It32 Sir G. F. Hampsoii on new 



4675 a. Bvsseola mesophaa, sp. n. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen pale ])ro\yn mixed with black; 

 pectus, mid and hind legs and ventral surface of abdomen 

 pale brown. Fore wing pale brown irroratcd with blackish, 

 the media) area suffused with l)lack ; diffused reddish-brown 

 fasciae in submedian fold and in discal fold beyond the cell ; 

 subbasal line black, from costa to submedian fold; ante- 

 medial line rather diffused, black defined on inner side by 

 whitish, waved, oblique to submedian fold ; orbicular and 

 reniform with indistinct whitish annuli, the former round ; 

 in indistinct diffused sinuous black medial line; postmedial 

 line black defined on outer side by whitish, produced to 

 slight streaks on the veins, oblique to vein 5, then incurved ; 

 subterminal line formed by small blackish lunules defined 

 on outer side by whitish, angled outwards at vein 7 ; a 

 terminal series of black strise and fine pale line at base of 

 cilia. Hind wing white tinged with reddish brown; the 

 underside with small blackisli discoidal spot, indistinct })ost- 

 medial line with minute black streaks at the veins, and 

 terminal series of black striie. 



Hub. N. Nigeria, Minna {Macjie^, 5 J" > 1 ? type. Exp. 

 26 mm. 



4675 b. Busseola cuprescens, sp. n. 



cJ . Head and thorax cupreous brown mixed witli ochreous ; 

 antennae, palpi, and legs brown ; tarsi ringed with white ; 

 abdomen ochreous suffused with brown. Fore wing oclircous 

 suffused with cupreous brown.; an antemedial dark point 

 on vein 1 ; some dark scales beyond lower angle of cell; 

 a slight oblique dark subterminal shade arising from termeu 

 below apex. Hind wing white with a very faint brownish 

 tinge; the underside with the costal area more strongly 

 tinged with br(jwn. 



IJab. N. Nigeria, Minna {Macfie), 2 S type. Exp. 

 20 mm. 



4675 c. Busseola holoscota, sp. n. 



J . Head, thorax, and abdomen dark brown slightly 

 mixed witli grey; tarsi ringed with white. Fore wing dark 

 brown slightly mixed with grey; a very slight black streak 

 in medial i)art of sul)median fold ; some reddish at base of 

 inner n)argin ; a white point at lower angle of cell with a 

 few black scales round it. Hind wing dark brown ; cilia 

 grey-brown; the underside greyish brown. 



Hab. N. NioicRiA, Minna {Mnrjle), 2 J type. Exp. 

 22 mm. 



