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near base to beyond middle, its apex extending just into the cell, 

 separated bv an oblique whitish band from a triangular black patch 

 berond the cell, its base restins: on the discal fold and vein 6 and 

 its acute apex below the submedian fold, defined on outer side by 

 a white line ; the inner area and the postmedial area below vein 

 rufous ; an oblique black shade from aj^ex diffused below, then a 

 subterminal series of minute black spots with a rather diffused 

 waved blackish line beyond them ; the termen grey with slight 

 blackish streaks in the interspaces ; a fine waved black terminal 

 line ; cilia pale brownish with a slight dark shade at middle and 

 whitish tips. Hind wing pale reddish brown ; a fuscous terminal 

 shade, broad at apex, narrowing to a point at termen at sub- 

 median fold and leaving some grey-brown on middle of termen ; 

 a fine dark terminal line ; cilia brownish grey, fuscous at apex. 

 ITnderside of both wings fuscous grey, the terminal areas fuscous 

 with a paler band before them. 



Hah. Br. E. Africa, Ravirondo, Up. Nzoia K. {Neave), 1 c^ 

 type. Exji. 48 millim. 



7805. Parachalciope mahura. 



Chalciope mahura, Feld. Eeis. Nov. pi. 117. f. 13 (1874) 

 Chalciope ditrigona, Hmpsn. P. Z. S. 1910, p. 424, pi. xxxvii. f. 5. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen brownish ochreous mixed with some 

 fuscous. Fore wing greyish ochreous tinged with red-brown and 

 irrorated with fuscous ; a velvety black ti'iangular mark defined by 

 silvery white, its angles on vein 1 near base and beyond middle and 

 its apex on median nervure ; another velvet}^ black triangular patch 

 defined by silvery white on postmedial area, its angles on disco- 

 cellulars, at vein 7 below apex and above vein 1 towards tornus ; 

 two brown subterminal lines bent outwards to apex ; a terminal 

 series of black points ; cilia whitish with a fuscous line near base. 

 Hind wing grey suffused with l)rown ; a fuscous subterminal shade 

 from apex to vein 2 ; a terminal series of black points ; cilia whitish 

 witli a fuscous line from apex to vein 2 ; the underside white tinged 

 with brown and irrorated with fuscous except on inner area, a faint 

 curved pale postmedial shade from eosta to vein 2. 



Hah. Br. E. Africa, Kilima'njaro, Taveta Eorest (Hannhig- 

 ton), 1 (S ; Br. C. Africa, Zomba {JoTinston), 1 6; N.E. Kho- 

 DESIA, E. Luangwa Distr., Petauke {Neave), 1 S type ditrigona; 

 Natal, Durban, type f 2 "i Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 42 millim. 



7806. Parachalciope monoplaneta, n. sp. 

 (Plate CCXXII. fig. 23.) 



2 . Head, thorax, and abdomen pale brownish ochreous ; an- 

 tennse, 3rd joint of ])alpi, and legs rather browner. Fore wing pale 

 ochreous tinged with brown ; a small oblique triangular antemedial 



