34 CATALOGUE OF 



crassi ; alee anticat area coxtali lalissima, macula discoidali lalissima, 



area discoidali ex parte {in ala sinistra) aul omnino {in ala dextra) 



cinerea ; alee poslicce ltirido-fusc<e. 



Female. Pale testaceous, elliptical, smooth, dull luteous and sliinin* 



beneath. Head c xlendintj a little lieyond the prolhorax ; front transversely 



striated, with a black band between the eyes. Eyes black, rather far apart. 



Antennae tawny at the base. Prothorax truncated in front, much dilated 



and rounded on each side; hind border prolonged and distinctly anjjular; 



a few black points in the disk. Abdomen broad ; subanal lamina bilobed. 



Legs short, thick ; tibiae with long stout spines. Fore wings broad ; costa 



much rounded, except towards the tip ; costal area very broad ; discoidal 



area in the right wing and exterior discoidal area in the left wing 



cinereous; a blackish spot in the disk. Hind wings lurid-brown. Length 



of the body lOj lines: of the wings 26 lines. 



Agrees most with P. fervida, but very different from it as regards the 

 colour of the prothorax and of the fore wings. 

 a. Angola. Presented by J. Monteiro, Esq. 



32. Panchlora sporcata. 



Fcem, JFulva, elliptica, scitisslme punctata ; caput prothoracem paullo 

 superans, vertice testaceo strigis tribus nigris lanceolalis, macula 

 anleriore picea magna quadrala ; antennce pieces, bust fulvce; pro- 

 thoracis discus niger, testaceo nolatus ; abdomen luleum, apice 

 integrum testaceo marginatum ; pedes breves, robusti ; alee anticce 

 abdomen longe superanles, area cos tali latissima testaceo confertitn 

 guttata, venis longiludinalibus intermediis non abbreviatis. 



Female. Tawny, elliptical. Head and prothorax very finely punctured. 

 Head extending a little beyond the prothorax; vertex testaceous, with 

 three lanceolate black streaks, of which the middle one is by much the 

 longest; front with a large quadrate piceous spot. Eyes cinereous-tes- 

 taceous, rather far apart. Antennte piceous, tawny towards the base. Pro- 

 thorax slightly truncated in front; sides much rounded; hind border 

 prolonged ; (Jisk black, with several testaceous marks of various shape. 

 Abdomen luteous, testaceous-bordered at the tip ; subanal lamina entire. 

 Cerci lanceolate, slightly curved. Legs short, stout ; tibia; with long stout 

 spines. Wings extending much beyond the abdomen. Fore wings not 

 extending beyond the hind winjjs; costal area very broad, with numerous 

 irregular mostly confluent testaceous dots; costa much rounded, except 

 towards the tip; intermediate longitudinal veins complete; transverse 

 sectors numerous, regular. Length of the body"7 lines ; of the wings 18 

 lines. 



It has most resemblance to P. fervida, but the fore wings are wholly 

 brownish, except the costal area, which is testaceous and partly speckled 

 with brown. 



a. Gabon. Presented by F. Moore, Esq. 



