On new A/riain Lppidoptera. 339 



Tjipp. B.M. 6. 7. 5. 10 ( c^ ad.) . Collected by Capt. M.iar.s 

 at ("liinlijit, L. Chiiulwin, on llltli January, lOO(J. 



The very much greyer general coloration of this race will 

 enable it to be easily recognized. 



XLVII. — Descriptions of African Lepidoptera. 

 By George T. Betiiune-Baker, F.L.S,, F.Z.S. 



Family Lycsenidae. 

 Pentila Catori, sp. n. 



($ . Head, antennoe, and prothorax black; metathorax 

 brownish ; abdomen ochreous. Botli wings straw-colour : 

 primaries with tlie costa dark brown nearly to the costal vein, 

 conHnent with the very broad blackish apex and terraen ; a 

 small black spot above the cell in front of vein 11, with one 

 behnv it in the cell; these spots are inclined to be fugitive ; 

 a black spot at the end of the cell : secondaries with a small 

 blackish spot above the cell near its middle ; a black spot at 

 the end of the cell ; termen broadly brown from vein 6 to 

 vein 3. Underside with the spots and markings sliowin''- 

 through, and, in addition, the secondaries have a spot below 

 the angle of vein 3 and a subterminal curved series of seven 

 black spots which show through slightly on the upper surface. 

 ? . Like the male, but whiter. In the secondaries the 

 subterminal series of spots are as prominent on the upperside 

 as on the underside. Under surface as in the male, but with 

 a postmedial series of five or six spots which show slightly 

 through the dark area of the upper surface. 



Expanse, $ 44, ? 48 mm. 



Huh. Kabba Province, N. Nigeria ; September. 



Type in Cator^s collection. 



Liptena lihyssa orientalis, subsp. n. 



(J . Similar to L. lihyssa on the upperside. Underside 

 with the secondaries blackish spotted with cream-colour, 

 instead of cream spotted with black ; a large irregular creamy 

 basal blotch, followed by another large spot in the radial area, 

 above which is a round costal spot, and below it two spots 

 (one at its inner and the other at its outer angle) extendins 

 nearl}' to the inner margin ; an obscure series of postmedial 

 dots ; a largish terminal spot below the apex, below wiiicli are 



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