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Show 1877.] HETEROCEROUS LEPIDOPTERA. 169 PROTOPARCE LINGENS, n. sp. Primaries above greyish brown, crossed by ill-defined black lunulated interrupted lines, most strongly defined over the central area; an oblique blackish band across the end of the cell, and not extending beyond the median nervure; the usual longitudinal black streaks on the median interspaces ; a black-bordered apical patch as in Diludia ; fringe alternately white and brown, a black-edged white discoidal stigma; secondaries ochreous, sordid towards apex; costal area testaceous ; a broad y-shaped central transverse black band; a sub-marginal black band, tapering from the apex to the anal angle ; outer border greyish brown ; anal margin white ; fringe alternately white and brown; body above brown; back of collar black; tegulae bordered externally with black and fringed with white; two black-bordered yellow spots on metathorax ; hind margin of thorax black ; abdomen with a central longitudinal interrupted black line from the second to the fifth segment; a central white spot on the basal segment ; a lateral series of black-bordered oblique white spots ; hind margin of the segments white-edged ; antennae whity-brown, ferruginous internally ; proboscis castaneous: wings below pale brown, the basicostal area of primaries, and the basal half of secondaries sandy brown; body below white, the palpi and front of pectus testaceous : expanse of wings 3 inches 4 lines; length of body 1 inch 7 lines, of proboscis extended 3 inches 5 lines, of antennae 10 lines. Hab. Madagascar. Considering the size of this species, the length of its proboscis and of its antennae are remarkable. It is most nearly allied to P. solani, but is a well-defined and very distinct species. CHALCOSIIDJE. CYCLOSIA UNIFORMIS, n. sp. Dull brown, shot with dark dull green, as in C. panthera, but with no trace of the conspicuous maculated white border common to that species ; expanse of wings 2 inches. Hab. Sarawak (Low). A very distinct species. It occurs also in Sumatra. MIMEUPLCEA, n. gen. Allied to Cyclosia and Pompelon, general aspect of Amesia, coloration of the Rhopalocerous genera Euplcea and Calliploea. This genus differs from both Cyclosia and Pompelon in the less-rounded form of the primaries, the longer inner margin of these wings, the great length of the median and shortness of the subcostal nervures ; the discoidal cell is consequently longer behind than in front, and is deeply and angularly excavated in front; the upper radial is emitted with the third subcostal branch from a short footstalk, whereas the lower radial is not emitted from the same point with the third median branch as in Cyclosia and Pompelon ; the abdomen extends also beyond the secondaries. Type |