Tropical Africa in the National Collection. 557 



crenulated but straight and parallel on fore-wings, corresponding to 

 the shape of the outer margin on tlie hind-wings ; between the outer 

 band and the margin there are indications of two other similar 

 bands ; a black dot at the end of each cell, and black dots on the 

 outer margin ; under-side paler, the two transverse bands distinct. 

 Expanse of wings jV inch, 



2 ^, mile 478, Uganda Railway {Betton). 

 Emmiltis roezaria, nov. 



$ . Frons and palpi chestnut-red, top of head white with a chestnut 

 band behind ; body and wings white ; costal line of fore-wings chest- 

 nut-red ; a speck at the end of each cell and indications of a middle 

 line, which is more apparent on the hind-wings ; a dentated grey 

 discal line with black points across both wings, an indistinct sub- 

 marginal line and black marginal points; under-side of wings white; 

 fore-wings with the costal line red, some red suffusion on the costal 

 space, discal line red, and marginal line of both wings red. 

 Expanse of wings {^ inch. 



Madagascar {Wills). 



Emmiltis opicata. 



Fhalssna opicata, Fabr., Ent. Syst. SuppL, p. 457 (1794). 

 Pigia infantularia, Guen., Phal., ii, p. 20 (1857). 

 Micronia vanaria^ Walker, xxiii, 820 (1861). 



1 $, Chinde to Mandala, Brit. Central Africa (de Jersey). 



The type from East Indies is in the Banksian cabinet ; 

 Guenee's type, a female, came from Ceylon. There are 

 many examples from Ceylon and S, India in the B. M. 

 which are indistinguishable from this Central African 

 specimen. 



Emmiltis dissonans. 



Craspedia dissonans, Warr., Nov. Zool., iv, 51 (1897). 



1 ?, Machakos, Brit. E. Africa. 1 ?, Eb Urru, Brit. E. 

 Africa. 



The types from Natal are in coll. Rothschild. 



Emmiltis bonaventura. 



Craspedia honaventura, Warr., Nov. Zool., iv, p. 50 (1897). 



1 $ , Abyssinia. 



The types from Natal are in coll. Rothschild. 



