274 Xo\TTATES ZOOLOOICAE XXVI. 1919. 



streak below it, a trifid spot beyond upper angle of cell and bifid wedge-shaped 

 spot beyond lower angle indented by dark streaks on the veins. Hindwing 

 black-brown ; a yellowish white fascia below the cell, expanding into and just 

 beyond the lower angle of ceU, and a fascia on vein 1 from base to beyond middle ; 

 cilia whitish at tips. 



Hah. Burma, Tenasserim, Dawnat Hills, 1 $ type. Exp. 20 mill. 



Differs from A. zebraica Butl. in the forewing having the spots beyond the- 

 cell indented by dark streaks on the veins. 



Artona phaeoxantha n. sp. 



$. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark red-brown, the frons with a silvery 

 leaden gloss, the eyes suiTOunded by yellow, the palpi yellow and brown, the 

 tegulae edged with orange-yellow, strongly at sides, the patagia slightly edged 

 with orange-j^ellow, and the metathorax strongly suffused with orange-j'eUow. 

 the abdomen with orange-yeUow bands, narrow on ventral surface ; pectus and 

 legs red-brown and orange-yellow. Forewing dark red-brown ; a subbasal 

 orange-yellow streak below the costa and wedge-shaped patch below the cell, 

 an elongate spot lielow middle of costa and anotlier below the submedian fold 

 beyond middle, a large rounded spot beyond upper angle of cell conjoined basaUy 

 to a triangular spot beyond lower angle. Hindwing dark red-bro^vn ; an orange- 

 yellow fascia below the cell, expanding Liito and just beyond lower angle of cell, 

 anil conjoined at base to a streak on vein 1 extending to beyond middle. 



Hab. Madras, Shevaroy Hills (Jlorris), 1 $ type. E.rp. 22 mill. 



Closely allied to A. valceri IMoore, from Java. 



Tasema fulvithcrax n. sp. 



Head, tegulae, and patagia black-brown, the dorsum of thorax fulvous 

 yellow ; abdomen fulvous yellow with some black-brown hair at base, and the 

 three terminal segments black-brown ; antennae black with a slight leaden gloss ; 

 legs fulvous suffused with black-brown ; ventral surface black-bro«ai. Wings 

 uniform black-brown, slightly semihyaline. 



Hab. Br. C. Africa, Ft. Mangoche (Neave), 1 cJ, 1 $, Mt. Mlanje (Neave), 

 2o, 1 ? ; Portuguese E. Africa, Kola Valley (Neave), 2(J, 1 ? type. Exp. cj 18, 

 $ 22 miU. 



Differs from T. iitaea Druce in having tlie dorsum of thorax fulvous yellow.. 



Metanycles flavibasis n. sp. 



Head and thorax black with a slight bluish gloss ; the shoulders with an 

 orange-yellow stripe ; abdomen orange-yeUow, the two basal segments and 

 two terminal segments black-browii with a sUght bluish gloss ; antennae with 

 some yellow on shaft above towards tips, the branches tipped with yeUow to 

 be\ond middle ; frons, palpi, and fore coxae orange- yellow ; legs yellow, the 

 femora black-brown on outer side ; ventral surface of abdomen and the anal 

 tuft below orange-yeUow. Forewing black with a blue-green gloss ; the basal 

 aifa orange-yellow except at inner margin, its outer edge oblique to middle 

 of costa, the costal edge yellow to beyond middle ; cilia ochreous except at base. 

 Hindwing hj-aline tinged with lirown. the costal area and termen suffused with 



