54 Sir G. F. Hampson on new 



series of black points. Hind wing glossy white with a fine dark 

 terminal line to vein 2. Underside of fore wing and costal area of 

 hind wing suffused with reddish brown. 



Hal. N. Nigeria, Minna (Macfie), 3 6 type. Exp. 20 mm. 



(28,) Diatrcea argyrolepia, sp. n. 



S . Head and thorax fulvous yellow tinged with dark brown ; 

 abdomen whitish tinged with ochreous brown ; palpi suffused with 

 dark brown ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen suffused 

 with ochreous brown. Fore wing fulvous yellow irrorated with 

 black-brown and metallic silver scales ; some dark brown suffusion 

 on basal costal area and more or less distinct dark streaks on basal 

 area above and below discal and submedian folds ; a more or less 

 complete medial series of small black spots with metallic silver 

 scales on them defined on outer side b}^ a fulvous line, excurved to 

 lower angle of cell, then incurved ; the postmedial area with black 

 streaks in the interspaces or black suffusion irrorated with silver 

 scales except towards costa and inner margin ; a curved fulvous 

 yellow subterminal line defined on outer side by black points with 

 silver scales on them ; a terminal series of small black spots 

 intersected by yellow on the veins; cilia fuscous suffused with 

 metallic silver. Hind wing creamy white faintly tinged Avith 

 brown ; a terminal series of slight black striae to vein 2. Under- 

 side suffused with dark reddish brown except on inner area of hind 

 wing. 



$ . Fore wing yellow diffused with rufous and irrorated with 

 dark brown, without the dark suffusion and streaks, the medial 

 series of spots sometimes almost obsolete, the subterminal series 

 and the terminal series of points distinct ; the underside of fore 

 wing and costal area of hind wing suffused with pale red-brown 

 except on terminal area. 



Hal. Gold Coast, Bibianaha (Spurrell), 1 3 , 3 2 > Kumasi 

 (Sanders), 1 $ ; S. Nigeria (Dudgeon), 1 $ ; Br. E. Africa, 

 Victoria Nyanza, Port Ugowe (Johnston), 1 § ; Be. C. Africa, 

 Mt. Mlanje (Neave), 2 6 , 4 $ type ; Portuguese E. Africa, 

 Port Amelia (Beste), 1 6 , Kola Valley (Neave), 2 $ , Euo Valley 

 (Neave), 1 $ ; Natal, 1 $ , Weenen, 1 6 , Durban (Leigh), 1 $ ; 

 Cape Colont, Annshaw (Miss F. Barrett), 1 6 , 1 ? . Exp., 

 (3 20, § 20-30 mm. 



(29) Diatrcea mesoplagalis, sp. n. 



Head and thorax pale ochreous, the patagia irrorated with black ; 

 abdomen creamy white tinged with ochreous ; antennae blackish 

 except above ; palpi with black mixed ; legs irrorated with black. 

 Fore wing pale ochreous irrorated with black, the inner and 

 terminal areas less strongly irrorated, the costal area tinged with 

 rufous ; a curved maculate medial band from just below costa to 

 submedian fold irrorated with silver defined by black and with a 

 patch of black suffusion beyond it ; two slight black discoidal spots 



