532 Mr. G. T. Betliune-Baker on 



and a red spot on the dorsum, ventral surface of tins segment 

 banded with white ; the remaining segments barred laterally 

 with metallic-blue on both dorsal and ventral portions ; 

 similar coloured small spots on the centre of the dorsum also ; 

 on each side of the dorsum is a deep black stripe dividing all 

 the markings as described. Both wings brownish black, with 

 straw-yellow hyaline patches. Primaries with a large spot 

 below the cell and a small one in it ; a series of four con- 

 fluent spots beyond the cell divided by the veins, the two 

 upper small, the two lower large spots. Secondaries with a 

 small basal elongated spot in the cell and one below it, a very 

 large spot beyond the cell extending into the angles of 

 vein 3. 



Expanse 52 mm. 



Hah. Entebbe, Uganda ; December (Jackson). 



Type in ray collection. 



Metarctia rosacea, sp. n. 



(^ . Antennse cream-colour. Head, palpi, thorax, abdomen, 

 and legs pale pink. Both wings pink. Primaries marked 

 with very pale brownish, a subbasal angled stripe across the 

 cell and fold, followed by a curved one in the cell and into 

 the interneural area of veins 2 and 3, a mark across the end 

 of the cell ; a postmedian waved fascia confluent with the 

 interneural brownish area between veins 2 and 3 ; veins 

 brownish ; fringes pale brown. Secondaries very pale pink 

 with pink fringes. 



Expanse 37 mm. 



Hab. N'Dalla Tando, N. Angola, 2700 feet ; December 

 {Ansorge). 



Type in my collection, 



Metarctia pallens, sp. n. 



^ , Palpi and antennae brown ; head, thorax, and abdomen 

 dirty yellowish. Legs brown. Primaries very pale washed- 

 out straw-colour, with the costa and upper margin of cell 

 brown ; a brown angled dash across the end of the cell, a 

 broadish brown stripe, rather indefinite as to area, along 

 vein 1 a. Secondaries palest straw-colour, inclined to be 

 hyaline about the cell. 



Expanse 40 mm. 



Hah. N'Dalla Tando, N. Angola, 2700 feet ; November 

 [Ansorge). 



Type in my collection. 



Metarctia diversa, sp. n. 

 (J . Palpi and antennaj brown ; head pale pinkish brown ; 



