( S9() ) 



faint grey curved inuer line at oue-tbird; a cloudy siuuous grey median sbade from 

 two-thirds of costa to middle of iuner margin, near the outer edge of which is the 

 distinct blackish cell-spot ; outer line distinct, marked by black teeth on the veins, 

 from four-fiftlis of costa to two-thirds of inner margin, angled outwards on vein (>, 

 then oblique and faintly sinuous ; two dark grey subniarginal sliades containing the 

 pale submargiual line, both cut short at vein ; elongated black marks between veins 

 along the hindmargin ; fringe concolorous, with fine dark dusting. 



JlindidiKj : similar, without first line; the basal area thickly dusted with 

 blackish ; the cell-sjiot large and black ; the subniarginal shades complete. 



Underside darker, the dusting denser. 



Face, palpi, and front of forelegs deej) red ; vertex snow-white ; collar and 

 shoulders ocliraceous ; thorax and abdomen like wings. 



Expanse of wings : 2'i mm. 



1 S from Cuuene, Angola, February 1902 (Pemberton). 



24. Somatina nucleata spec. nov. 



Forewing : greenish peanl-grey, with faint pale strigulations ; lines very 

 indistinct ; a basal shade, slightly darker, curved from one-fourth of costa to 

 one-third of inner margin; a median shade, projecting beyond cell and incurved 

 below middle ; outer shade dentate-luuulate, more distinct, nearly vertical at four- 

 fifths ; a very faint paler submargiual line ; a dark slate-coloured marginal line 

 interrupted at the veins; fringe pale, greenish grey ; cell-spot oval, dark brown, 

 with ochreous scales in middle and ringed with white. 



Ilindicimj : with cell-spot twice as large. 



Underside glossy, greenish white, with the outer line grey and distinct, and 

 with dark grey marginal lunules ; costa of forewing yellowish. 



Face, palpi, and collar dark brown ; vertex and antennae white ; thorax and 

 abdomen like wings ; forelegs red in front. 



Expanse of wings : 30 mm. 



1 ? from Moyamba, S. Leone, March 1903 (Cator). 



Distinguished at once by the peculiar shade of colour. 



2.5. Somatina rufitacta spec. nov. 



Forrwiiuj : cream-coloured, thickly sprinkled with dark atoms ; the two lines 

 very fine, marked only by blackish dots on the veins ; first from one-fifth of costa 

 to one-fourth of inner margin, curved ; outer from fully two-thirds of costa to three- 

 fourths of inner margin, obliijne outward to vein (J, then deutate-lunulate ; a very 

 oliscure median shade ; both lines and shade start from oblicpie rufous costal streaks ; 

 cell-mark rufous-olive edged with dark brown, erect, occui)ying the whole length 

 of discocellular, the outer edge trilobed ; marginal area rufous, with a waved grey 

 submargiual line through it ; marginal lunules rufous, darker above; fringe grey, 

 thickly dusted with blackish atoms, with dark spots beyond the end of veins, and 

 a pale line at base. 



IliniltviiKj : similar, but without liasal line, and the cell-mark represented by a 

 linear red mark on discocellular. 



Underside cream-colour, faintly grey-speckled ; costa of forewing and tips of 

 fringe rufons; outer line, marginal lunules, and fringe specks dark. 



