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a slight curve from the costal margin ; upon the discocellulars 

 there is a small eye-spot, 2 mm. in diameter, consisting of a 

 yellow, a black, and a white ring surrounding a black centre. 

 Hindwing white from base to apex of cell, gradually becoming 

 dark-greyish drab, a sub-marginal white band edged outwardly 

 with pale yellow ; a small black spot at end of cell. Length : 

 forewing 40 mm., hindwing 29 mm. 



Only one specimen, a male, of this rare moth has been caught, 

 at the Kiboko river, British East Africa, on November 5, 1896. 



yEgocera ansorgei, sp. nov. 



It belongs to the family Agaristidse, and is closely allied to 

 ^gocera menete Cram., but has a narrower and differently 

 marked forewing. The hindwing as in ^gocera rubida Feld., 

 but the border and the central spot deeper in colour. 



Costal and inner margins are dusted over with creamy buff 

 scales ; nervules close to the fringe with metallic scales. 



It was caught at Muani in British East Africa on November 

 II, 1896. 



(F) Nine moths (described by Mr. W. Warren, M.A., F.E.S.) 

 Vide " Novitates Zoologicse," vol. iv. August 1897. 



Agraptochlora nigricornis, sp. nov. 



It belongs to the sub-family Geometrinae. 



Forewings : deep grass-green without markings ; costa deep 

 ochreous. Hindwings : wholly green. Face, palpi, and fore- 

 legs deep red ; antennae with the shaft reddish, pectinations 

 blackish ; thorax and base of abdomen deep green. Expanse : 

 24 millim. 



It was caught on Mombasa Island in October 1896. 



Eucrostes impimctata, sp. now 



It belongs to the sub-family Geometrinas. 



Forewings : apple-green, marginal line crimson, fringe 

 snow-white. Face and palpi red, thorax green, abdomen 

 ochreous with snow-white red-edged dorsal spots. Expanse : 

 15 millim. 



Caught several on Mombasa Island in October 1896. 



It is distinguished by the entire absence of the dark cell-spot. 



