( 581 J 

 513. Temnora scitula (PI. VII. f. lU, cJ, tyjie). 



*n,,ilon si-itula Holland, Trnii.-<. .\i„fr. Ei,l. Sur. xvi. p. CO. ii, 7. t. 2. f. 4(1880) (Benita ; coll. 



Holland). 

 nindoskln scitiihi. Kirby, Oil. Lpp. Ihl. i. p. 1)42. n. 2 (18'.I2). 



c??. Palpi rather obtuse. Eye-lashes not heavy. Hinder edge of niidcoxal 

 mcrnm not carinitbrm. Long sj>nr of hindtibia about lialf the length of the first 

 tarsal segment. First segment of jialpns, middle of breast, and two basal abdominal 

 sternites more or less grey, sternites 3 to (3 with a conspicnons white apical mesial 

 spot, which is also jiresent on second sternite, bnt here less cons])icnons owing to 

 the greyish white scaling of this segment ; tergites with pale edges, which almost 

 develop ventrally into white tnfts. Distal margins of wings entire, hiudwing with 

 vestiges of teeth. Forewing bisinnate, rounded in middle, apex acnminate ; inter- 

 space between pair of antemedian lines posteriorly filled in with brown ; an oblicjue 

 brown discal band, sharj)ly defined proximally, narrowed in middle ; at its proximal 

 edge there stands before M- a creamy dash, followed beyond M- by vestiges of one 

 or two dots ; a round creamy dot ontside the band before W ; a pnstdiscal costal 

 brown triangular patch, sometimes prolonged to end of M', a brown marginal 

 triangnlar spot SC* — Sf'"' followed by a broader marginal band ending in a point at 

 R". Hiudwing dark walnnt brown, with a paler postdiscal narrow band, distal 



margin deeper brown. Underside : a greyish brown border to both wings; 



forewing deeper brown than hindwing, with a subapical costal tawny-buff Innnle, a 

 round creamy dot before I{^, and an interrupted creamy line between M' and SM-. 

 Hindwing more greyish ferruginous, postdiscal interspace brighter. 



S. Abdominal sceut-tuft bntf. Tenth tergite (PI. XLIV. f. ■")3) rather broad, 

 not compressed, apex round ; sternite triangular, apex obtuse. Harpe (PI. L. f 17) 

 with a slender and straight process. Penis-sheath (PI. LVI. f. 0) with a raised and 

 cnrved patch of teeth, the right edge of the patch projecting, cariniform, dentate, 

 the patch iiot extended to apex at left side. 



Huh. West Africa. 



In coll. Holland and the British Musenm from Benita. In coll. Oberthlir one 

 small S from Jiolodorf, (Auneroons (C'onradt). la the Berlin Museum 1 ? from 

 Togoland. Also in coll. Druce. 



Easily recognised by tin' ronnd dot ]{- — K'' on forewing. 



i"il4. Temnora eranga fl'l. VII. f 17, 3. type). 



*(lrijt„n friiiHin Holland, 7'r-/«-. Aiun: I'.i^t. S,„: x^i. ]i. I'.l. n. 10. t, 2. f . 7 (, ? ) C'*^**^) (Kangwf"', 



Ogowi' : -coll. Holland). 

 IjI„iI,imI<i rriiiii/(i, Kirby, Oil. Ltji. Ihl. i. p. (Ml' n. .'i ( I8'.I2). 



(^ ? . Rather close to. 'sc/^//'/. I'ndcrside (jf )ia.l|ins, breast, and first two abdominal 



Hfcrnites whitish ; the other sternites with white ajiical mesial spots. Forewing less 



elongate than in xritnln ; oblii|ue discal band narrower posteriorly ; no round creamy 

 discal dot, but there is a j)ale mark resembling the number 7 at the proximal side 

 of the band before hinder angle; antemedian lines not distinclly filleil in with 

 brown, discal linos more obviously dentate than in m-itiihi. Hndcrside jialer, 

 especially along marginal band, wlnirc there is a series of j'alc spots, of which the 

 costal one on forewing is enlarged. 



i. Tenth tergite (PI. XLIV. f. ."i2) very much slenderer thiin in srilida- 



