298 Walter Rothschild: 



3, Diodosida Elegaus sp. iiov. Forewings chocolate 

 grey, crossed transvorsely l)y a nmnbei' of zig'zao; l)rownish 

 lines. Outer margiii angulated and scolloped. Hindwing's 

 chestnut red Avitli a narrow diül l)ro\vn border. Margius miieh 

 scolloped and fringe white. Body cliocolate grey. Underside: 

 Forewings witli basal two tliirds chestnut red, outer third 

 reddish brown crossed l)y some hairlike zigzag brown lines. 

 Hindwings greyish brown, crossed by a nuniber of zigzag 

 liairlike lines. Body greyish brown. F^xpanse 2 inches = 

 öl niillini. Habitat : Sierra Leone. 



4. Goiienyo Irrorata sp. nov. Taf. VII, Fig. 3. Fore- 

 wings greyish greeu, more ashy towards tlie outer margin; 

 the Costa froni the base for a tourth of its length niarked by 

 5 indistinct brown transverse streaks, Avhile the apex of the 

 cell and subapical region have several dark patches. From 

 the apex to the centre of the inner margin run several zig- 

 zag hairlike oblique and transverse lines and there is a 

 transverse submarginal row of 7 l)lack dots, terminating in a 

 large black patch near the angle of the inner margin. There 

 is also a black Stigma in the cell. Hindwings l)rownish black, 

 crossed. from the costal mai'gin to the anal angle by a broad 

 oblique buffy olive band. Head and thorax dull olive. Ab- 

 domen olive brown. Underside: Forewings with basal half dull 

 grey, outer half chestnut red densely freckled with dark grey 

 border and a transverse line also grey. Hindwings red with 

 whitish grey border and densely freckled with dark grey. 

 Head. thorax, and abdomen greyish white. Ex])anse 3 inches 

 = 7() millim. Habitat : Chuchuras, Peru. 



5 Theretra Böttgeri sp. nov. I'his species is inter- 

 mediate between T. Docilis Butl. and T. Drucei Kir])y. Fore- 

 wings greyish rosy on cinnamon colour, crossed near the base 

 by two double lines of a darker colour. Within the cell is 

 a small brown stigina followed by a large dark blotch. Outer 

 third of the wing clouded with dark broAvn. and a heavj^ 

 obli(iue dark brown line runs from the apex to the centre of 

 the inner margin. In addition the whole wings are freckled 

 with dark dots. Hindwings dark brown with black base and 

 crossed by a broad orange cinnamon band. Head deep 

 chocolate, thorax cinnamon with a broad bar of chocolate 

 bordered with white on each side. Abdomen: base chocolate 

 brown, rest pale cinnamon. Underside rufous cinnamon with 

 dark grey border and heavy brown freckling. Expanse 

 3 inches = 76 millim. Habitat: Chuchuras, Peru. A second 



