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Metaibela laguna n. sp. 



<J. Head and thorax pale red-brown mixed with some dark brown and 

 grey ; abdomen whitish suffused with reddish brown, the basal crests darker 

 ■at tips. Forewing pale rufous, the inner area, a iriangular patch from lower 

 angle of cell to inner margin, and the terminal area except towards costa whitish 

 irrorated with brown ; a series of dark brown striae from costa ; an antemedial 

 dark striga from median nervure with obscure rounded spots defined on outer 

 side by whitish below it above and below vein 1 ; an oblique dark striga in lower 

 part of cell confluent at median nervure with the reniform discoidal mark defined 

 by blackish, indented on outer side at middle and excised above where it is 

 confluent with two of the dark striae from costa ; the triangular whitish patch 

 with an elliptical dark mark on it from submedian fold to inner margin, and a 

 small spot on the margin below the postmedial line, which forms a U-shaped 

 mark from costa to vein 6, is excurved below veins 4 and 3 and ends below vein 2 • 

 an elUptical dark brown subterminal mark from vein 7 to 3, a small spot below 

 vein 3, and a rather pear-shaped mark from vein 2 to tornus ; a terminal series 

 of minute rather triangular dark spots ; cUia whitish. Hindwing whitish suffused 

 with reddish brown, the cilia whitish. 



Hah. Gold Coast, Bibianaha (Spurrell), 1 c? type. Ex'p. 28 mill. 



Nearest to M. arcifera Hmpsn. 



Metarbela bipuncta n. sp. 



cj. Head and thorax pale rufous with a few dark hairs ; abdomen dark 

 reddish brown with greyish segmental lines, the base pale rufous with the basal 

 crest tipped with black, the anal tuft pale rufous tipped with blackish ; antennae 

 with the branches dark brown. Forewing with the basal area pale rufous mth 

 some dark irroration on costa and inner margin, extending on costa to apex 

 and on inner margin to tornus, the triangular terminal area from median nervure 

 obliquely to ape.x and tornus dark purplish brown ; two small silvery white 

 spots with some black suffusion between them below basal half of vein 2 ; a pale 

 subterminal line, curving inwards from below vein 4 to inner margin ; a fine 

 pale line at base of cUia. Hindwing glossy dark reddish brown, the costal area 

 whitish to beyond middle ; ciUa white at tips. Underside uniform red-brown. 



Hab. Br. C. Africa, Mt. Mlanje (Neave), 1 (J type. Exp. 30 mill. 



Nearest to M. cymophora Hmpsn. 



Metarbela cremorna n. sp. 



o. Head and thorax creamy white, the head and tegulae with some brown 

 mixed ; abdomen glossy yellowish white faintly tinged with brown, the anal 

 tuft red-brown at extremity ; antennae with the branches pale rufous ; frons 

 dark brown at side ; forelegs with the fringe of hair on outer side tinged with 

 brown ; ventral surface of abdomen yellowish white. Forewing creamy white 

 irrorated with a few dark brown scales, the costal area tinged with rufous, ex- 

 panding on postmedial area to vein 3 ; postmedial line slight, blackish, crenulate, 

 incurved between veins 7 and 5, bent inwards and almost obsolete at vein 2, 

 and represented by two striae at inner margin ; subterminal line indicated by 

 some blackish scales ; a terminal series of minute black spots. Hindwing creamy 



