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3e — Bâtis bella erlangeri : from Abyssinia down the Sobat 

 and Baro rivers and the Blue Nile just into the Sudan. 



To which must be added as occurring solely in East Africa : 



4. — Bâtis bella bella : Somaliland. 



5. — Bâtis bella suahelicus : the Coasts of Kenya Colony and 



Tanganvika Territory. 



The West African forms are as follows : 



6. — Bâtis bella poensis. 

 Cf. supra. 



Range. — Fernando Po, Gold Coast, Southern Nigeria, Came- 

 roon. 



Distinguishing characters : Size smaller than the other races, 

 males 48-55 mm., females 49-51 mm. ; head of both sexes darker 

 and glossy. 



7. — Bâtis bella congoensis. 



Bâtis minor congoetisis Neum., J. f. O., 1907, p. 354 : Ngombi, 

 Congo. 



Range : Belgian Congo, Northern Angola, Uganda. 



DistingiLishing characters : From B. h. poensis distinguished 

 by much broarder crop-band of the female, and by the much larger 

 size^ wings in males measure 60-64 mni., females 58-63 mm. 



{B. b. poensis is a scarce species near Lagos, only two were 

 seen. — W. P. L.). 



