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Show 678 MR. A. G. BUTLER ON [DeC. 14, HYPOGRAMMIDiE. 77. GADIRTHA IMPINGENS ? Gadirtha impingens, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. xiii. p. 1103(1857). One specimen, apparently referable to this species, but larger than the type, and too much rubbed for certain identification. 78. ERCHEIA CHARON, sp. n. Near to E. cyllaria1, but the primaries above with no distinct oblique costal whitish dash, the discal parallel black lines forming a wide semicircular curve ; a submarginal irregularly undulated whitish line : secondaries with the central white spot large, the discal spot obsolete, the apical spot large and oblong. Secondaries below with no distinct black patch on the anal area, but the discal belt continuous ; two distinct zigzag submarginal pale brown lines. Expanse of wings 2 inches 5 lines. One female example. I have compared this with a specimen of E. cyllaria iu Mr. Moore's collection, and find it very distinct; it is larger than that specimen. CATEPHIIDcE. 79. ERCHEIA FUSIFERA. Achcea fusifera, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. xiv. p. 1398 (1857). One example. The following species, placed in Achcea by Walker, must be referred to Ercheia-A. cyllota, A. cyllaria, A. fusifera, A. signivitta, and A. poly chroma ; Catephia dubia may also be placed in this genus. TOXOCAMPIDJE. 80. P L E C O P T E R A DOLOSA, sp. n. Greyish brown, more cinereous in the female than in the male: primaries above partly crossed near the base by an abbreviated zigzag dark-brown litura ; a black dot near the inner margin ; an internally white-edged black stripe across the basal third : " reniform " whitish, with grey centre and brown margin, followed in the male by a notched dark-brown spot; discal line extremely irregular, having two deep angular sinuses; submarginal line indistinct, zigzag, bounded internally in the male by a series of trigonal blackish spots, which become gradually more defined towards the costal margin; in the same sex there is an indistinct marginal series of greyish spots: secondaries crossed in the middle by an oblique, slightly sinuous, whitish-bordered, blackish stripe; external area dark brown, crossed by an abbreviated whitish zigzag line, and interrupted by a marginal series of pale spots. Under surface altogether paler ; wings with black discocellular spots, discal line, and submarginal belt. Expanse of wings 1 inch 3-4 lines. One male and three females. Cramer, Pap. Exot. iii. pl. 251. figs. C, 1). |