39G LITHOSIAD.E. 



patagia edged with pale yellow, the thorax with subdorsal pale 

 yellow stripes ; fore coxae orange at sides, the tibia? orange above 

 and black at extremity ; abdomen deep orange above and white 

 below, dorsal black spots on 3rd to 6th segments, a lateral series of 

 spots and sublateral striae except on terminal segments. Fore wing 

 creamy white, the veins yellow, the interspaces with pale brownish 

 grey streaks. Hind wing semihyaline white, the inner area with 

 some yellow hair. 



Hub. Br. E. Africa. Kikuyu, Nairobi {Orawshay), 1 <$ {Jack- 

 son ). type f 8 in Coll. Rothschild ; Xakuru (Bodeker), 1 tf . Exp. 

 ol millim. 



1770/. Spilosoma lentifasciata. (Plate LX. fig. 5.) 



Diacrisia lentifascia, Hmpsn. Nov. Zool. xsiii. p. 236 (1916). 



<3 • Head and thorax fulvous orange, the tegulae and patagia grey 

 edged with fulvous orange ; antennae blackish, the shaft greyish 

 above ; palpi blackish at sides ; fore coxae and femora streaked with 

 blackish, the tibiae on outer side and the tarsi blackish; abdomen 

 fulvous orange with dorsal and lateral series of black spots and 

 sublateral blackish stripe except at base and extremity. Fore wing 

 orange-yellow, the costal edge pale ; some pale greyish below base 

 of costa ; faint greyish stripes below the cell and vein 2 and beyond 

 the cell in discal fold to near termen ; cilia pale at tips. Hind 

 wing yellowish white, the inner area deeper yellow. Underside 

 yellowish white, the costal area of both wings orange-yellow. 



Hab. ]VIasho>~ala>\d, Salisbury (Marshall), 2 6 type. Exp. 



41 millim. 



1770 g. Spilosoma sinefascia. (Plate LX. fig. 6.) 



Diacrisia sinefascia, Hmpsn. Xov. Zool. xxiii. p. 236 (1916). 



Head and thorax pale yellow with some orange-yellow at tips of 

 tegulae and base of patagia ; antennas black ; palpi blackish at 

 : pectus orange; fore coxae with blackish patches, the fore 

 femora streaked with blackish, fhe fore and mid tibiae blackish on 

 outer side, the hind tibiae blackish at base and with blackish stripe 

 towards extremities, the tarsi blackish; abdomen orange with 

 dorsal series of black bars and lateral and sublateral series of spots 

 except at base and extremity, the ventral surface yellowish white. 

 wing uniform pale yellow. Hind wing pale yellow with some 

 orange-yellow hair on inner area. 



Hab. S. Nigeria, Minna (Macfie), 1 $ , Zungeru ( Macfe), 

 1 $ : .Masiiu.vyi.vnd, Salisbury {Marshall), 2 <$ type. Exp. 



42 52 millim. 



1 77o h. Spilosoma mundata. (Plate LX. fig. 7.) 



idota mundata, Wlk. xxxi. 309 (1864). 

 Is a distinct species. Fore wing creamy white, the costal edge 



