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Show 1888.] HETEROCERA FROM FIJI. 221 Fam. LITHOSIIDCE. 7. H Y P S A W O O D F O R D I , n. sp. (Plate XIII. fig. 2.) Primaries deep purple-brown, creamy white from the base to the middle of the costal and inner margins, but not extending so far from the base on the inner margin, the outer edge of the creamy white colour is formed into a series of half-circles edged with bluish black, four bluish-black spots close to the base, two on the costal margin and below the last spot on the costal margin, round the spots are some bright orange markings extending from the base, a small white dot beyond the end of the cell, and a large round cream-coloured spot close to the outer margin just above the anal angle. Secondaries creamy white, with a large black spot at the apex, a second round black spot on the outer margin nearest the anal angle, and a small dot close to the anal angle. Underside creamy white, with the dark markings as above, but not quite so much marked on the primaries, the basal spots being very indistinct. Head, thorax, and the abdomen bright orange, a bluish-black spot on each of the tegulse, one at the base of the thorax, and a central row on the abdomen all black ; the underside of the abdomen creamy white, with a row of bluish spots on each side; legs white banded with black ; antennae black; palpi bright orange tipped with black. Expanse 2\ inches. I have much pleasure in naming this very fine species after its captor, Mr. C M. Woodford; it is very distinct from any other known to me. Fam. L E U C A N I D - E. 8. LEUCANIA INFERENS. Leucania inferens, Walk. Cat. ix. p. 105. Fam. XYLOPHASIDES. 9. SPODOPTERA NUBES. Spodoptera nubes, Guen. Sp. Gen. Lep. v. p. 155 ; Walk. Cat. ix. p. 186. 10. PRODENIA INFECTA. Prodenia infecta, Walk. Cat. ix. p. 196. Prodenia insignata, Walk. I. c. ix. p. 197. Prodenia permbuda, Walk. /. c. xi. p. 723. Laphygma squalida, Walk. I. c. xxxii. p. 652. 11. PRODENIA RETINA. Prodenia retina, Guen. Sp. Gen. Lep. v. p. 163. The specimens are identical with those from Madeira and Africa. Fam. NOCTUID_F;. 12. GRAPHIPHORA COMPTA. Graphiphora compta, Walk. Cat. x. p. 404. One specimen identical with Walker's type from New South Wales. PROC. ZOOL. SOC-1888, No. XVI. 16 |