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Tamba hemiiouia, n. sp. 
9- Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous suffused with 
red-brown, the thorax with purplish red band behind the 
teg uke, the abdomen suffused with purplish red towards 
extremity ; antennae brownish ; palpi ochreous with a red 
ring at middle of 2nd joint and brown ring at its extremity, 
the 3rd joint with dark ring near tip ; pectus, legs and 
ventral surface of abdomen creamy white, the fore and mid 
legs tinged with red and the tarsi with brown bands. Fore 
wing ochreous suffused and irrorated with red-brown, the 
medial area rather paler ; a blackish point at base of vein 1 ; 
antemedial line brownish, angled outwards at subcostal 
nervure and vein 1 and oblique towards costa and inner 
margin ; a black point in middle of cell ; reniform ochreous 
white defined by pale red and with black points in its upper 
and lower parts ; two indistinct waved red-brown medial 
lines ; postmedial line dark brown defined on outer side by 
whitish, curved and sinuous, some whitish points with brown 
between them beyond it on costa ; subterminal line brownish, 
waved, angled inwards at discal fold ; a series of brown 
points before termen and a slight terminal line ; cilia ochreous 
white mixed with reddish brown. Hind wing ochreous, the 
basal half tinged and irrorated with red-brown, the terminal 
half suffused with purple-grey ; two dark brown discoidal 
points ; postmedial line double, red -brown filled in with 
rufous, bent inwards at vein 6, then sinuous ; an indist net 
waved whitish subterminal line slightly defined on outer side 
by brown ; a series of blackish points before termen, and a fine 
brown terminal line ; cilia whitish tinged with red-brown. 
Underside white ; fore wing irrorated with red except on 
inner area, a dark point in middle of cell and three on disco- 
cellulars, a red bar from middle of costa, postmedial line 
red, oblique towards costa, then curved and waved, subterminal 
line white defined on each side by rather diffused red-brown, 
excurved below vein 7 and at middle ; hind wing with two 
reddish discoidal points, a faint waved postmedial line, and 
maculate brown subterminal line. 
Hab . Singapore {Ridley), 2 9 type. Exp . 28 millim. 
Tamba prunescens, n. sp. 
Head and thorax rufous with a few blackish scales ; 
abdomen rufous tinged with greyish towards extremity, the 
basal crest blackish ; palpi white mixed with dark brown ; 
pectus, legs and ventral surface of abdomen white irrorated 
with dark brown, the tarsi with white and fuscous rings. 
Fore wing rufous slightly tinged with grey and irrorated 
