578 Colonel C. Swiahoe on the Geometridm of 



Petovia dichroaria. 



Geometra dichroaria, Herr.-Schaff., Auss. Schmett., f. 189 



(1854). 

 Petovia dichroaria, Walker, vii, 1685 (185C). 

 Neurofhana dichroaria, Guen., 1. c. 

 Petovia marginata. Walker, ii, 560, $ only. 

 Neurophana incertaria, Guen., 1. c, pi. 20, f. 10. 

 Nettrophana amatowja, Vuil., Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr., Ixi, p. 194 



(1892). 



Vuillot's type came from E. Africa; Herrich-Schaffer 

 and Guen^e's types from S. Africa, and there are examples 

 in the B. M. from the same locality. 



Genus Paraptychodes, Warr., Nov. ZooL, i, p. 379 (1894). 



Paraptychodes tenuis. 



Aletis tenuis, Butler, P. Z. S., 1878, p. 385. 

 Terina fulva, Hmpsn., Ann. Mag. N. H. (7), vi, p. 183 

 (1891). 



2 $, Zanzibar, including the type. 1 ^,"Wasin, E. 

 Africa (type fnlva). 1 $, Subaki District, E. Africa. 



Genus Aletis, Hiibn., Verz., p. 179 (1818). 



Aletis helcita. 



Papilio helcita, Clerck, Tcones, pi. 39, f 4 (1764). 

 Phalcvna fascelis, Linn., Mus. Ulr., 390, 25 (1764). 

 Phalxna viacidaria, Fabr., Sp. Ins., ii, 240, 27 (1781). 

 Papilio fuscifasciattis, Goeze, Ent. Beitr., iii (1), p. 121 



(1781). 

 Aletis druryi, Butler, P. Z. S., 1878, p. 386. 



4 $ , Mongo-ma-lobok. 1 ^ , 3 ? , W. Africa. 6 ? , 

 Old Calabar. 5 $, Isubu. 1 $, Ashanti. 1^,1$, 

 Congo. 1 ^ , 1 ^ , Accra. 1 ^ , Sierra Leone. 



Fore-wings with veins 7, 8, 9 and 10 stalked, 11 from 

 cell, less than half-way from the base, connected with 7 at 

 its base by an oblong bar, 7 also connected with 8 by a bar 

 one-third from its origin, forming a very large areole, 12 

 free from base to costa, one-third before apex ; antenna3 of 

 male with short pectinations. 



Aletis rubricaput, nov. 



(^ . Superficially resembling A. helcita^ Clerck, but the antennse 



