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Show 84 MR. A. G. BUTLER ON LEPIDOPTERA [Jan. 17, the basal half; then, again, the whole of the brown stripes on the primaries cross these wings from costal vein to inner margin ; but the primaries of the type may have been somewhat rubbed, which would account for this discrepancy. SATURNIID-E. 143. HENUCHA DELEGORGUEI. Saturnia delegorguei, Boisduval, Voy. de Deless. ii. p. 601 (1847). 3 2 • Monbuttu. One much-worn pair. 144. ATTACUS BAUHINI.E. Bombyx (Saturnia) bauhinice, Boisduval in Guerin's Regne Anim., Ins. p. 506, pi. 86. fig. 1. o*. "Vusterma," 26th May, 1883. 145. ANTHER^EA EMINI, sp. n. 2 . Nearest to A. gueinzii and A. wahlbergii; bright chrome-yellow, the central belt across the wings formed as in A. gueinzii ; the bands limiting this belt rufous-brown, irrorated with grey and pink scales, the centre rather densely irrorated with dull ferruginous scales ; the ocellus at the extremity of the discoidal cell of primaries D-shaped, its outer edge dark plum-colour, its iris orange, its pupil hyaline-white ; the ocellus of the secondaries almost exactly as in A. gueinzii, a broad submarginal zigzag rusty brown squamose band, which, however, is wanting on the apical half of secondaries ; outer margin orange-tinted, fringe brown: antennae and face somewhat rufous ; abdomen with ill-defined rust-brownish dorsal region; underside with markings less defined than above ; the inner band of the central belt wanting, the whole basal area of secondaries flesh-tinted, the zigzag submarginal band replaced by a series of triangular rufous-brown spots. Expanse of wings 148 millim. Stazione Gadda, 1st June, 1884. This magnificent species is considerably larger than either of the allied forms with which I have compared it. APAMIIDJE. 146. A M Y N A UNDULIFERA. 3. Amyna undulifera, Butler, Ann. & Mag. Nat Hist ser 4 vol. xvi. p. 403 (1875). 2 . Wadelai, 8th April, 1887. One worn example, apparently referable to this species. OPHIDERIDiE. 147. OPHIDERES MATERNA. Phalcena-Noctua materna, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. p. 840 n 117 (1766). 2. Wadelai, 15th March, 1887 |