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inner margin ; the veins crossing the white band are pale 

 brown, the fringe pale brown : secondaries pale yellow, 

 slightly darker along the inner margin. The head and 

 thorax pale brown ; abdomen darker yellow than the second- 

 aries ; antennai black. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Hah. East Africa, Delagoa Bay (jSIus, Druce). 



Both sexes of this species are in the National Collection ; 

 the female is considerably larger than the male, but in other 

 respects it is very similar. 



Lymantria Thomsoni, sp. n. 



Female. — Primaries pale brownish fawn-colour, with a large 

 silvery-white spot at the end of the cell, beyond which are 

 several small silvery-white dots ; the fringe pale brown : 

 secondaries semihyaline brownish white. The head, thorax, 

 and abdomen pale brownish fawn-colour. 



Expanse 2j inches. 



Hah. West Africa, Mongo-ma-Lobah {3Ius. Druce). 



Lymantria hera, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries pale brown, crossed from the costal to 

 the inner margin by zigzag black lines ; a rather large 

 brownish-black spot near the anal angle and one above on 

 the outer margin ; the fringe alternately black and pale brown : 

 secondaries cream-colour, with the fringe alternately black 

 and cream-colour. Antennae black ; the head, thorax, and 

 abdomen brown. — Female very similar to the male, but with 

 the secondaries pale brown. 



Expanse, (J I5, ? H inch. 



Hah. East Africa, Dar-es-Salaara {Mas. Druce). 



(Ecura Whitei, sp. n. 



Female. — Primaries brown, with a large greyish-white 

 spot near the apex, and the inner margin from the base to 

 the anal angle broadly bordered with greyish white, dentated 

 on the inner side : secondaries dull brown ; the fringes of 

 both wings brown. The head, antennee, and collar brown; 

 the thorax and tegulee greyish white ; the abdomen and legs 

 brown. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Bab. West Africa, Old Calabar ( White, Mus. Druce) . 



This species is allied to 0. Goodii, Holland. 



