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XVII T. New African Lasiocampidoe in the British 

 Museum. By Chr. Aurivillius, Hon. F.E.S., 

 F.M.Z.S., etc. 



[Read June 7th, 1905.] 



Plate XVI. 



In a collection of seventy African Laswcam/pidas kindly sent 

 to me for determination by Sir G. F. Hampson, I have 

 found some new species described in this paper. Three of 

 the species belong to new genera, of which Haplopacha 

 and Chondrostcgoidcs are of interest as representing the 

 aberrant genus Chondrostcga in the Ethiopian region. 



I have to thank the Entomological Society of London 

 for the beautiful figures illustrating my papers. 



GONOMETA REGIA, n. sp. 



(Plate XVI, fig. 3.) 



$ . Ochreous-brown or yellowish-brown ; patagia, mesonotum, 

 legs and under-side of abdomen with a distinct violaceous or 

 purplish tint ; fore-wing ochreous-brown the basal fourth and four 

 transverse sinuous bands violaceous-brown, the outermost band end- 

 ing at vein 2, the median space between band 1 and 2 more or less 

 suffused with violaceous, outer margin darker than the ground-colour 

 between the bands ; hind-wing reddish-brown, broadly yellowish at 

 base of inner margin ; under-side of both wings ochraceous, vio- 

 laceous-brown at costal margin, fore-wing behind middle with an 

 obsolete brownish transverse band. 



Expanse 155 mm. 



Uganda : Hoima (S. G. Tomkins). 



This giant moth is most nearly allied to 0. titan, Ho 11., 

 which, however, has a much darker ground-colour without 

 violaceous tint and obsolete transverse bands of fore-wing. 



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