Mr. H. Diuce on some new TIeterocera. 211 



white ; the collar yellow ; antennse Llack ; abdoineu deep 

 chrome-yellow, with a row of black spots down tiie middle. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Uab. South-east Africa, Pondoland {Mus. Druce), 



Spilarciia vittata, sp. n. 



31ale. — Primaries very pale brownish white, with three 

 square-shaped brown spots along the costal margin — the first 

 near the base, the second about the end of the cell, the third 

 near the apex ; the inner and outer margins thickly irrorated 

 with small brown scales. The underside with tlie brown 

 costal marks as above ; the wing shaded with pink from the 

 base to beyond the middle. Secondaries white, with the 

 inner margin shaded with pink ; a small black spot at the 

 end of the cell. The head, thorax, and base of the abdomen 

 brownish white, the abdomen pink above, brownish white on 

 the underside ; the antennse and legs pink. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Bab. West Africa, Mongo-ma-Lobah {Mus. Druce). 



Spilarctia radiosa, sp. n. 



Female. — Primaries cream-colour, crossed by two brown 

 > -shaped lines — the first near the base, the second beyond 

 the middle, extending from the costal margin to the end of 

 the cell, then to the outer margin ; several dark brown spots 

 near the apex and a marginal row of brown spots extending 

 from the apex to the anal angle : secondaries nearly white, 

 with a small black spot at the end of the cell ; two brown 

 spots close to the anal angle and one near the apex, and a 

 marginal row of minute brown dots at the apex, extending 

 partly round the outer margin. Underside of both wings 

 very similar to the upperside. Antennge black ; head very 

 pale yellow ; thorax cream-colour, spotted with black ; the 

 abdomen yellow, with a row of black spots on each side, the 

 underside of the abdomen brownish white. 



Expanse 3 inches. 



Hah. West Africa, Calabar {Mus. Druce). 



Spilarctia rava^ sp. n. 



Female. — Primaries pale brownish fawn-colour, thickly 

 irrorated with darker brown scales, which form two very 

 indistinct bands crossing the wing from the costal to the inner 

 margin : secondaries white, with a large black spot at the end 

 of the cell, two at the anal angle, and one close to the apex. 



