some indistinct transverse lines. Secondaries 

 brownish. Body brown. 



Expanse 30 millim. 



Very similar to Perigea stelligera, Guenee. 



Spodoptera mauritia. 



Hadena mauritia, Boisd, Faun. Ent. Mad. 92, 3. pi. 13. 

 f. 9. 



Glottula pancratii. 



Noctua pancratii, Cyrillo, Ent. Neapol. pi. 12. f. 4. 



Euthisanotia florifera. 



Polytela flor if era, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. xv. p. 1666. 



Meliana bertha, sp. nov. (Plate III. tig. 3.) 



Primaries above buff, thickly speckled with black scales ; 

 beyond the cell a conspicuous black spot, preceded by a 

 much smaller one, and followed by a transverse row of black 

 points ; on the extreme margin a row of black points ; a dark 

 shade from the large black spot to the apex : underneath 

 whitish buff, with a black spot on the costal margin at four 

 fifths from the base. Secondaries whitish, slightly smoky 

 on the outer margin. Body buff. 



Expanse 25 millim. 



Curubasa lanceolata. 



Alaria lanceolata, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. xxxiii. 

 p. 767. 



Episparis penetrata. 



Episparis penetrata,W alk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M, x. p. 476. 



