neio African Heterocera. 561 



Type in njy collection. 



Near G. iiiferma, Swinhoe^ but tiie 5ark areas are difFeient, 

 this being specially marked on tlie underside. 



Geodena leona, sp. n. , 



Head grey with a yellow spot between the antennae on the 

 frons ; thorax and abdomen pale grey. Primaries white for 

 the basal half; costa entirely dark grey, thus reducing the 

 white area ; a slight indentation into the brown area occurs 

 near the angle of vein 2, a longish waved dash beyond the 

 cell, constricted for its lower half. Secondaries entirely 

 white, except the apex to vein 4, and from vein 3 to the 

 angle, which are broadly dark grey. 



? . Like the male, but with the waved dash beyond the 

 cell much larger. 



Expanse, J' 40, $ 44 mm. 



Hab. Oni (Lagos). 



Types in the Hope Museum. 



Near G. surrendra, Swinhoe. 



LasiocampidaB. 

 Taragama pulchristriata^ sp. n. 



cJ . Head rufons, hairs tipped with pale ochreons and grey ; 

 antennpe pale tawny ; thorax dark rufous, centre of prothorax 

 pale grey ; abdomen rufous. Primaries with base and 

 tornal area yellowish, rest of wing pinkish rufous with veins 

 yellowish ; from the apex to tiie middle of the inner margin 

 is a broad curbed band composed of three stripes, separated 

 from each other by dark rufous lines, the two outside stripes 

 are pinkish, the middle stripe having a yellowish tawny iiue, 

 this band is -edged externally with yellowish ; termen rufous. 

 Secondaries uniformly rufous. 



Expanse 52 mm. 



Hah. Oni (Lagos) ; May. 



Type in the Hope Museum. 



Tiie larva of this pretty species .was found on April 16th ; 

 on the 22nd of the same moiitii it began to spin, and tiie 

 imago appeared on May 8th. The cocoon is a very flimsy 

 structure, evidently made of the hairs of the caterpillar loosely 

 woven together into a fine network, in which the change 

 takes place, but the network is so loose and fine that the pupa 

 can be seen easily in all its parts. 



Anadiasa Uneadentata, sp. n. 

 cJ. Head and thorax reddish brown, abdomen browner 



