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Show 1879.] MOTHS FROM NEW IRELAND. 163 diffused silver-grey border immediately beyond the cell: secondaries with two parallel transverse silver-grey bands across the basal area ; two rather narrower bands of the same colour from the anal angle to the second median branch, where they unite into a single greyish-bordered white spot, the latter again united with the costal border by a looped grey line ; a grey spot close to apex; border greyish, fringe varied with white: thorax streaked and spotted with grey ; abdomen with grey basal segment and a broad central orange belt. Under surface blue-black ; white spot of the anterior wings slightly smaller than above, no grey markings ; posterior wings with a rounded grey spot at the origin of the median branches, and two grey bands across the basal area ; venter with an orange belt. Expanse of wings 1 inch 6-7 lines. This species is very distinct from M. cincta. The only form in the genus Bursada which seems at all to approach it or M. cincta in character is B. basistriga from Mysol; but even in this form the structure of the antennae disproves any close affinity. Celerena funebris of Felder is a third species of Mniocera. TlGRIDOPTERA INTERRUPTA, n. Sp. Pale cyaneous, the primaries with two and the secondaries with three ochraceous divergent longitudinal streaks : primaries crossed to beyond the cell by five parallel subangulated series of more or less confluent black spots, the last series interrupted by the ochreous streaks; two submarginal series of oval black spots, both series interrupted in the centre, and the outer one also at apex and external angle: secondaries with the ochreous streaks extending to the outer margin ; a black stripe across the basal area; a large black spot at the end of the cell; two subangulated parallel stripes across the middle, both interrupted by the ochreous streaks ; a submarginal series of black spots, also interrupted by the ochreous streaks; a single marginal black spot close to the apex : thorax greyish, spotted with black, abdomen ochreous. Wings below greyish, with black spots on the discocellulars, forming part of a blackish stripe which crosses the wings ; a second similar but more arched stripe across the disk ; a large white patch at centre of external area on all the wings ; anterior wings with the apex white; pectus grey; venter ochreous. Expanse of wings 2 inches 9 lines. Allied to the Australian T. matutinata of Walker, but differing in the interruption of the series of black spots of the upper surface, the much greater size of these spots, the absence of the ochreous outer border or the ochreous costal border in the primaries, and below in the presence of the two blackish stripes, the external area uniform in tint with the remainder of the ground-colour, but interrupted by large white patches. SATURNIID^E. C O S C I N O C E R A , n.gen. Allied to Argeina and Attacus; general pattern and coloration of the latter, but the posterior wings with a long tail, as in the former |