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NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE. 



Vol. XXVI. JANUARY 1920. No. H. 



ON NEW GENERA AND SPECIES OF LEPIDOPTERA PHA- 

 LAENAE, WITH THE CHARACTERS OF TWO NEW FAMILIES. 



By sir GEORGE F. HAMPSON, Bakt. 



AMATIDAE. , 



299c. Paramelisa doUmani n. sp. '> 



cj. Head and tegulae creamy white, the latter orange-yellow at base and 

 tips, the antennae brown, white at base, thorax pale red- brown tinged with 

 grey ; abdomen with the two basal segments red-brown tinged with grey, the 

 basal segment with minute subdorsal orange-scarlet spots, the other segments 

 white, the 4th to 6th with subdorsal orange-scarlet bands edged with black - 

 behind, the 7th segment edged with orange-scarlet behind, the anal segment 

 orange ; pectus and fore femora behind orange-yellow, the fore tibiae and tarsi 

 tinged with red-brown, the mid and hind femora orange above with some scarlet 

 at extremities, the tibiae at extremities and tarsi, except at base, tinged with 

 red-brown ; ventral surface of abdomen white, with some scarlet and orange- 

 yellow at base, a ventral series of small blackish spots, the anal tuft orange-yellow 

 below (the tuft of hair at extremity of abdomen worn off). Forewing pale red- 

 brown tinged with grey, the termen white towards tornus. Hindwing white, 

 slightly tinged with red-brown. Underside of forewing with the costa whitish 

 towards base, the whole area below the cell and vein 4 white ; hindwing white. 



$. Head orange- yellow behind, the tegulae, thorax, and two basal segments 

 of abdomen dark red-brown, the last with scarlet line at base, the 4th, 5th, and 

 6th segments grey-brown in front of the bands, and the two terminal segments 

 grey-brown, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th segments with some orange- 3'ellow on dorsum, 

 and the 6th with scarlet spot, the anal tuft tipped with orange ; pectus brown ; 

 wings uniform dark red- brown, tinged with grey above and below. 



Hob. N.-W. Ehodesia, Solwezi (H. Dollman), 1 cJ, 1 $ type. Exp. ^ 38, 

 $ 44 mill. 



p. 178. Xanthyda n. n. 



The type of Hydu Wlk. is singularis, and the name has priority over 

 Chrysostola Herr. Schiiff. 1856. 



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