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In N. arofa (Westw.) tliere oconrs a Ibrni iu ^atal which has the jrvoiind colour 

 reddish chestnnt instead of yellow ; this 1 propose to call ab. J'nscu ah. nov. 8iorra 

 Leone specimens of the female are much brighter and the pattern more distinct than 

 Natal specimens, while Sierra Leone males are paler in colour and the markings 

 more restricted. 



Now I come to a much vexed enigma which Mr. Kirby has not solved rightly. 

 Professor Aurivillins explained the matter to us jiersoually when he was at Tring a 

 short time ago. In the Museum at Upsala are a number of Linnean types, among 

 which is the specimen from which Liun^ drew up his description' of Bombijx papliia. 

 Now Professor Aurivillins told me that, from the manuscrijits in possession of the 

 Museum, it is quite clear that he first drew up his diagnosis from this specimen, and 

 then afterwards quoted the two figures mentioned by him, believing them to be 

 identical with his species. Therefore it will be seen that the specimen at Upsala is 

 the true type of the s]iecies, and as it is idcmtical with Anlhernea rumphi Fold, 

 from Amboyna it is certainly not the African Nm/aurcUa Mr. Kirby has identified 

 with the Linnean description, and whicli, therefore, must stand as ISudaurelia 

 iHone (Fabr.). 



N. anthina (Karsch) is only a subspecies of A^ waldberrji (Boisd.). as is also a 

 form from Accra which I propose to call subsp. //ai'fsc«M« subsp. nov., on account 

 of its pale yellow colour. 



N. huebneri (Kirby), named after Huebner's drawing, must sink as a synonym 

 of jV. belina (Westw.), as 1 Iiave every intermediate, and moreover the drawing was 

 clearly done from a faded specimen. 



I have two new Species to describe : — 



Nudaurelia aurantiaca sp. nov. 



Formoings deep ruddy orange ; about one-third from the base they are crossed 

 transversely by a double zigzag line from the costa to the inner margin ; on the 

 inner side this double l)aud is black, and on tlie onter white. At the apex of the cell 

 there is an ocellus, surrounded by a black outer ring, centre vitreous with abroad 

 fuscons inner ring. A little beyond the ocellus the wings are crossed by a second 

 double transverse band from the costa to the inner margin, but this baud is white on 

 the inner side and black on the outer. 



Hiiulwitigs similar to the forewings, but without the transverse band at the base. 

 Ocellus very large, and outside the black ring are three more — first a crimson one, 

 then a jjink ring, and lastly an outside crimson one. 



Thorax and abdomen deep rufous chestnut. 



Underside similar to npperside, but the basal transverse band is absent in both 

 fore and hind wings. 



Expanse : 5 inches = 127 ram. 



Ilab. Songive Valley, Lake Nyassa. 



Nudaiu'elia felderi sp. nov. 



Wings very similar to red varieties of A'', belina (Westw.), but witliout the 

 ocellus on the forewings, there being only a small square vitreous s]iot. Another 

 difference is the very broad white border to the ocelli of the Iiindwiugs. 



Expanse: 5J inches = 14ii mm. 



Hab. Bogos, Abyssinia. 



