24 ON A COLLECTION OF 



Fam. HYPSID.E. 



Pseudhypsa speciosa. 



Noctua speciosa, Dru. 111. Ex. Eat. ii. t. 5. f. 2. 



Caryatis syntomina. 



Caryatis syntomina, Butl. Ann. Nat. Hist. (5) ii. p. 450. 



Godasa maculatrix. 



Godasa maculatrix, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. xxxi. 

 p. 271. 



Fam. NYCTEMERID^. 



Aletis flammea, sp. nov. (Plate II. fig. 2.) 



Primaries above and below black, crossed just beyond the 

 middle by an oblique, broad white band, from the costal vein 

 to nearly the inner angle. Secondaries fiery red, yellowish 

 along the costal margin ; the base shaded with blackish scales, 

 and a broad black outer margin, becoming quite narrow at 

 the anal angle. Head red ; a black spot on the frons. Collar 

 red, with two black spots. Tegulse red, with a black streak. 

 Abdomen above red; a subdorsal row of black spots : under- 

 neath yellow, with a lateral row of black spots. Legs brown 

 outwardly, yellowish inwardly ; fore coxae red, with a small 

 black spot. 



Expanse 50 millim. 



Pitthea continua. 



Pitthea continua, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. ii. p. 463. 



Nyctemera perspicua. 



Nyctemera perspicua, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. ii. 

 p. 398. 



Nyctemera apicalis. 



Nyctemera apicalis, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. ii. p. 395. 



