( \4 ) 



imtch, whifli extend.'' IVoiu near tlie base lo liall'-way between the cell and the outer 

 margin, gi-adually widening out as it approaches the margin ; its outer eilge is strongly 

 convex, indented at the lower median vein, and is limited on one side by the suteostal 

 vein and on the other by the submedian fold. 



Vndrrmde of wings as above, but without blue scales. 



Body black; [lalpi, except the black tip of first joint, head, prothorax, and a 

 few hairs on each side of the anterior ])art of niesothorax, also anterior coxae and 

 inner side of first pair of legs, golden orange. 



Femalk. — Larger than male. 8ul)liasal white patch almost or cntirt'ly wanting; 

 hindwings black, and extreme tip of alxloinen yellow. 



Expanse: forewing, S, A.M 20 mm. ; KM 11 nun.; I'M 1-1 mm. 

 .,?,., 23 ,. : „ 14 ., : „ 17 „ 

 „ hindwing, S, ,, 1-1 ,. ; .. 1-5 „ ; ,,11 „ 



?, „ IT ,. : „ Ij „ ; „ 13 „ 



Hah. ^^'assein, K. .Mrica (.Mathews, April 188U); 1 <?, 3 $. 



The antennae are thicker and in the cJ less |)ointed than in A. in^iide (Cram.), 

 but thinner than in venidia (Cram.). Vein 2 of the hindwings stands as close to 

 vein 3 as in ..4. trimvai Feld. The terminal joint of the jialpi is shorter than in 

 iiienele (Cram.). ^^'. K. 



18. Hespagarista echione l)oi,-d. ab. funebris Kothsch. ab. nuv. 



Difiers from typical echione Hoisd. by the absence of the Inleous spots on both 

 pairs of wings. That this is only a melanistic aberration of 7/. echione is shown by 

 the blue spots being in exactly the same i)osition, and the Inteous patches being 

 indicated by scattered yellow scales. Head, palpi, legs, thorax, and abdomen identical 

 with typical form. 



Hah. Wassein, K. Africa (.Mathews, .\pril 1889); 1 ?. W. K. 



I'.i. Rothia simplex liothsch. sp. nov. 



Femali:. — Upperside: forewings black, fringe at apex white. .\t a|)ex of cell 

 the forewings are crossed by an oblique Iiand of creamy white extending from the 

 subcostal to the submediau nervure. This liand, at its widest part, has a breadth 

 of 5 millimetres, and at the lower median nervule is 4 millimetres from outer margin. 

 At the base of the forewings are situated a number of creamy dots and a dull dark 

 metallic spot. Hindwings black, with fringe white at apex, and with large di.'ical 

 creamy imtch exteriorly rounded, reaching the costal \ein and the abdominal 

 margin, where it is 3 millimetres short of the base. Along basal half of costa runs 

 a creamy streak joined to the discal i>atch. Width of black border 9 millimetres 

 at vein 7 and 4 millimetres at submedian. 



Under/dde: forewings similar, but without the basal spots, and in one of my 

 two specimens there is situated in the cell a round white spot, while from the ba.se 

 along the inner margin runs a streak of cream-colour. Hindwings as above, but 

 di.scal patch extending to base and the black border extending along the co.-^tal 

 margin to near the base. 



Paljii, head, and thorax black, with two, four, and eight white spots respectively. 

 Underside of thorax, legs, and alKloincn orange-yellow; anal tuft and basal spot 



