l04 Miss E. M. Sharpe on new African Lycgeniclse. 



margin and joins tlie otiier two bars, making a large black 

 patch between the first median nervure and the submedian 

 nervurc at the anal angle ; this patch has a little yellow in 

 which are two black spots. 



On the underside of the fore wing there is an additional 

 white ppot near the apical portion of the wing. 



Exp. 37 millim. 



llah. Sierra Leone. 



Genus Zeritis. 

 Zeritis leonina^ sp. n. 



Similar to C. harpax^ Fabr., but is a much paler yellow, 

 with a very broad black border to the hind margin and costal 

 margin, and very black at the base of the fore wing. 



The hind Aving has no black border, the wing being entirely 

 yellow with the exception of black at the base and a black 

 streak near the first subcostal nervule. There are two deli- 

 cate tails. 



Tiie underside of the fore wing is a very pale yellow, 

 changing to a pale brown near the apical portion and having 

 the hind margin a deep reddish yellow. There is a row of six 

 silver spots along the inner side of this red marginal border, 

 two small silver spots near the base, a silver black and reddish- 

 yellow-bordered streak across the wing rather before the 

 middU', with a shorter similar streak on each side of it (the 

 outer one interrupted), and a quadrate spot between tliis and 

 the marginal series of spots. The costal margin is slightly 

 touched with reddish yellow. 



The hind Aving is more or less suffused with deep reddish 

 yellow, with bars and spots of silver enclosed by very tine 

 black lines. Tliere is a large black spot at the anal angle of 

 the wing. 



Exp. '1'^ millim. 



Hah. Sierra Leone. 



Zeritis fallax^ sp. n. 



The undersiclc resembles that of Z. lotifmhriata, but it lias 

 the ground-colour slightly darker rufous-brown ; all the 

 markings are silver, with thin black outlines; there is a com- 

 plete row of spots on a dark hind marginal border. 



The upi)erside is a deep purplish blue, with the costa, hind 

 margin, and a|>ical ]ioition of the fore wing black. 



The hind wing has some blue in the centre of the wing, 

 with a black costa and fringe; iVom the tirst median nervule 



