306 Sir G. F. Hampson on mio 



discal fold from before middle of cell to termen ; a stronger fascia 

 below tbe cell and vein 4 to towards termen with an ochreous tinge 

 below it ; the inner area irrorated with blackish brown ; the ter- 

 minal area with black-brown streaks in the interspaces to submedian 

 fold. Hind wing glossy white suffused with brown except on basal 

 and inner area ; cilia white. Underside of fore wing reddish brown ; 

 hind wing with the costal and terminal areas suffused with reddish 

 brown. 



2 • Antennae wholly blackish ; thorax with more black on 

 dorsum ; fore wing with strong black fascia on costa, the fasciae 

 in discal fold and below the cell much stronger. 



Hab. Br. C. Africa, Mt. Mlanje (Neave), 4 3 , 5 $ type. 

 Exp., d 34, $ 48 mm. 



(8e) Charltona albimixtalis, sp. n. 



Head, tegulae, and prothorax white, the sides of tegulae and 

 patagia red-brown mixed with black-brown, the dorsum of thorax 

 and abdomen white mixed with red-brown ; antennae red-brown ; 

 palpi black-brown , pectus and legs black-brown mixed with whitish. 

 Fore wing rufous, the discal fold from middle of cell with a black- 

 brown fascia mixed with white interrupted by an ill-defined white 

 discoidal spot; the submedian interspace and interspaces of terminal 

 area with black-brown fasciae mixed with white. Hind wing white, 

 the terminal half suffused with cupreous brown ; cilia white mixed 

 with rufous and with slight rufous line near base. Underside of 

 fore wing and the hind wing except on basal area suffused with 

 red-brown. 



Hah. Gambia {Dudgeon'), 1 $ ; Gold Coast, Aburi {John- 

 son), 1 8 ; N. Nigeria, Zungeru (Macjie), 2 $ , Ilorin {Macjie), 

 1 $ type. Exp. 36-46 mm. 



(9 a) Charltona albidalis, sp. n. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen white, the last with the 2nd and 3rd 

 segments dorsally tinged with fulvous ; antennae rufous except 

 above ; palpi and legs slightly tinged with rufous. Fore wing 

 glossy white, the inner half sparsely irrorated with elongate brown 

 scales ; a slight brownish fascia in base of submedian fold and 

 a fascia in discal fold from middle of cell to termen ; a terminal 

 series of blackish points. Hind wing glossy white ; a slight dark 

 terminal line to submedian fold. Underside of fore wing and costal 

 area of hind wing tinged with red-brown except towards termen. 



Hal. Sierra Leone, Freetown (Quinton), 1 c? ; Sudan, White 

 Nile, Gabt el Megahid {Dunn), 1 d\ 1 $ type. Exp. 30-40 mm. 



(9 b) Charltona argyrastis, sp. n. 



5 . Head and thorax silvery white mixed with some blackish ; 

 abdomen silvery white tinged with red-brown ; antennae blackish ; 

 palpi, pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen suffused with 



