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NTCTEMEEID^. — NYCTEOLID^. 
reaching anal angle ; a submarginal series of pale primrose spots ; the veins of the black 
band shot with metallic blue. Underside : costa, veins, and outer margin intense metallic 
blue. Antennse, head, and collar metallic blue ; palpi white below ; thorax white and metallic 
blue ; abdomen entirely metallic blue or green above, beneath white with segmental metallic- 
blue or green bands. 
All the other species of this group of the genus have the abdomen white above with 
metallic bands. 
The pupa affixed to branches of trees is like a small, withered, curled-up, red leaf. 
Also found in Madras and Travancore. 
NYCTEMERID^. 
Secusio parvipuncta. (Plate CXXXIX. fig. 6.) 
Expanse 1^-1^ inch. 
Male and female. Closely allied to S. strigata, Walker, from Natal, but with all the spots 
of the postmedial band smaller, especially those above and below first median nervule, which 
are smaller than the others, instead of being considerably larger, 
Male with antennse heavily pectinated. 
A pair also from S. India in coll. B.M., and two females from the Kilimanjaro district 
of E. Africa. 
NYCTEOLID.E. 
Earias luteolaria. (Plate CXXXIX. fig. 16.) 
Expanse ^ inch. 
Male and female. DiflPers from E. suJpliuraria, Moore, in having the fore wing of a bright 
chrome-yellow with a reddish tinge, instead of sulphur-yellow ; the outer margin narrowly 
brown ; the cilia yellow, with purplish tips ; the head and thorax chrome-yellow ; the abdo- 
men paler. 
Paracrama rectomarginata, (Plate CXXXIX. fig. 7.) 
Expanse 1 inch. 
Male and female. Near P. dulcissima, Walk., but differing in having a small v-shaped 
white spot outlined with purple at the apex of fore wing, and the purple band along the 
outer margin narrow and quite even. 
