(471 ) 



24. Durbana setinata. 



Fklimia selimla Feld., Riiae Nov. t. 130 fig. 25, ? . (1874) 



Felder's type was a ? , somewliat faded ; in a very perfect (probably bred) 

 speciiueu from Natal, lately examined, the colour of both wings is deep yellow. 

 The (? differs much from the ? . The yellow ground-colour of forewing is much 

 reduced, so that the ground-colour appears dark brown, varied with blotches of 

 yellow. These consist of a narrow streak along inner margin, a curved blotch 

 from base of costa through cell to submedian fold, a small blotch towards end of 

 cell, an irregular fasciaform blotch liej'oud cell towards anal angle, an elongated 

 blotch before apex, and some spots along hindmargin : all these blotches narrow 

 and angulated. In a second S these blotches are still farther reduced to mere 

 yellow lines or streaks ; and in this example the hindwing has the four spots 

 along margin swollen into blotches, contiguous to each other and the hindmargin, 

 forming a black marginal border, the usual three spots from costa before apex 

 being also swollen to form a line. 



2 (5'<?, 1 ?, from Durban, Natal (G. F. Leigh). 



25. Rhodophthitus castus spec. nov. 



Forewing : cream-colour, marked with very fine black linear strigae, more 

 thickly along costa and inner margin ; the costal edge also with short thick black 

 dots ; fringe concolorous ; no spots or markings. 



Hindwing : generally with fewer strigae. 



Underside similar, but the whole surface slightly grey-tinged. 



Head and thorax cream-colour ; face sometimes mixed with black scales ; 

 abdomen orange speckled with black ; legs black, sometimes spotted with cream- 

 colon r. 



Expanse of wings :' 48 mm. 



\ S, I ?, from Bihe, Angola; and 2 SS from N. Bailundn, Angola, 

 October 1901 (Pemberton). 



Taken at the same time and localities as a series of R. roseovittata Butler, but 

 manifestly distinct, in size as well as in coloration and shape of markings. 



The (? c? of this genus are without a fovea in forewing. Except for this, there 

 is little to separate them from Bupahis Leach. 



Subfamily BRACCINAE. 

 26. Hylemera auridisca spec. nov. 



Foreicing : grey, dusted with darker, and with some yellow scales intermixed ; 

 cell-spot oval, orange ringed with dark grey ; fringe grey ; costa towards apex 

 pale grey. 



Hindwing : paler, especially in the costal area; cell-spot round and orange. 



Underside yellowish ; the inner margins and apex of forewing pale grey. 



Antennae, upper edge of palpi, and tongue black; palpi beneath, face, vertex, 

 and shoulders orange ; patagia, thorax, and abdomen grey. 



Expanse of wings : 34 mm. 



1 S from Degama, Niger, January 1902 (Dr. Ansorge). 



