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Show 578 MR. H. DRUCE ON LEPIDOPTERA [Dec. 18, brown. The thorax and abdomen greenish ; the legs yellow. 1|inch. Hab. Aola (C. M. Woodford). Two specimens of this distinct species are in the collection, but neither of them are in good condition, being much marked with damp, and doubtless fresh specimens would be of a much brighter green colour. Fam. PALYAD_E. 39. EUMELIA ROSALIA. Eumelia rosalia, Cram. Pap. Exot. iv. p. 152, t. 368. f. F. ; Cat. xxii. p. 609. A common species, found over a very extended range ; it varies considerably both in colour and markings. Fam. DESMOBATHRID^E. 40. DESMOBATHRA NIPHOPLACA. Desmobathra niphoplaca, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1886, p. 199. The specimens are identical with those in Mr. Mathew's collection. Fam. MACRONIID_E. 41. STROPHIDIA COSTALIS. Strophidia costalis, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 5, vol. p. 246. Several specimens identical with those from Shortland Island. 42. STROPHIDIA HYEMALIS. Strophidia hyemalis, Butl. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 5, vol. p. 247. One specimen identical with the type in the National Collection, from Shortland Island. 43. STROPHIDIA BIGTHANA, sp. n. Male and female silky white, the underside of the male dusky. The primaries crossed from the costal to the inner margin by three wide, pale fawn-coloured bands ; the secondaries crossed by two pale fawn-coloured bands, the first about the middle, the second beyond, nearer the outer margin. The outer margin of the secondaries narrowly edged with black. The head, thorax, abdomen, and legs dusky white. The antennae black, whitish at the base. Expanse, 8 2 inches, 5 2\ inches. Hab. Aola (C. M. Woodford). A very distinct species from any known to me. Fam. SPILOMELID^E. 44. ZEBRONIA JAGUARALIS. Spilomela jaguaralis, Guen. Sp. Gen. Lep. viii. p. 283. Zebronia jaguaralis, Walk. Cat. xvii. p. 486. One specimen, agreeing with specimens before me from Darjeeling, but considerably larger. |
