( 509 ) 



(generally failed to oehreous), speckled with fn.scou8; the rings of abdomen marked 

 with black. 



Expanse of wings : 2() mm. 



Four 6 6, Iwo ? ?, from the Esc;irpment, British East Africa, January — March 

 1901 (Doherty). 



The forewings of the 6 are narrow, with acutely prominent apex. 



')1. Gymnoscelis birivulata sp. nov. 



Foreu'ini/8 : dull olive-fuscous, the markings paler, but indistinct; the outer 

 edge of central fascia at three-fifths, insinuate in cell and projecting above and 

 below, followed by a broad pale band traversed by a dark line, the space between 

 this line and the fascia linear, waved, bluish-white, the space beyond the line broader 

 and oehreous ; submarginal line finely waved, bluish-white ; marginal line dark ; 

 fringe concolorous, with the base paler; the inner edge of the central fascia appears 

 to be evenly curved at about one-fourth, the preceding band and basal patch, which 

 is very small, being marked only at costa ; a faint dark cell-spot. 



Hinchvings : with outer margin projecting in middle and insinuate beyond cell; 

 the outer pale band strongly bent outwards at middle parallel to hindmargin ; the 

 dark lines all marked with blackish dots on the veins followed by pale ones. 



Underside dull leaden fn.scous, with darker central and submarginal shades. 

 Head, thorax, and abdomen dull fuscous ; the basal segments of abdomen paler, the 

 others darker on dorsum. 



Expanse of wings: 16 mm. 



Three ? ? from St. Thome, December 1899— January 190(1 (iMocquerys). 



A dull and obscure-looking insect. 



52. Gymnoscelis carneata sp. nov. 



6. Fnrewiiiii.'i : dull flesh-colour, with a slight greenish tinge ; lines and markings 

 dark fuscous; basal patch and inner edge of central fascia very obscure, marked 

 merely by black scales and a few vein-dots; outer edge from two-thirds of costa, 

 slightly angled at veins 6 and 4, then oblique to two-thirds of inner margin, marked 

 by wedge-shaped black spots on veins, which uniting form a larger blotch at costa 

 and beyond cell, and followed by a pale dark-edged line ; submarginal line very 

 obscure, preceded by dark olive-fuscous blotches at costa, beyond cell, and on 

 submedian fold, and followed by the same, except at apex ; fringe flesh-colour, 

 mottled with fuscous ; marginal line formed of black crescents. 



Hindwinr/s : with black cell-.spot, black-dotted postmedian line, and clouded 

 submarginal ; marginal line and fringe as in forewings. 



I'nderside glossy whitish, the markings of forewings grey, most distinct at costa ; 

 postmedian and submarginal grey bands, which are plainest on hindwings. where 

 there is a large black cell-spot. Head, thorax, and abdomen flesh-colour; the last 

 with the segments black-.spotted. 



The ? is greener, with the markings more distinct. There is the same dififereuce 

 in shape and breadth of forewings in the two sexes as in G. acutipennis. 



Expanse of wings : 24 mm. 



One 6, one ?, from the Escarpment, British East Africa, January — March 1901 

 (Doherty). 



