380 Sir G. F. Hampson on 



line reddish-ochreoiis slightly sinnons and oblique with some black 

 scales on its edges in sulancdian interspace ; a reddish-oclireoiis streak 

 in and beyond end of cell ^\■ith dark point before it and small dis- 

 coidal annnlus ; the postmedial line reddish-ochreous with dark line 

 on its inner side from costa to vein 3, bent outwards and dentate 

 between veins 6 and 3, then retracted to origin of vein 2, below which 

 there is a Idack point, and l)ent strongly outwards again to inner 

 margin ; a terminal series of dark striae. Hindwing ochreous strongly 

 irrorated with fuscous ; traces of a pale dentate snl)terminal line 

 between veins 5 and 2 ; cilia white. 

 Expanse 30 millim. 



Type in Coll. Staudinger. 



Hah. Algeria, Biskra. 



Closely allied to C. iiectinalis, H. S., from which the 

 reddish colour of the forewings and the fuscous irroration 

 of the hindwings are the chief points of distinction. 



(5a.) Constantia fuscisedahs, n. sp. 



(J Head, thorax and abdomen white mixed with fawn colour. 

 Forewing fawn colour, some dark scales on edges of white markings ; 

 an antemedial white band angled outwards below costa and cell, then 

 sinuous ; a white mark in end of cell with fuscous points before it 

 and bej'ond it on discocellulars, a white-irrorated fuscous streak from 

 it across the postmedial line to tornus ; the postmedial line white 

 with dark inner edge, bent outwards and minutely dentate between 

 veins 6 and 3, then retracted to below end of cell and angled out- 

 wards in submedian fold ; a terminal series of dark points on dentate 

 white marks. Hindwing fuscous-brown, whiter towards base ; traces 

 of a curved postmedial line with whitish mark beyond it at vein 2 ; 

 some white points on termen ; cilia white. 



Expanse 26 millim. 



Type in Coll. Staudinger. 

 Ilab. Syria, Dead Sea. 



(6a.) Constantia argentalis, n. sp. (Stgr. MS.) 



(J Head, thorax and abdomen white suffused in parts with fawn 

 colour. Forewing fawn colour, the costal area whiter ; the inner 

 margin white to middle ; an oblique silvery white band from sub- 

 costal nervure near base ending in a point near middle of inner 

 margin ; a rounded spot in middle of cell emitting points on inner 

 and outer sides ; an elliptical spot at upper angle of cell ; the post- 

 medial line oblique and irregularly dentate from costa to vein 3 with 



