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Show 1879.] MOTHS FROM N E W IRELAND. 165 OMMATOPHORID^E. NYCTIPAO EPHESPHORIS, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 272 (Crepuscularis, Cramer, Pap. Exot. ii. pi. clx. fig. A). The female agrees with Cramer's figure; the males have much yellower bands and spots. CYDIMONIID^E. N Y C T A L E M O N PATROCLUS, Clerck, Icon. pi. 37. fig. 1. A series of both sexes. ALCIDIS (nee ALCIDES1) AURORA, Salvin & Godman, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 150, pi. xxiii. figs. 5, 6. Several specimens. (New Britain.) MlCRONIID^E2. STROPHIDIA URAPTERINA, n. sp. Nearly allied to S. astheniata from Borneo, but constantly differing in its smaller size, the streaky stripe nearest to the external border on the fore wings almost obliterated, and the costal border only dotted with black opposite to the transverse bands, not striated, the black border of the hind wings continued to the end of the caudal process : markings below much less distinct. Expanse of wings 2 inches 4 lines. An example from Malacca agrees with the above in size, but differs in marking precisely as do typical specimens of S. astheniata. In the former consignment from Mr. Brown there was only a single example of the above ; and therefore it was provisionally regarded as a variety of Guenee's species. STROPHIDIA BIFASCIATA, n. sp. Allied to S. phantasmah of Felder (Reise der Nov., Lep. iv. pi. exxviii. fig. 40) ; but the costal and external borders of primaries and the submarginal band of secondaries dark olive-brown, shading externally into black; fore wings also with two central parallel straight pale olive-brown bands, the inner one of which is continued across the hind wings to the anal angle : under surface white, the costal border of the fore wings and the transverse bands obsolete, other markings paler. Expanse of wings 2 inches 7 lines. 1 Alcides is a genus of Coleoptera characterized in 1826; it ought to be abolished, as being too close to Hiibner's genus Alcidis (1816). Confusion has already arisen in consequence of Walker having quoted the name Alcides (sic) orontiaria, published by Hiibner in his ' Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge,' previous to the appearance of the ' Verzeichniss,' in which the diagnosis of the genus first saw the light. It m a y be a question whether Alcides should not be preferred to the name accompanying the diagnosis; but Dr. Felder has retained the latter appellation. 2 The genus Micronia must be restricted to M. striataria, pontiata, convexaria, and their allies, M. striataria being regarded as the type: S. caudata is the type of Strophidia, Hiibner. |