Tropical Africa in the National Collection. 509 



Herrich-Schaffer's type came from South Africa, and 

 Guenee's from Abyssinia. 



Semiothisa rhabdophora. 



Gonodela rhabdophora, Holland, Entom.,xxv (SuppL), p. 95 



(1892). 

 Tephrina johnstoni, Butler, P. Z. S., 1893, p. 683. 



2 $, Zomba, including the type of johnstoni. 

 The type of rhaldophora is in coll. Holland. 



Semiothisa majestica. 



Semiothisa majestica, Warr., Nov. Zoo!., viii, p. 213 (1901). 



1 $, E. Africa. 



Warren's type, a male from Angola, is in coll. Rothschild. 



Semiothisa uvidaria, nov. 



5 . Dull oclireous irrorated and striated with Lrown atoms ; a 

 brown mark at the end of each cell; a small brown patch on the 

 middle of the costa of fore-wings, from which an irregular and 

 sinuous brown line runs down through the cell spots and across both 

 wings to the middle of the abdominal margin ; a broad purple-brown 

 discal band across both wings, limited inwardly by a darker line 

 which curves inward on to the costa of fore-wings, leaving a small 

 yellow spot on the costa ; below the apex the band has a short branch 

 as broad as itself running on to the outer margin, leaving a large 

 yellow apical spot ; on the hind-wing at the apex the band thickens 

 outwards on to the outer margin ; under-side pure pale yellow with 

 the bands and lines well defined. 

 Expanse of wings 1^^ inches. 



Hah. Tonga, Brit. E. Africa {Hollis). 

 Semiothisa arhoparia, nov. 



$ . Pale ochreous chocolate-brown ; lines and bands darker brown ; 

 fore-wings with an interior sinuous line curved inwards on to costa 

 and hinder margin ; both wings with a medial nearly straight band ; 

 a discal line angled on fore-wings before reaching costa towards 

 which it is bent inwards ; this line is outwardly edged with yellowish, 

 and the outer part of the wings more or less suffused ; some brown 

 spots across the hind- wing just inside the line : under-side pale 

 ochreous with medial and discal brownish bands. 



Expanse of wings liir inches. 



