320 UNDER THE AFRICAN SUN 



spots lintar, the one behind vein 2 extending to tip of tail 

 obviously bordered grey outwardly. 



Length of forewing 40 mm. Length of hindwing from base 

 of cell to tip of tail 41 mm. 



Hab. Kasokwa, Unyoro, i' caught on the 2nd of November 

 1897. 



Buncea ansorgei Rothsch., sp. nov. 



$ Allied to B. acetcs, Wester., from West Africa. Wings 

 above grey, without sprinkling of black scales. Forewing with 

 a small vitreous spot at the end of the cell, barely 2 mm. in 

 width ; an irregular, indistinct, blackish-grey band across middle 

 of cell to inner margin, the cellular portion lunate, bordered 

 greyish-w^hite outwardly; a greyish-black line from apex of 

 wing to inner margin as in acetes, but much thinner, bordered 

 outwardly bv a broad band of greyish-white scaling which is 

 convex between the veins. Hindwing without band in basal 

 half ; the eye as in acetes, but the outer ring greyish- white, with- 

 out pinkish tint ; black band beyond eye thinner than in acetes, 

 contiguous with the eye from second discoidal to tirst median 

 nervule ; costal area from base to band and eye brighter red 

 than in acetes, the red not extending beyond middle of cell and 

 upper discoidal vein respectively. Underside whitish-grey, with 

 a slight butBsh tint. Forewing red beyond cell from base to 

 near post-discal blackish-brown line, the latter much thinner 

 than in acetes ; no black irregular mark at basal side of vitreous 

 spot, but a very obscure, rather broad, brownish band from 

 costal margin straight across the vitreous spot to inner margin. 

 Hindwing, a tiny black dot between costal and subcostal 

 nervures near base, as in acetes, the obscure median band of 

 forewing continued across hindwing, here situated at the basal 

 side of the small vitreous spot ; outer discal line much narrower 

 than in acetes. 



Head and legs as in acetes ; thorax above and below con- 

 colorous with base of wings ; abdomen with a yellowish tint at 

 the edges, below slightly darker grey than breast ; first joint 

 of antennae white as in acetes ; apical processes of joints shorter 

 than in acetes. 



Hab. Eldoma Ravine, 22nd March 1898; i ?. 



