PSILORETA. By W. Warren. 
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Ps. castanea Hmps. (51 a). Forewing reddish brown with dark brown striae; 2 dark lines angled below castanea. 
the costa proceed from a median and a distal costal-marginal streak; above the angle of the distal line a dark 
spot from which a dark brown streak proceeds. On the transverse vein a white oblique streak and a dirty spot 
behind it; costal margin and fringes tan-coloured. Hindwing lighter, the line central. Described according 
to a <$ from the Nilgiri Hills. Expanse 28 mm. 
Ps. patiens Wair. (501). ^ forewing fawn-coloured grey, more or less completely shaded with red-brown, patiens. 
with numerous darker transverse striae and small spots, the costal margin and apical area remaining of the ground 
colour; 2 black costal spots, one almost in the centre, one at 2 / 3 . From the former a diffuse, dark median shade 
proceeds, being reverted at the cell-end; from the second a fine, dark, sometimes very indistinct line being 
angular on vein 6 and then extending obliquely inwards; a short line of small lustrous blue scales denotes the 
transverse vein; along vein 5 a light brown streak extending to the subterminal line which is here oblique and 
whitish; at the anal angle a dark spot covered with small flocks of white scales; fringes deep brown with small 
lustrous scales. Hindwing redder with a dark median band and marginal band; between the veins rows of 
dark small spots. Costal-marginal area flesh-coloured ochreous. Under surface of both wings of a deep 
dull red, between the veins coarsely spotted black; the distal black in the forewing well developed, continued 
across the centre of the hindwing. $ much larger and lighter, greyish-brown, without a reddish tint; the lines 
more uniform. Under surface light fawn-coloured with a black distal line and spots in the interspaces. The 
$ is dark violettish-brown, dusted with a lustre, all the small scales showing a lustrous tip; apex irregularly 
dotted white; the 2 lines very extinct. Along the cellular fold a red streak, thickened behind the transverse 
vein which is marked by few small white scales. Hindwing browner, with a dark median line and spotting between 
the veins. Costal-marginal area flesh-coloured ochreous-yellow. Under surface like in the $ but somewhat 
more yellow; the 2 according to which the original description (Novit. Zool. XIII, p. 62) was supplied 
belongs to the form sobria described below. 1 $ with an expanse of 80 mm from the Angabunga River, 
and 2 d'd' from Biagi; 1 2 of 40 mm from Biagi (Mambare River, New Guinea). — In ab. rufula db. nov. (501) rufula. 
the ground-colour is reddish without any violet tinge; the with a white dot surrounded by dark reddish 
on the transverse vein, the subterminal line marked with a wedge-shaped spot below the centre. In the $ the 
distal line is well marked, thickly bordered with a bright flesh-colour; only the apical area is tinted violet; 
costal-marginal area of hindwing whitish. 1 $ (type) from Mt. Goliath, 1 2 from Biagi (Mambare River, New 
Guinea). — ab. sobria ab. nov. (= patiens 2 Warr.) (51 b) is olive-grey, with dark striae between the veins, the sobria. 
lines dark and distinct; under surface lighter, the lines and striae blacker. 1 2 from the Angabunga River 
(New Guinea). — In ab. ochracea ab. nov. (51 b), finally, the ground-colour is yellowish fawn-coloured on the ochracea. 
forewing and greyish flesh-coloured on the hindwing; the lines are distinct and brown, the spotting scanty and 
fine. Under surface yellowish with a red shade, the distal line conspicuously dark, and some dispersed dark 
spots. 2 2? from Biagi (Mambare River). 
Ps. sulphurata Warr. (51b). <$ forewing pale yellow, base of costal margin reddish; 2 light brown sulphurata. 
lines from the proximal margin to vein 6 and the subcostal vein, obliquely outwards, parallel to the margin, 
the distal one above bent outwards; margin violettish-grey, before it bright brown blots on veins 1, 2 and 3; 
fringes dark brown. Hindwing with a pinkish-yellow proximal and median line not extending beyond the 
cell; apex violettish-grey. Under surface with diaphanous lines; margin of forewing and apex of hindwing 
bright red-brown. Face, chest, and forefeet deep red, thorax and abdomen yellow. — In ab. fasciata Warr. fasciata. 
(51 b), likewise a r£, the space between the two lines is filled up with a dark flesh-colour, on both wings, ending 
right before the cell; the forewing has a white cellular spot; — in a third form, ab. obsoleta ab. nov. (51 b) obsoleta. 
the lines are scarcely noticeable; the grey margin is almost extinct above the centre, below bright tan-coloured 
like the apex of the hindwing. The 2 is quite different, flesh-coloured grey with an olive tint, the lines are 
violet, reaching to the costal margin, the proximal line very much bent, from x / 4 of the costa, the distal line 
extending into the apex, mutually bordered with yellowish-white; on veins 2 and 3, in the course of the subter¬ 
minal line, 2 dull spots. In the hindwing the costal-marginal area is yellowish, the lines straight, not extending 
beyond the cell. In both sexes, but more distinctly in the 2) the forewing shows a yellow horizontal streak 
from one line to the other between the veins 6 and 7, and white dots on the transverse vein. Biagi, Mambare 
River (British New Guinea). 
Ps. pusilla Warr. (51 b). Forewing pale yellow; in the cell a red dot towards the base and a red shade pusilla. 
before its lower end. From the apex to the proximal margin a fine red postmedian oblique line; 3 somewhat 
wedge-shaped red-brown spots before the centre of the margin on veins 2, 3, 4; fringes yellow. Hindwing yellow 
with a proximal and a distal straight red line not being continued beyond the middle. Under surface yellow', 
the costa at the base and a cloud along the middle of the margin which encloses 3 red-brown spots, are red; 
face and legs deep red; thorax and abdomen yellowish, shoulders whitish, collar yellowish-red. Described; 
according to a single <$ from Yeppoon in Queensland. — In this species the apex of the forew'ing is hardly extended, 
the margin oblique and straight; in the forewing 6 is on a short fork with 7, 8 and 9; also 9 and 10 are forked, 
11 being separate; 9 anastomoses with 7 and 8 and forms a very long areola. This will probably prove 
to be the $ of Ps. fuscimargo Warr. (51 b), likewise from Queensland. 
