436 litiiosiadyE. 



from subcostal nervure to submedian fold fuscous black leaving 

 ochreous streaks on tbe veins. Hind wing ocbreous white with the 

 interspaces fuscous black except towards base. 

 Sab. Natal, 1 6 type. Exp. 14 milliin. 



18G7. Estigmene pura, insert (syn.) :— 



Estigmene schraderi, Roths. Nov. Zool. xvii. p. 164 (1910). 

 Euitkea, Salomona (Schrader), type f d in Coll. Rothschild. 



1868. Estigmene acrea is the correct spelling, insert: — 



Bombyx arria, Coquebert, 111. Ins. Mus. Paris, i. p. 28, pi. vii. f. 5 (1799). 

 Diacrisia echo, Roths. Nov. Zool. xvii. p. 122 (1910), ? (nee J). 



Estigmene arizonensis, Roths. Nov. Zool. xvii. p. 165 (1910). 



A form from Arizona which differs from the form mexicana in 

 the ■ hind wing of the male always being white and both sexes 

 having the wings more heavily spotted. Type f <$ , $ in Coll. 

 Rothschild. 



Estigmene Columbiana, Roths. Nov. Zool. xvii. p. 166 (1910). 



A form from Colombia with a terminal series of black spots 



and small discoidal spot only on both wings of male, the female 



with two minute discoidal black points and a minute black point 



above vein 1 only on fore wing. Type t d , $ in Coll. Rothschild. 



1868 a. Estigmene metaxantha, n. sp. (Plate LXIX. fig. 6.) 



cS . Head orange, the antennae and palpi black ; thorax white, 

 the tegulae and patagia edged with orange, black spots on tegulae, 

 shoulders, and patagia; abdomen orange with dorsal black spots 

 on three medial segments ; pectus and legs orange, the tibiae and 

 tarsi black above; abdomen with lateral series of black points and 

 sublateral points on three medial segments. Fore wing creamy 

 white ; a small black spot at base ; the costal edge black to an 

 antemedial black bar from costa to median nervure, three small 

 antemedial spots from below the cell to inner margin ; a medial 

 scries of black spots, angled outwards at median nervure ; two 

 black points on upper discocellular and points in and beyond lower 

 angle of cell ; postmedial line formed bv a series of black liars and 

 spots at cosla and below vein 2, excurved to vein 1, then incurved ; 

 a spot beyond it on costa with two minute spots below it; a sul>- 

 terniinal series of minute black smots consisting of pairs at the 

 veins to vein 3, bent outwards to near fcermen at vein 5. and three 

 spots further from bermen between vein li and inner margin ; a 

 terminal series of small black spots from below apex to above 

 tornus. Hind wing orange-yellow with a small black discoidal 

 snot and minute subtcrminal spots at discal fold and above vein ] ; 

 cilia whitish. Underside id' Bore wing suffused with orange-yellow. 



Huh. X.W. Rhodesia, Solwezi {Dollman), 1 J type. Exp. 

 !<> inillini. 



