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Oil the tuulerside the olive bars on the forewiug broader than in Abyssinian 

 specimens, esjiecially those situated at the proximal side of the white band ; the 

 olive submargiual area of the hiudwiug; more extended, and therefore the tawny 

 spots smaller, being reduced to acute triangles which stand separate from one 

 another. 



Ilalj. Lake Baringo (F. K. Uoberls) ; 1 cf, in bad condition. 



This insect is a very interesting lind, kinviU being hitherto known only from 

 Abyssinia and Northern Somalilaud. 



SPHINGIDAE. 

 4. Macroglossum micacea albibase spec, no v. 



c??. Body and forewing deeper olivaceous black on upperside than in 

 m. micacea ; abdomen without side-patches ; base of seventh abdominal tergite much 

 more extended white, tips of lateral tufts of abdomen white as in m. micacea ; sternite 

 7, or nlso 6, with more white scaling. 



Hiudwiug, aboce, without trace of the yellowish buff patch and streak situated 

 in III. mirdcca between cell and abdominal margin. On underside the base aud the 

 abdominal area are white, the latter being less extended than in m. micacea, with 

 just a trace of buff colour distally. 



llab. Bougainville I., Solomon Is., April aud May 190-t (A. S. Meek). 



A series. 



ARCTIIDAE. 

 5. Clerckia miles cybdela subsp. uov. 



(?. Band of forewing, above and below, as wide as iu m.iles miles ; band of 

 hiudwing usually reduced to a uarrow costal streak, very seldom extended across 

 the wing to (SM') as iu miles miles, with intergradatious. 



? . Like miles miles, but black distal border of hiudwiug rather narrower ; iu 

 one specimen, however, the orange baud of the liindwiug much reduced iu width. 



Ilab. Bougainville L, Solomon Is., April and May 1904 (A. S. Meek). 



A long series. This insect connects miles isahella with miles miles. 



0. Caprimima caei'ulescens bougaiuvillei subsp. uov. 



(? ? . Yellow band of forewing rather broader than the metallic basal area, not 

 narrowed costad or very little, its outer edge straight or feebly incurved in the cell ; 

 black distal border as broad at apex as in caer. caendescens ; yellow area of 

 hiudwiug triangular, at least half as wide again as black basi-abdominal border. 



Forecoxa of 6 purple, as in cacr. caendescens, first foretarsal segment with a 

 few white scales near apex. 



llalj. Bougainville I., Solomon Is., Aiuil and May 1UU4 (A. S. Meek). 



A series. 



The insects described iu JSuc. Zool. as C. caendescens Isabella (I'.'Ul) aud 

 C. caendescens mononis (l'JU4) are most probably forms of a species distinct from 

 caendescens. 



