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  Mr. 
  G. 
  T. 
  Bethune-Baker 
  on 
  

  

  Geometridae. 
  

  

  BOABMINJE. 
  

  

  Terina 
  sangainarea 
  } 
  sp. 
  n. 
  

  

  c? 
  . 
  Head, 
  thorax, 
  and 
  abdomen 
  black 
  ; 
  head 
  with 
  a 
  white 
  

   dot 
  between 
  the 
  antennre 
  and 
  over 
  each 
  eye 
  ; 
  thorax 
  with 
  

   rows 
  of 
  segmental 
  spots, 
  viz., 
  a 
  dorsal, 
  dorsal 
  lateral, 
  and 
  ven- 
  

   tral 
  lateral 
  row. 
  Both 
  wings 
  deep 
  black 
  with 
  blood-red 
  spots. 
  

   Primaries 
  with 
  two 
  spots 
  in 
  the 
  cell 
  and 
  one 
  at 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  

   the 
  cell, 
  a 
  basal 
  dash 
  followed 
  by 
  a 
  small 
  spot 
  below 
  the 
  cell, 
  

   an 
  irregular 
  spot 
  below 
  the 
  angle 
  of 
  vein 
  2, 
  a 
  small 
  spot 
  

   between 
  2 
  and 
  3, 
  and 
  another 
  between 
  3 
  and 
  4, 
  these 
  two 
  

   being 
  nearer 
  the 
  termen. 
  Secondaries 
  with 
  most 
  of 
  the 
  cell 
  

   broadly 
  red, 
  a 
  spot 
  below 
  vein 
  2, 
  another 
  between 
  2 
  and 
  3, 
  

   nearer 
  the 
  termen 
  and 
  between 
  3 
  and 
  4, 
  above 
  this 
  a 
  large 
  

   quadrate 
  one. 
  Female 
  just 
  like 
  the 
  male, 
  only 
  the 
  red 
  spots 
  

   are 
  larger. 
  

  

  Expanse, 
  $ 
  40, 
  ? 
  43 
  mm. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  N'Dalla 
  Tando, 
  2700 
  feet 
  ; 
  September. 
  

  

  Types 
  in 
  my 
  collection. 
  

  

  Pitthea 
  subflaveola, 
  sp. 
  n. 
  

  

  <$ 
  . 
  Head, 
  thorax, 
  and 
  abdomen 
  black, 
  ventral 
  surface 
  of 
  

   abdomen 
  and 
  face 
  yellowish. 
  Both 
  wings 
  black. 
  Primaries 
  

   with 
  a 
  small 
  hyaline 
  spot 
  in 
  the 
  cell 
  and 
  two 
  larger 
  hyaline 
  

   spots 
  below 
  the 
  cell, 
  the 
  lower 
  one 
  being 
  elliptical 
  and 
  much 
  

   larger 
  than 
  the 
  upper 
  quadrate 
  one. 
  Underside 
  : 
  primaries 
  

   as 
  the 
  upperside. 
  Secondaries 
  chrome-yellow 
  with 
  a 
  narrow 
  

   black 
  termen 
  and 
  broader 
  black 
  apex. 
  

  

  Expanse 
  38 
  mm. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  Malange, 
  W. 
  Africa 
  ; 
  October. 
  

  

  Type 
  in 
  my 
  collection. 
  

  

  Near 
  P. 
  riibriplaga, 
  Warr. 
  

  

  Geodena 
  robusta, 
  sp. 
  n. 
  

  

  $ 
  . 
  Head 
  and 
  collar 
  yellow 
  with 
  a 
  central 
  grey 
  stripe, 
  

   thorax 
  grey, 
  abdomen 
  whitish 
  grey 
  ; 
  legs 
  dark 
  grey. 
  Both 
  

   wings 
  white, 
  with 
  greyish-brown 
  areas. 
  Primaries 
  with 
  costa 
  

   brown, 
  the 
  outer 
  half 
  (or 
  nearly 
  half) 
  greyish 
  brown, 
  with 
  a 
  

   small 
  white 
  excavation 
  between 
  veins 
  2 
  and 
  3, 
  a 
  small 
  

   irregular 
  white 
  patch 
  in 
  this 
  area 
  beyond 
  the 
  cell. 
  Secondaries 
  

   entirely 
  white 
  except 
  at 
  the 
  apex, 
  which 
  is 
  greyish 
  brown, 
  

   extending 
  along 
  the 
  termen 
  to 
  vein 
  4. 
  

  

  Expanse 
  42 
  mm. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  Cassualalla, 
  N. 
  Angola 
  (Ansorge). 
  

  

  