COLLECTED AT SAEAWAK. 



99 



dingy white, except towards the exterior border. Length of the body 

 6 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



Gen. Didena, n. g. 



Fcem. Corpus gracile. Fades producta. Proboscis et palpi vix con- 

 spicui. Antenna subpectinatae. Pedes graciles; tibiae posticae non 

 calcaratae. Alee amplae ; anticae apice rotundatae, costa margineque 

 exteriore subconvexis ; posticae abdomen longe superantes. 



Female. Body slender. Face very prominent. Proboscis and palpi 

 rudimentary. Antennae slightly pectinated. Abdomen with radiating 

 bristles at the tip, which is furnished with a long retractile oviduct. 

 Legs slender ; hind tibiae without spurs. "Wings ample. Fore wings 

 rounded at the tips ; costa and exterior border slightly convex, the 

 latter very oblique ; 1st and 2nd inferior veins contiguous at the base j 

 3rd much nearer to the 2nd than to the 4th. Hind wings extending 

 much beyond the abdomen. 



This genus comes between Histia and Pompelon. 



60. Didixa thecloides, n. s. Faun. Ferrugineo-nigra viridi sub- 

 nitens, capite antennis thoraceque antico cyaneis. 



Female. Ferruginous black, with a dark-green tinge. Head, antennae, 

 and fore part of the thorax metallic blue. Wings of one colour above 

 and beneath. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 24 lines. 



Gen. Milleeia, Boisd., Herr.-Sch. 

 Laurion, Walk. Cat. hep. ii. 426. 



Some species of Chalcosia, as well as the type of the genus Laurion, are 

 included by Herrich-ScharTer in Milleria. 



61. Milleria bifasciata, n. s. Mas. Nigro-fusca, antennis late 

 pectinatis, thoracis margine antico coccineo, alis sat angustis, anticis 

 fascia exteriore subobliqua pallide lutea. 



Male. Blackish brown. Antennae broadly pectinated. Fore border 

 of the thorax crimson. "Wings rather narrow. Fore wings slightly 

 acuminated, with a broad, pale-luteous, slightly oblique exterior band ; 

 costa convex ; exterior border hardly convex, very oblique. Length 

 of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



This species represents M. gemina. 



Gen. Soeitia, Walk. 



62. Soritia bipartita, n. s. Mas. Nigro-viridis, subtus lutea, an- 

 tennis cyaneis, thoracis margine autico rufo, abdomine luteo, alis an- 

 ticis flavescentibus fasciis deviis e maculis elongatis viridibus, posticis 

 spatio marginali nigro postice attenuate 



Male. Blackish metallic green, luteous beneath. Antennae metallic 

 blue, moderately pectinated. Thorax red along the fore border. Ab- 



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