210 Sir Gr. F. Hampson on neio 



6077 a. Hoplotarache albida, sp. n. 

 S . Head and thorax wliite ; antenna brownish ; fore 

 tihise and the tarsi fuscous ringed with white, the mid tibial 

 with two nale fuscous bands ; abdomen white, dorsally tmged 

 with ochreous. Fore wing silvery white; a diffused ante- 

 medial band formed by vellow scales; orbicular and reni- 

 form pale brown, small, round ; terminal area cupreous 

 red-brown tinged with violaceous grey except at apex, some 

 olive-yellow on its inner edge and on terraeu except towards 

 apex ; traces of a white subterminal line except towards 

 costa,' angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle 

 and to tornus ; a fine brown terminal line defined on inner 

 side by white; cilia white. Hind wing white with a slight 

 l)rowuish tinge at apex. Underside of fore wing tinged with 

 brown except the inner area. 



Hab. N. Nigeria, Zungeru {Macfie), 1 ^ type. Ji^xp. 

 20 mm. 



6138 a. Tarache dichroa, sp. n. 

 (J . Head and thorax bright yellow ; antennae black -brown; 

 i)alpi white witli blackish rings on second and third joints ; 

 lower part of frons brown ; pectus and legs white, the latter 

 irrorated with brown, the tarsi ringed with white; abdomen 

 icddish brown with ochreous segmental lines, the ventral 

 surface brownish white. Fore wing bright yellow extending 

 on costa to beyond middle and on inner margin to middle, 

 the terminal area black-brown irrorated with blue-grey ; 

 the yellow area defined by a black line with some white on 

 its inner side, oblique to vein 6, then incurved. Hind wnig 

 ochreous suffused with red-brown especially towards termen; 

 cilia brown at base, white at tips ; the underside white 

 tin"-ed with brown, a white patch on costal area before apex. 

 Hab. Sudan, Port Sudan {Mrs. IVaterjleld), 2 S type. 

 Exj). 10 mm. 



6153 a. Tarache vau-album, sp. n. 

 ? . Head and thorax white ; antennae fuscous ; fore tibise 

 and tarsi fuscous ringed with white ; alsdomen white, dorsally 

 tinged with fuscous except at base. Fore wing with ol)lique 

 olivc-grceu patch on basal costal area tinged with blue-grey 

 towards base and with excurved blue-grey line towards its 

 outer edge, the patch connected by olive-green suffusion 

 with the dark postmediul area; the b;is,il inner area silvery 

 white ; a large silvery-white V-shaped pntcli from medial 

 part of costa to median nervure, its outer arm obliqiie, a 



