562 Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker on 



and paler. Primaries reddish brown, with an oblique dentate 

 dark atitemedian line ; postmedian dark line strongly curved 

 in the upper radial area^ then slightly waved, a subterminal 

 black dentate line, consisting of a series of internervular 

 dentations. Secondaries much paler than primaries. 



Expanse 28 mm. 



Hah. N'Dalla Tando, 2700 feet (Angola) ; December 

 [Ans-^rge). 



Type in my collection. 



Chry so psyche mirifica, Btl. 



One example of tliis species is in the Hope Museum from 

 Lagos, the larva of which was found on April 7th ; this spun 

 its cocoon on Ajuil 17tli, and the perfect insect emerged on 

 May 1st, The cocoon is spun on the upper side of a leaf and 

 is perfectly elliptical in shape, of a close fine texture, and of 

 a bright sulphur-yellow, the hairs (? of the larva) being so 

 closely and finely woven into the texture as to give it quite 

 a cloth-like surface. 



Chrysopsyche albicilia, sp. n. 



^ . Frons deep cream-colour, as also are the shafts of the 

 antennas, with blackish pectinations, closely covered with 

 olive-green hairs on a yellow foundation with a yellowish 

 central patch at the back ; abdomen dark grey, with long- 

 proximal segments covered with long olive-green hairs and 

 with a yellow anal extremity. Primaries pale yellowish 

 tawny, densely covered with olive-green, fine, hair-like 

 scales for the basal half, and with ordinary dark grey scales 

 for the outer half ; an oblique dark antemedian line angled 

 near the costa, a more oblique dark median line similarly 

 angled. Secondaries very dark brownish grey, with white 

 fringes and with basal tufts of long olive-green hairs. 



Expanse 40 mm. 



Hah, Lagos ; May. 



Type in the Hope Museum. 



The larva of this specimen was found in April, pupation 

 took place on the 22nd of that month, whilst the imago 

 emerged on the 3rd of May. The pupa is enveloped in a 

 fine hairy case, the hairs sufficiently sparse to show the pupa 

 through. 



Chrysopsyche ladhuryi, sp. n. 



S . Head and thorax pinkish brown, abdomen darker with 

 golden-red anal tuft. Primaries pale pinkish brown, with 



