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Show 420 COL. C. SWINHOE ON NEW [Nov. 5, BOTYDIDJE. NOSOPHORA LYMPHATALIS, n. sp. (Plate XLIV. fig. 7.) Top of the head yellow ; antennae, body, and wings of a uniform chocolate-brown ; fore wings with a large angular space in the middle yellow, bordered by a dark brown line, the apex of the angle extending downwards to the submedian vein; a brown line closing the cell within the yellow patch, and a yellow subcostal round spot halfway between the triangular patch and the apex of the wing. Hind wing with a large central lobate semihyaline white patch, also bordered by a dark brown line; this patch is ear-shaped outwardly, straight on its inner side, with a streak extending some way downwards, fringe of both wings interlined with whitish. Underside paler ; wings marked as above ; pectus and legs white, legs marked with brown at the joints. Expanse of wings lyjy inch. Hab. Sibsaghor. Three examples received from the Indian Museum. Differs from N. chironalis in the medial costal patch on the fore wing being very large and triangular in shape, and in the hind wing having a constricted white central spot. ASOPIDJ;. DANAGA PULLATALIS, n. sp. Body and wings above dark brown ; top of the head and collar yellowish ; thorax with a yellow band behind ; abdomen with a yellow band on second segment; wings with a pale yellow band one third from the base, which is broader and more diffuse on the hind wings ; fore wings with a large, subcostal, almost square, pale yellow spot just before the middle, and a smaller angular pale yellow costal spot one third before the apex, and another yellow spot on the outer margin near the hinder angle. Hind wings with the costa broadly whitish. Underside paler, markings as above. Expanse of wings y7^ inch. Hab. Andaman Islands. Six examples received from Indian Museum. From D. concisalis, Walker, this species differs in the fore win°- in having a prominent quadrate spot on the middle of the costa, a triangular spot before the apex, and a less defined transverse subbasal band, which latter also extends across the base of the hind win°- SPILOMELID^E. NAUSINOE EUROALIS, n. sp. (Plate XLIV. fig. 12.) Body and wings violet-grey ; abdomen extending one third below the hind wings, with white segmental bands ; fore wings with five equidistant bands of pure white, long, latitudinal, curved spots bordered with brown-first basal, second subbasal, third antemedial, composed of one long spot, each running downwards from near the costa, fourth and fifth discal and subapical composed of two lon°- |