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and tornus, and blackish basal line. Hindwings dark fuscous ; an ochreous- 

 orange streak in disc from base to beyond middle, triangularly expanded 

 posteriorly, a suffused streak along posterior part of dorsum, and a streak 

 along or almost on lower half of termen; cilia whitish-orange, with 

 blackish basal line, and dark grey apical patch. 

 Java, Buitenzorg ; two specimens. 



Simaethis semicincta n. sp. 



9 14 mm. Head and thorax brown sprinkled with whitish. Palpi with 

 whorls of fuscous scales tipped with white. Abdomen dark grey mixed 

 with ochreous. Forewings triangular, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen bowed, somewhat oblique; fulvous-brown; basal fourth speckled 

 with white; a rather irregular transverse line of white irr oration at y 3 , 

 followed by a band of scantier white speckling except towards costa; a 

 transverse discal mark of white irroration at 2 / 3 ; an irregular line of 

 white irroration from costa beyond middle obliquely outwards, forming 

 a rectangular loop outwards on median third, with slight indentation 

 just below middle, then broken inwards and running to dorsum at 2 / 3 , 

 a short mark of white irroration from costa just beyond it; costa towards 

 middle and sometimes posteriorly somewhat mixed with blackish, and 

 sometimes some blackish sprinkling on median area between the lines; 

 a subterminal shade of white irroration followed by some blackish scales, 

 leaving terminal area clear fulvous-brown: cilia grey, with ochreous- 

 whitish patches above and below middle of termen, and black basal line. 

 Hindwings dark fuscous; an ochreous-yellow median streak from base to 

 beyond middle, gradually dilated and confluent above at apex with an 

 irregular spot; an irregular ochreous-yellow terminal streak, thickest in 

 middle and becoming obsolete at extremities; cilia light ochreous-yellowish, 

 above apex and at tornus grey, on lower half of termen with blackish 

 basal line. 



Java, Megamendoeng and Smeroe, 2000 feet; two specimens. 



Simaethis irimochla n. sp. 



c? 9 12 — 13 mm. Head pale greyish-ochreous mixed with grey on 

 crown. Palpi with basal joint white, second and terminal each with two 

 whorls of dark grey whitish-tipped scales. Antennal ciliations c? 3. Thorax 

 fulvous-ochreous, with strong antemedian band and large posterior spot 

 dark fuscous. Abdomen <ƒ dark fuscous mixed with light ochreous, 9 

 wholly suffused with fulvous-ochreous. Forewings triangular, costa gently 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, rather oblique ; ochreous-orange ; 

 an almost basal curved black line; a straight shining violet transverse 



