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wing with the terminal area rufous, obliquely from middle of 
costa to tornus, a rufous bar from middle of costa, postmedial 
line rufous defined on outer side by white, oblique towards 
costa and ending at vein 3, a faint waved brown subterminal 
line defined on inner side by whitish from costa to vein 4, 
a series of black points before termen ; hind wing with the 
costa slightly tinged with rufous, a series of black points 
before termen. 
Hcib. Amboina {Doherty), 1 Exp. 34 millim. 
Tamba elacliista, n. sp. 
§. Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous white, the last 
with the basal crest tinged with rufous ; antennae fuscous 
except towards base ; palpi tinged with rufous ; pectus, 
legs and ventral surface of abdomen white. Fore wing 
ochreous white slightly tinged and irrorated with rufous, the 
area beyond the postmedial line more suffused with rufous 
from costa to vein 4 ; a blackish point at base of vein 1 
and subbasal and antemedial blackish points on costa ; a 
black point in middle of cell and two black discoidal striae ; 
an indistinct red-brown medial line, excurved in the cell 
and incurved at vein 1 ; postmedial line indistinctly double, 
the outer line very faint, red-brown filled in with white 
towards costa, oblique and slightly sinuous to vein 4, then 
inwardly oblique and waved ; subterminal line very in- 
distinctly double, rufous filled in with whitish, waved, 
oblique to discal fold, angled outwards at vein 4, then oblique ; 
a series of red -brown points before termen and a slight terminal 
line. Hind wing ochreous white tinged and irrorated with 
rufous ; a small black discoidal spot and point at lower angle 
of cell ; traces of a sinuous rufous antemedial line from 
discal fold to inner margin ; an indistinctly double waved 
rufous postmedial line ; a faint diffused sinuous rufous sub- 
terminal line with blackish point on it above tornus ; a series 
of black points before termen and a fine brown terminal line. 
Underside white ; fore wing tinged and irrorated with rufous 
except on inner area, a black point in middle of cell and 
discoidal bar, a faint diffused rufous medial line except towards 
costa and inner margin, postmedial line dark brown, rather 
maculate, oblique towards costa and incurved below vein 4, 
a curved maculate brown subterminal line, and series of black 
points before termen ; hind wing with the costal area irrorated 
with rufous, a black discoidal spot and point at lower angle 
of cell, curved rather maculate postmedial and subterminal 
red -brown lines, and a series of black points before termen. 
Hab. Kei Is., Little Kei I., 1 $ type. Exp. 28 millim. 
