388 Sir G. F. TTanip'<on o« new Pjrall'lae 



(49.) Argyractis metazonalis, sp. n. 



J . Head and thorax white almost entirely suflfused with 

 fuscous ; third joint of palpi, tibiae, and tarsi white ; abdomen 

 whitish, with the base, terminal segments, and slight seg- 

 mental lines fuscous. Fore wing white almost entirely 

 suffused with fuscous brown; a black rliscoidal lunule; an 

 obliquely curved black band from costa before apex to 

 middle of inner margin ; a curved subterminal line from 

 below apex ; a terminal fulvous band defined by brown lines ; 

 cilia broMii with l)lack line through them, and black points 

 towards apex. Hind wing white with subbasal and post- 

 mcdial l)l.;ck bands, the latter arising from below costa; a 

 terminal fulvous band edged by black lines and with two 

 white and black ocelli below apex ; cilia whitish with a black 

 line through them. 



Ilab. Brazil, Sao Paulo. Exp. 18 mm. Type in Coll. 

 Rothschild. 



(50.) Argyractis niyerialis, sp. n. 



Fuscous black ; abdomen with slight pale segmental dorsal 

 bands. Fore wing with traces of oblique paler medial line 

 slightly excurved at median nervure ; a diffused black dis- 

 coidal spot ; a more distinct pale postmedial line oblique 

 from costa to vein 3 near terraen, then strongly dentate in- 

 wards and excurved again ; an obscure apical fulvous patch 

 with dark-edged leaden band on it from below costa to 

 vein 5 and a small fulvous patch above tornus. Hind wing 

 with obscure fulvous patch in cell and diffused black dis- 

 coidal spot with indistinct pale sinuous line from it to inner 

 margin ; a dark-edged pale postmedial line angled outwards 

 below costa and at vein I, the area beyond it black with a 

 fulvous terminal baud with four silver and black ocelli 

 on it. 



Hub. Nigeria, Warri [Rotli) , 1 J type. E.cp. 16 mm. 



(51.) Argyractis lencostrialis, sp. n. 



J . Head and thorax black -brown ; ahdomen whitish with 

 diflused black-brown bands; legs whitish and black-brown. 

 Fore wing black-brown ; a whitish antemedial band formed 

 by short streaks in the interspaces; a small white diseoidal 

 lunule ; a whitish medial band formed by streaks in the 

 interspaces from cell to inm-r margin ; a curved postmedial 

 band formed by short white streaks in the interspaics 

 between veins 7 and 3, a bar in submediau interspace and 

 point above inner margin ; a subterminal band formed by 



