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streak of irregular suffusion from base of eosta to dorsal end of 
first fascia ; three narrow irregular transverse fasciae, first at 
somewhat curved, suffused grey posteriorly, second median, obscurely 
connected with third on costa, third at oblique, edged grey 
posterior^ : cilia light yellowish, on tornal area ochreous-whitish. 
Hindwings whitish ; cilia ochreous-whitish. 
Rhodesia, Mazoe, January; 1 ex. (Coll. Janse). 
Labdia saliens, n. sp. 
cS 11 mm. Head white, back of crown greyish, eyes 
crimson. Antennae dark grey or blackish ringed white. Palpi 
white, terminal joint blackish with basal, subbasal, and oblique 
supramedian white rings. Thorax dark grey. Porewings fnlvous- 
orange; a dark grey or bronzy-fuscous basal patch enclosing a 
white dot on base of costa, limited by an irregular very oblique 
white streak from | of costa to dorsum before middle of wing ; 
from dorsum just beyond this a thick oblique white streak curved 
up to middle of disc and returning to tornus, a grey or white dorsal 
line connecting extremities of this; three dark leaden-grey blotches 
in 5 edged dark fuscous on costa between and apex, first two 
rhomboidal, second joining upper part of curved white streak, 
third semioval more or less marked white on costa; a white mark 
along upper part of termen enclosing two or three blackish dots : 
cilia grey, on upper part of termen white, a blackish-grey median 
line round apex. Hindwings and cilia grey. 
New Hebrides, Efate and Malekula Is., June, July (Button) ; 
2 ex. (type Brit. Mus.). 
Labdia echioglossa, n. sp. 
$. 10 mm. Head shining white, back of crown greyish- 
ochreous. Palpi white, base dark grey. Antennae white ringed 
dark fuscous, towards apex three dark fuscous bands. Thorax 
white, shoulders greyish-ochreous. Forewings widest towards base, 
apex acute, produced; ochreous-brown, basal half suffused grey ; 
markings white, edged black ; a rather narrow transverse fascia 
at 5 ; an oblique spot from costa beyond middle, and subtriangular 
tornal spot slightly beyond and almost meeting it; an apical spot 
extending into costal cilia : cilia ochreous-brown, towards tornus 
light grey, beneath apex a grey patch including a whitish shade 
before tips, at apex an acute orange projection edged blackish 
beneath. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey. 
Malay States, Malacca, bred December from decaying branch of 
Mangifera (Corbett 6g Gates ); 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). A peculiar form. 
Labdia crococarpa, n. sp. 
5 . 10 mm. Head silvery, sidetufts, collar, and thorax grey, 
eyes crimson. Palpi whitish. Forewings grey with bases of all 
scales whitish, the whole with a silvery gloss ; markings light 
orange irregularly edged dark fuscous scales ; an obscure spot at 
vol. hi.— June 1928. 2 c 
