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1813 b. Diacrisia nyasica, sp. n. 



^ . Head orange-yellow ; thorax creamy wliite, the tegulae 

 edged with yellow, the patagia and shoulders with black 

 spots ; palpi above and antennse black ; pectus and legs 

 orange-yellow, the fore coxas with black spots, the fore 

 femora streaked with black, the fore and mid tibiae black 

 above with yellow ring at extremity, the tarsi black, the hind 

 tarsi black ringed with yellow ; abdomen orange-yellow, with 

 dorsal and lateral series of black spots except at base and 

 extremity. Fore wing creamy white ; a small black spot at 

 base ; an antemedial series of five black spots bent outwards 

 at median nervure ; a small discoidal spot and spot above it 

 on costa ; a small spot above base of vein 6 and incurved 

 series of four spots between vein 3 and inner margin. Hind 

 wing orange-yellow; a black discoidal point. Underside of 

 fore wing orange-yellow with black discoidal point. 



Ab. 1. Fore wing with the antemedial black spot in cell 

 and the postraedial spots above veins 6 and 2 absent. 



Hab. Br. Cente. Africa, Zomba (Neave), 2 J" type. 

 Exp. 38 mm. 



1833 6. Amsacta flavizonata, sp. n. 



? . Head and thorax white, the palpi, back of head, and 

 tips of tegulae yellow ; antennae with the branches black, 

 some yellow between their bases ; femora yellow above, the 

 fore femora, fore and mid tibiae, and the tarsi on inner side 

 streaked with black ; abdomen white, the medial segments 

 dorsally yellow, lateral series of black points. Fore wing 

 white, the costal edge yellow ; antemedial black points on 

 costa and above vein 1 and on one side below median ner- 

 vure ; a black point at upper angle of cell and two minute 

 points at lower angle ; a postmedial series of points, incurved 

 below vein 3 ; a subterminal series of points from costa to 

 vein 3, placed in pairs on each side of tlie veins ; a series of 

 points just before termen. Hind wing semihyaline white. 



Hab. S. Nigeria, Oshogbo (Simpson), 1 J" type. Exp. 

 36 mm. 



1847 a. Creatonotus neurophcea, sp. n. 



^ . Head, thorax, and abdomen white ; palpi above and 

 sides of frons black ; antennae blackish ; black spots above 

 frons and on tegulae and patagia ; throat with tufts of 

 blackish hair ; fore coxae and the femora above orange-yellow 



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