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SATURNIIDAE. 

 •'). Nudaurelia nereis sp. uov. (Fiir. 4). 



?. Closely allied to .\'. s'ljfn-ti (Weym.), Herl. Knt. Zat. XLI. p. 85. t. S. 

 f. 1. c? (1800) (Mnaiiza, Victoria Nyaaza), and menipjie A\'est\v. (Natal), (.'ullar 

 white as in mmippe,, but thimiei- : nppersido of wings as in suj/'t-rti, ej-e-spots some- 

 what larger, hyaline centre of spot of forewiug half as large again as in suffer! i, 

 subbasal white line of hiadwiug as in imnippe, clearly marked. 



Underside. Forewing similar to that of sifferfi, pinkish ochraceons rnfons, 



discal line evenly curved, much closer to the eye-spot (only 1 mm. distant from it). 





Fift. :), FiO. 4. 



liyaline centre of the latter larger, outer-marginal region less sprinkled over with 



brown scaling. Hindwing very different from that of both sufferti (Fig. 3) and 



'inerdppe, pale salmon-buff; across middle of wing run two broad bands, pale cinnamon, 

 both gradually shading oft" externally into the ground-colour, almost evenly convex 

 at basal side and here well defined, the first crossing cell at origin of veins SC'-' and 

 M-, the other standing just at basal side of D" ; the second band mnch more 

 arched than the first; the jiale salmon-pink postdiscal area extended basad at E" 

 to I)'-, the cinnamon band therefore deeply sinuate outwardly ; middle line of cell 

 darker brown, basal half of cell pale cinnamon ; disc with few, costal area with 

 many, brown speckles ; outer-marginal area pale cinnamon ; fringe brown, very 

 restrictedly white between veins ; hyaline si)ot upon D'- elongate, thin. 

 Hah. Bopoto, Upper Congo (Rev. Oram). 



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