Tropical Africa in the National Collection. 507 



~ Semiothisa trirecurvata. 

 Macaria trirecurvata, Saalm., Lep. Madag., p. 497, pi. 14, 



f. 263 (1884). 

 Semiothim confasrata, Warr., Nov. Zool., vi, p. 308 (1899). 



1 $, Yelwa Lake, Borgu, N. W. Nigeria. 1 $, Mada- 

 gascar {Mus. Paris). 



T}ie type of confuscata, a male from Warringo, Unyoro, 

 is in coll. Rotlisclnld. 



Semiothisa conturbata. 



Gonodela conturlata, Warr., Nov. Zool., v, p. 251 (1898). 



1 $ , Accra. 2 ^, Old Calabar. 



The type, a female from Warri, is in coll, Rothschild. 



Semiothisa cararia, nov. 



^ . Pale ochreous-grey, irrorated with brown atoms ; bands 

 purplish-brown ; fore-wings with inner, medial, and discal thin bands, 

 all more or less sinuons and all curving in abruptly on to the costa of 

 fore-wings; the two outer bands are continued on the hind-wings, the 

 outer band on tlie latter curving outwards in the form of the outer 

 margin ; on both wings the space outside the outer band is more or 

 less suffused with purplish-brown, and there are two branches on the 

 fore- wings connecting the band with the outer margin ; the under-side 

 is pure white irrorated with brown, with the bands prominent. 



Expanse of wings l-i% inches. 



Hab. Muani, Brit. East Africa {C. S. Betton). 



Semiothisa maculosa. 

 Gonodela maculosa, Warr., Nov. Zool., vi, p. 306 (1899). 



2 $, Abyssinia. 1 $, Kilimanjaro. 2 ^, Mazingo, Brit. 

 E. Africa, 1 $, Ahoos, Brit. E. Africa. 1 $, Aiwea, Brit. E. 

 Africa. 1 $ Katesa, Uganda. 



The type, a male from Fovii'a, Unyoro, is in coll. 

 Rothschild. 



Semiothisa obliquilineata. 



Gonodela oUiquilineata, Warr., Nov. Zool., vi, p. 307 (1899). 



1 ^, 1 ^, Kibauni Machakos to Neugia. 1 ^, Abyssinia. 

 1 $ , Muani, Brit. E. Africa. 



The types from Muani are in coll. Rothschild. 



