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points on the veins, oblique below vein 4 ; a terminal series of prominent black 

 points. Hincl«ing ochreous white suffused with brown especially on terminal 

 area ; a terminal series of black points to vein 2 ; ciha white with a faint 

 brownish line near base to vein 2 ; the underside ochreous white with a slight 

 silvery gloss, the costal area tinged with rufous and the costal area and ter- 

 minal area except towards tornus irrorated with black, a sUght black discoidal 

 lunule and faint waved brownish postmedial hne. 



Hab. Ceylon, PattipoUa (Alston), 1 ? type. Exj). 40 mill. 



1865&. Cirphis metalampra n. sp. 



(J. Head and thorax and abdomen ochreous white sUghtly tinged with 

 red-brown ; antennae dark red-brown, whitish above towards base ; palpi and 

 forelegs bright rufous ; abdomen with the sublateral tufts at base black. Fore- 

 wing ochreous white irrorated with black and faintly tinged with flesh pink ; 

 an antemedial black point on vein 1 and medial point just below submedian fold ; 

 a postmedial series of slight black points on the veins, arising below the costa 

 and obUque below vein 4 ; an obhque black streak from before termen at vein 

 7 to vein 5 ; a terminal series of prominent black points ; ciha with a white 

 line at base. Hindwing glossy white ; a postmedial series of minute black 

 streaks on veins 6, 4, 3, 2 ; a terminal series of minute black points from below 

 apex to vein 2 ; the underside metalUc silvery, the costal area ochreous white 

 wth a few black scales, a terminal series of black points to vein 2. 



Hab. Portuguese E. Afi'ica, Mt. Chiperone (Neave), 1 J type. Exp. 34 mill. 



1883a. Cirphis liomjeoptera n. sp. 



Head and thorax whitish tinged with flesh pink, the tegulae with two 

 slight brown hnes near base and the tips deep rufous, the patagia with the outer 

 edge deep rufous towards base and with a few black scales on upper edge ; 

 antennae blackish, whitish towards base ; palpi with the 2nd joint deep rufous 

 behind and with some red-brown in front ; abdomen fuscous black, the anal 

 tuft v/hitish tinged with brown ; pectus and legs whitish mixed with red-brown. 

 Pore wing ochreous wliite, the cell and area just below and beyond it suffused 

 with rufous leaving slight ochreous streaks in end of cell, the veins defined by 

 fine rufous streaks on each side except towards base and the interspaces of 

 terminal area with fine rufous streaks, the median nervure with white streak 

 towards extremity ; a postmedial series of black points, bent out\v ards below 

 costa and obhque below vein 4, the point at discal fold nearer the cell ; an 

 obhque ochreous white fascia from apex to before the postmedial hne at vein 3, 

 defined above and below by rufous shades ; a terminal series of black points ; 

 <!ilia tinged with rufous. Hindwing grej'ish strongly suffused with fuscous ; 

 an indistinct dark discoidal spot ; cilia white w ith a faint brownish hne through 

 them ; the underside white thickly irrorated with black, a black discoidal spot, 

 a blackish subtermiual shade with a postmedial series of black points on its 

 iim^er edge at the veins, a terminal series of prominent black points to vein 2. 



Hab. Br. C. Africa, Mt. Mlanje (Neave), 1 o, 1 ? type. Exp. 36 mill. 



