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Show 1889.] INDIAN LEPIDOPTERA. 401 three superposed medial and two pairs of similar short discal spots ; the hind wing has a single ill-defined spot. AGARISTIDHE. E U S E M I A A C C U R A T A , n. sp. Above black, second joint of palpi white, head with two white longitudinal stripes, thorax with three, tip of abdomen orange-yellow ; fore wings with a white subbasal dot, a small white antemedial spot, a large irregular bottle-shaped white central band extending from near the costa to centre of internomedian area, and another white band postmedial, broader, extending from near costa to second median branch, straight on its inner side, angled and curved on the vein, and going slightly below it at its outer corner, and excavated on its outer side, all four white marks equidistant from each other; fringe brown, interlined, white at the apex. Hind wings with one large round central white spot; fringe brown, with the outer half pure white. Wings below same as above ; face, thorax, and legs orange; tarsi black; abdomen with apex aud two large patches on last two segments orange-coloured. Expanse of wings 2T 4^- inches. Hab. Moulmein, June 1888. One example of this distinct species in poor condition was received from Mr. Noble. This species belongs to the section of the genus of which E. basalis, Walker, and E. peshiva, Moore, are typical, and has similarly disposed spots on the fore wings, but of a different shape: the hind wing also has a similar medial spot, but the accompanying bright yellow basal area is absent. CHALCOSIIDJE. POMPELON VALENTULA, n. sp. Wings dark brownish black, unmarked ; fore wing with the costal and apical borders glistening blue. Hind wing with the costal and outer borders pale brownish white, deepened to the anal angle, and with a glistening blue apical patch. Below brown ; fore wings with the discoidal veins blue, and a large orange-red spot inside the end of the cell ; hind wings with a broad whitish border; antenna? black. Body above black, below crimson, with black spots on each side of the thorax and abdomen ; legs black. Expanse of wings 3^ inches. Hab. Burmah. One specimen received from Mr. Noble. A larger species than P. marginata, and distinguishable from it by the brownish-white outer border to the hind wings. NYCTHE MERID M. PTEROTHYSANUS NOBLEI, n. sp. (Plate XLIV. fig. 3.) Male and female. Wings white, pattern of the markings arranged |