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PLANIPENNIA. 

 Palpares sp. No. l. (Plate X, fig. i.) 



One male, Lammo (Lummo?), August 12, 1894, is very close 

 to tristis Hag., but differs (a) in having the subbasal spot on the 

 hind wings, a spot which is lacking in tristis, and (6) in the form 

 of the subbasal spot on the front wings. In (a) it resembles var. 

 niansanus Kolbe (Deut. Ost. AJrika, iv, Netzfliigler, p, 9, 1898), 

 but differs therefrom in the greater extent of the second and third 

 bands (Querbinde) of the hind wings; it is also larger than 

 niansanus. 

 Palpares sp. No. 2. (Plate X, fig. 2.) 



One female, The Hand, July 24, 1894, resembles Kolbe' s figure 

 (^. c, f. 6) of nyicamis and McLachlau's description (Journ. Linn. 

 JSoc. ZooL, ix, p, 240, 1868) of sparsu.%. 

 Palpares sp. No. 3. (Plate X, fig. 3. ) 



One female [Boran country], April 8, 1895, related to Stuhl- 

 manni Kolbe {I. c, p. 12 and f. 1), and resembling digitatus 

 Gerstsecker {Mitth. Ver. Vorpomvi., xxv, p. 117, 1894) in the 

 markings of the hind wings. 



Not having access to any other specimens of Palpares, and being 

 therefore unable to appreciate the amount of individual variation 

 which may occur in this genus, I have thought it preferable to 

 designate these species as above, rather than to attach names to 

 them, probably incorrectly. 



The accompanying plate, from photographs which I owe to the 

 kindness of Dr. Henry Skinner, w'ill, it is hoped, enable students 

 more favorably situated to exactly determine these Palpares. 



TERMITINA. 

 Termes sp. 



One soldier, without label. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE X. 



Fig. 1. Palpares sp. No. 1. Actual length of body 53 mm., of 



hind wing 50 mm. 

 Fig. 2. Palpares sv). No. 2. Actual length of body 45 mm., of 



hind wung 47 mm. 



