172 NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXV. 1918. 



54066. lophocytlarra argyropasta n. sp. 



?. Head and thorax dark purple-brown ; antennae wliitish ringed with 

 black-brown ; abdomen yellow irrorated with dark brown and tinged with rufous 

 towards base ; fore legs dark brown, the tarsi yellow ; pectus, mid and hind- 

 legs, and ventral surface of abdomen yellow. Forewing yellow, the basal area 

 and costal area to the subterminal Hne purple-brown irrorated with raised silvery 

 scales ; a diffused oblique rufous antemedial line from cell to inner margin ; 

 reniform purple-brown with raised silvery scales on it, conjoined to the costal 

 area ; medial line with yellow bar from costa, then rufous, angled outwards 

 beyond the angles of cell and defined on outer side by red-brown scales, then 

 incurved ; postmedial line dark red-brown with a purple-brown band on its 

 •outer side with raised silver scales on it to vein 3, cxcurved below costa, below 

 vein 3 diffused rufous with some silver scales on it and incurved ; some deep 

 rufous on costa with two slight yellow marks on it before the slight diffused 

 rufous subterminal line ending at vein 4 ; a series of red-brown points before 

 ternien except towards apex. Hindwing yellow ; diffused rufous antemedial 

 and medial Unes conjoined below the cell, the latter somewhat angled outwards 

 beyond angles of cell ; a diffused curved rufous postmedial line w ith some silver 

 scales on it ; traces of a rufous subterminal line to vein 3 ; a series of red-brown 

 points before termen. Underside yellow ; forewing with the purphsh markings 

 of upperside replaced by grey-brown. 



Hah. Br. C. Africa, Mt. Mlanje (Neave), 1 ? type. Exp. 20 mill. 



5406e. Syngatha semipurpurea n. sp. 



§. Head, thorax, and abdomen deep purplish red ; pectus, legs, and ventral 

 surface of abdomen pale yellow. Forewing with the basal half and the costal 

 area to near apices extending to the discal fold to the subterminal hne deep 

 purplish red irrorated with silvery scales ; a tuft of raised dark brown scales 

 in middle of cell and a discoidal bar ; postmedial hne yellow on the purple area, 

 excurved beyond the cell, then incurved and only defined by purplish red scales, 

 some slight yellow spots beyond it on costa ; subterminal line represented by 

 the sinuous outer edge of the purphsh red area to discal fold, then diffused 

 purplish red, some sUght diffused rufous beyond it between discal fold and 

 vein 3 ; a terminal series of minute red-brown points. Hindwing deep purple- 

 red to beyond middle, its outer edge obUque to vein 5, then curved, the terminal 

 area yellow ; a terminal series of minute red-brown points from below apex to 

 vein 2. Underside with the purple areas replaced by dark grey-brown. 



Hob. Portuguese E. Africa, Ruo Valley (Neave), 1 ? type. Exp. 20 mill. 



5417a. Hyposada devia n. sp. 



$. Head, tliorax, and abdomen rufous irrorated with fuscous, the last with 

 black patch at base of dorsum ; antennae ringed with black ; palpi with the 

 })asal half black ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen rufous, the fore- 

 legs suffused with black. Forewing rufous shghtly irrorated with black ; an 

 antemedial black point on costa and faint dark hne angled outwards below 

 costa, then obUque ; a black point in middle of cell and small discoidal spot ; 

 •a faint dark shade from costa towards apex to inner margin before middle ; a 



