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, ?. Differs in the white spots on forewing being smaller, and in the central 

 area of hindvvings bemg smaller and white, not rufous. 



Habitat. Chaijiaika Estate, Bandawe, Nyassaland (Watkinson), 3 o(J ; 

 Parambira, Lake Nyassa, November 1893 (Dr. Ansorge), 3 3S, 1 ?. 



Catuna crithea pallidior subsp. nov. 



cJ ?. Differs above from c. crithea Drury, in the pale markings of the fore- 

 wings being greyish white, not grey-brown or yellowish wood-grey, and the huffish 

 yellow of the hindwings is replaced by cream-white. 



Habitat. Bitje, Ja River, Cameroons, 2,000 ft., January — March, April — 

 June, and October— November 1907-1910 (G. L. Bates), 9 <J<J, 7 ¥?. 



It may be urged that this is only an aberration as there are typical crithea 

 in the Tring Museum labelled Cameroons, but these are from a most unreliable 

 source and almost certainly from Accra, Gold Coast. 



Catuna angustata albidior subsp. nov. 



■<? ?. This form shows the same differences from a. angustata Feld. as the 

 previous form does from c. crithea, viz. all grey and yellow areas rejjlaced by 

 creamy white. A. angustaia occurs in the Gaboon and Congo, while a. 'paUidior 

 occurs from the Ivory Coast to Nigeria and Cameroons. In the Tring Museum 

 are 29 <J<J, 11 2? from Bingerville, Ivory Coast, June 1915 (G. Melou) ; Gold 

 Coast ; Bitje, Ja River, Cameroons, 2,000 ft. (G. L. Bates) ; Ushire, Niger 

 Coast Protectorate, January 1902 (Dr. Ansorge) ; Warri, Niger, May — Sep- 

 tember 1897 (Dr. Roth). 



Neptis comorarum leighi subsp. nov. 



(J ?. Differs from c. comorarum in being much smaller and hi the orange 

 spots above being paler and the markings below much less distinct and sharp. 

 Length of forewmg : c. comorarum S 26 mm. ? 30 mm. 

 Expanse ,, ,, 3 55 mm., ? 64 mm. 



Length of forewing : c. leighi S 21 mm., ? 24 mm. 

 Expanse ,, ,, 3 45 mm., ? 51 mm. 



Habitat : Anjouan Island, Comoro Islands, July 1911 (G. F. Leigh). 

 {Habitat of c. comorarum, Grande Comore, Comoro Islands). 



Neptis ochracea parvimacula subsjD. nov. 



; $. Differ above from o. ochracea Neave m all the yellow markings bemg 

 much darker, in the patches on the f orewmgs on each side of vems 1 and 3 bemg 

 much smaller, and in the band of the hindwing being much narrower. 



H.ibitat. Kwidgwi Island, Lake Kivu, 1,500—2,000 m. = 4,875—0.500 ft. 

 November 1907 (R. Grauer), 1 <?, 1 ?. 



Neptis exaleuca suffusa subsp. nov. 



(J. Differs above in the ground-colour being much blacker, and in the white 

 patches on each side of veins 1— and 3 of the forewings being much smaller. 

 Below it is strongly washed with rufous oriTTTge instead of greenish yellow. 



Habitat. Forest 95 km. west of Lake Albert Edwarrd, 1,000 m. = 3,250 ft., . 

 February 1908 (R. Grauer), 1 <J. 



