94 Sir G. F. Hampson on new 



median fold; the medial part of costa with whitish points with 

 blackish between them ; a slig-ht brown discoidal striga ; postmedial 

 line slight, brown, somewhat oblique to vein 4 and slightly ex- 

 curved above inner margin ; a terminal series of black bars ; cilia 

 deep crimson at base, then paler crimson with the tips blackish to 

 vein 3. Hind wing olive-yellow ; an obscu^re line formed by brown 

 scales from lower angle of cell to inner margin and a similar 

 slightly curved postmedial line ; the terminal area irrorated with 

 a few brown scales ; a terminal series of black striae ; cilia deep 

 crimson at base, paler crimson at tips. Underside of fore wing 

 crimson irrorated with black except on costal area to the post- 

 medial hne and below vein 3 to termen, the costa with series of 

 quadrate black spots to the postmedial line which is black, ex- 

 curved from below costa to vein 3, then erect, a black discoidal 

 point ; hind wing suffused with crimson and irrorated with black 

 to the postmedial line and on apical area, the termen then narrowly 

 crimson, the postmedial line blackish, obliquely curved to vein 2, 

 then sinuous. 



Hab. Cameroons, Ja R., Bitje (Bates), 1^,2$ tvpe. JE.vp. 

 22 mm. 



(10 e) Bost7'a phoenicoxantha, sp. n. 



c? . Head, thorax, and abdomen whitish suffused with dull 

 purplish red ; antennse ringed with brown ; fore legs crimson ; 

 pectus, mid and hind legs, and ventral surface of abdomen, ochreous. 

 Fore wing brilliant crimson with a yellow medial band except on 

 costal area, defined on inner side by the faint curved crimson ante- 

 medial line and on outer by the similar postmedial line excurved at 

 middle ; a blackish terminal line except towards tornus. Hind 

 wing brilliant crimson, ^ith a broad yellow medial band defined 

 on inner side by the slight curved crimson antemedial line and on 

 outer by the similar postmedial line excuiwed at middle ; a black 

 terminal line except towards tornus ; cilia whitish at tips. Under- 

 side with the crimson paler and duller. 



Hah. Be. C. Africa, Mt. Mlanje (Neave), 2 S type. Exp. 

 20 mm. 



(21 a) JBosfra maciililinea, sp. n. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen white mixed with cupreous red and 

 irrorated with black, the abdomen suffused Avith black towards 

 extremity ; antennae white ringed with black ; fore tibise and the 

 tarsi black ringed with white. Fore wing cupreous red thickly 

 irrorated with black ; some white at base of inner margin ; ante- 

 medial line white defined on outer side by rather diffused black, 

 slightly waved ; the medial part of costa with white points with 

 blackish between them ; postmedial line white defined on inner 

 side by diffused black and forming a small white spot at discal 

 fold and larger spot in submedian interspace, slightly waved, ex- 

 curved at middle and incurved in submedian interspace ; a black 

 terminal line ; cilia white with blackish lines at base and middle 



