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Show 1892.] LEPIDOPTERA FROM SANDAKAN. 131 costal margin narrowly ochraceous, speckled with blackish with only a discocellular spot to represent the inner stripe of the primaries, but with a well-defined subangulated outer stripe from outer fourth of costa to inner margin, close to anal angle ; marginal stripe blacker than on the primaries: head and collar rufous-brownish : wings below without irrorations, but crossed by a straight discal series of blackish spots on the veins; primaries tinted with pink, with a transverse blackish dash on the discocellulars ; pectus whitish. Expanse of wings 38 millim. This very distinct species is unfortunately only represented by one imperfect specimen; it is, however, so unlike anything else that I have seen or of which I can find a description, that I have no hesitation in naming it. BOARMIID.E. ELPHOS HYMENARIA, var. Elphos hymenaria, Guenee, Phal. i. p. 285. n. 446, pi. 16. fig. 4 (1857). The single female obtained by Mr. Pryer has lost the white patch upon the secondaries. TERPNIDIA NELEARIA. Hypochroma nelearia, Guenee, Phal. i. p. 279. n. 444 (1857). HYPOCHROMA NETUNARIA ? Hypochroma netunaria, Guene'e, Phal. i. p. 279. n. 445 (1857). The two examples, both females, seem to agree fairly well with the description of this species. HYPOCHROMA VITTICOSTA. Hypochroma vitticosta, Walker, Lep. Het. xxi. p. 438. n. 25 (1860). A male example in good condition. I have to thank Col. Swinhoefor the identification of this species ; he tells me that the type from Sarawak is somewhat faded. ASCOTIS SELENARIA. Geometra selenaria, Schiffermiiller, Wien. Verz. p. 101 ; Hiibner, Geom. pi. 31. fig. 163. A damaged female only was obtained. ZERENID^E. PAN^ETHIA GEORGIATA. Pancethia georgiata, Guenee, Phal. ii. p. 196. n. 1243. NAXA TEXTILIS. Naxa textilis, Walker, Lep. Het. vii. p. 1743 (1856). 9* |