GLYPHIPTERTGIDiE. — EUCOSMID^. 561 



metallic-blue. Forewings elougate-triangular, costa moderately- 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen bowed, rather oblique ; dark bronz}-- 

 fuscous ; pale blue-metallic costal and median lines from base to |, 

 separated by j-ellow-ochreous ; an undefined irregular narrow 

 transverse fascia of whitish irroration at g, edged posteriorly on 

 upper half by a pale violet-blue-metallic line rising from a white 

 costal dot; a dull ochreous suffused mark on costa beyond this, 

 whence an irregular fuscous streak irrorated with whitish runs to 

 dorsum before tornus ; a pale golden-metallic dot iu middle of disc ; 

 an ochreous subtermiual streak angulated parallel to posterior part 

 of costa and termen, margined anteriorly towards costa by a pale 

 violet-golden-metallic line rising from a white costal dot and in 

 disc by an irregular pale violet- golden-metallic mark, between 

 these with a slender ochreous branch running to median streak ; a 

 series of pale violet-golden-metallic irregular spots and dots running 

 along posterior part of costa and termen : cilia dark grey, base 

 within a dark fuscous shade ochreous, with a few white scales 

 on outer margin of shade. Hindwings dark fuscous ; towards 

 upper part of termen a short fine subterminal line of whitish 

 irroration ; cilia grey, with dark fuscous basal shade, extreme base 

 whitish. 



S. Nigeria, Ibadan, in Octoher (Lamhorn) ; one specimen. Allied 

 to irradiata. Type in British Museum. 



EUCOSMID^. 



Eucosma sandycitis, u. sp. 



5. 14 mm. Head rosy-fuscous, face white. Palpi dark fuscous, 

 terminal joint and apex of second white. Thorax rosy-fuscous, 

 anterior third and some dorsal spots blackish. Abdomen leaden- 

 grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen 

 straight, rather oblique ; ochreous-white ; basal patch crimson- 

 fuscous strigulated with black and white, outer edge very obtusely 

 bent in middle, somewhat excised near costa; remainder of costa 

 with oblique black strigulse partly suffused with reddish ; central 

 fascia somewhat oblique, on costal third forming a ferruginous- 

 reddish patch edged anteriorly with blue-leaden and marked 

 posteriorly with two short blue-leaden marks from costa, remainder 

 narrow, irregular, fuscous sprinkled with white and black and 

 partially edged anteriorly with blue-leaden, posterior margin 

 marked by a sinuate white line followed by a faint very pale 

 pinkish transverse cloud ; a fuscous-crimson apical spot, beneath 

 which is a fuscous terminal cloud irrorated with whitish : cilia pale 

 grey with dark grey subbasal line, outer half suffused with reddish. 

 Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey. 



Nyassaland, Mt. Mlanje, in December {Neave); one specimen. 

 Belongs to the group of riciniata ; perhaps nearest marmara, but 

 larger, and distinct from all by reddish markings. Type in British 

 Museum. 



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