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DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS 

 PLANEMA FROM THE UGANDA PROTECTORATE. 



By Emily Mary Sharpe. 



Planema arenaria, sp. n. 



Allied to P. consanguinea, Auriv., but distinguished from that 

 species by the sandy buff ground-colour of both wings. 



Primaries. Central area sandy buff, enclosed by a dark brown 

 irregular band from the costa to just above the submedian nervure, 

 this dark band having a second transverse band of sandy buff on the 

 outer edge ; the apical area and hind margin greyish brown ; a faint 

 brownish shading visible on the costal margin and in the discoidal 

 cell. Secondaries. Ground colour sandy buff, relieved by nervular and 

 internervular streaks of brown, from the hind margin to the discoidal 

 cell ; a border of greyish brown visible on the upper half of the hind 

 margin, where it graduates down towards the inner margin ; a cluster 

 of black spots at the base of the wing. Underside. Similar to that of 

 P. consanguinea. Expanse, 1*5 in. 



The female does not differ from the male, with the exception that 

 the ground colour is paler, as well as the brown markings mentioned 

 above. Expanse, 1-7 in. 



Hah. Entebbe, August (F. J. Jackson coll.). 



Planema Dorothea, sp. n. 



Allied to P. gea, Fabr., and P. esebria, Hewits., but differs in 

 having the apical band on the primaries much lighter in colour 

 towards the costa. The hind marginal border on the secondaries 

 is only indicated by a patch of brown on the apical area. 



Primaries. Ground colour dark brown, relieved by a broad band of 

 orange-buff on the apical area, but becoming almost white towards the 

 costal margin ; a similar patch on the inner margin also fades into 

 white on the basal side ; a small orange-buff streak is visible between 

 the first and second median nervules. Secondaries. Ground colour 

 orange-buff, a lighter tint occurring near the base ; the usual broad 

 hind marginal border only represented by a patch of dark brown on 

 the apical area ; the nervules with strongly indicated internervular 

 streaks of dark brown. Underside. Closely allied to that of P. esebria ; 

 the black marking in and beyond the cell on the primaries more heavily 

 indicated, the orange-buff markings showing more white than on the 

 upper surface. Secondaries with the hind marginal border entirely 

 absent ; otherwise the spots and markings not differing from those of 

 the allied species. Expanse, 1-5 in. 



The female of this species differs from the male above described 

 in having the spots and markings white, instead of orange-buff. 

 Expanse, 1-7 in. 



Another specimen agrees with the male, but has the apical band 

 on the primaries white, as well as the minute streak situated between 

 the first and second median nervules. Expanse, 1-4 in. 



Hah. Entebbe, October {Capt. H. B. Rattray). 



