158 Mr. Butler's Descriptions of 



This species was considered by Mr. Wallace to be a 

 variety of the male of D. Anomala ; it is, however, clearly 

 distinct, and is a mimic probably of EniJlcea Alcathoc ? . 



GENUS ROMALEOSOMA. Blanchard. 

 17. Bomaleosoma Inanum, n. sp. 



(?, ?, Above like R. Ceres; below sap green; the ner- 

 viires ochraceous ; the fringes white varied ; primaries with 

 internal margin broadly cinereous ; three black spots, form- 

 ing a triangle, on basal half of discoidal cell ; a broad 

 white band placed obliquely beyond cell ; apex white ; the 

 female with a small black spot at end of cell ; secondaries 

 with a small black spot in cell ; area between median and 

 submedian nervures densely clothed with ochreous hairs ; 

 a broad irregular silvery white band from costal nervure to 

 second branch of median nervure : expanse of wings, J* 3 

 inches, 4 lines, ; ? 4 inches, 1 line. 



Ashanti {Brooking). 4 specimens. B.M. 



Not an uncommon species in Collections ; it seems gene- 

 rally to be considered as an extreme variety of R. Ceres, 

 but as no intermediates have yet appeared, this is a gra- 

 tuitous assumption and nothing more. 



18. Romaleosorna Permixtum, n. sp. 



^. Above like R. JancUaS, excepting that the yellow 

 band of primaries is converted into a. subtriangular bifid 

 patch, the bases of all the wings are black, and the red 

 subcostal spot of secondaries is wanting : primaries below 

 as in R. Crockcri, excepting that there is a spot of reddisli- 

 orange between the two black spots forming the base of 

 the triangle in discoidal cell ; secondaries as in R. Cypa- 

 rissa, excepting that the basal patch is reddish-orange shot 

 with lilacine : expanse of wings, 3 inches, 2 lines. 



Gaboon (Bu Chaillu). P,.M. 



A fine insect, uniting the characters of three distinct 

 species already described, but in some respects diifering 

 from them all. 



