1890.] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 155 



Description ofthree new species of African Hesperidae. 



BY REV. W. J. HOLLAND. 



The appended descriptions are all of species belonging to the 

 genus Proteides Htib. I hope shortly to be able to publish figures 

 of these and a number of other species. 



i Proteides margaritata n. sp. 



Allied to P. erinnys Trim. Upperside: Anteriors broadly dark 

 brown, clothed with greenish yellow hairs at the base, and having 

 the following markings: three small subapical spots arranged in 

 a series curving outwardly from the costa toward the external 

 margin, a quadrate spot at the end of the cell, a square spot 

 beyond the end of the cell between the second and third median 

 nervules, below this between the first and second median nervules 

 a spot resembling an hour-glass, and between the first median 

 nervule and the submedian vein two triangular spots, of which 

 the one nearest the base is obscure, being overlaid by the green- 

 ish hairs which cover the base. All of these spots are vitreous. 

 Posteriors with the outer third and anterior margin broadly dark 

 brown, cell and middle area pale orange, covered with greenish 

 hairs at the base and intersected by the dark brown nervules. 

 The outer margin at the anal angle is broadly orange red. 



Underside: Anteriors fuscous, clouded with deep black at the 

 apex and the middle of the disc, and broadly stramineous on the 

 inner margin. The subapical area is irrorated with minute white 

 scales. The spots of the upper surface reappear, but are not so 

 distinct and sharply defined; the subapical series and the spot at 

 the end of the cell are surmounted toward the costa by broad 

 spots of nacreous. The end of the cell is also defined by a very 

 narrow line of the same color. Posteriors of the same color as 

 the primaries, clouded with dark brown on the outer third, and 

 having the middle area ornamented by a very broad and irregular 

 spot of pearly white. The anal angle is more narrowly orange 

 than the upper surface; the upper surface of the abdomen is fus- 

 cous, annulated with pale yellow; the lower surface of the abdo- 

 men is not so distinctly annulated with pale gray. Antenna- 

 black upon the upper side, fuscous below. Expanse of wings 

 48 mm. 



Hab,- Valley of the Ogove. Type in coll. Holland. 



