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wing being emarginate beneath ; cilia brown. Abdomen brown. 

 Legs ochreous, clouded with fuscous. Exp. al. 14 mm. 



Hob. Accra (Gold Coast), one specimen (Carter). 

 Type, $ , Mus. Wlsm. 



CONCHYLIN^E. 

 CONCHYLIS, Tr. 

 Conchylis trimeni, F. & E. 

 Malvern (Natal), one specimen (Boivker). 



[PL iii., fig. 5.] 

 C ~ Conchylis tricolor, sp. n. 



Antennae, simple; orange at the base, leaden beyond. Palpi 

 pale orange. Head leaden grey above; face orange. Thorax 

 transversely barred with orange in front, leaden grey in the middle, 

 and bright scarlet behind. Fore wings, costal and apical portions 

 orange, the extreme costal margin dotted irregularly throughout 

 with leaden grey ; a large reniform leaden grey spot before the 

 apex, not reaching the costa, but attenuated downwards to the 

 apical margin above the anal angle ; a large leaden grey patch ex- 

 tends from the base nearly to the anal angle, occupying three-fourths 

 of the width of the wing, and approaching the costa at its upper and 

 outer angle at two-thirds from the base, its upper and outer edges 

 irregularly sinuous and clearly defined, the outer edge somewhat 

 transverse, oblique ; this leaden patch contains three transverse 

 bright vermilion bars, not reaching to its upper edge, and a spot 

 of the same colour ; the first bar near the base touching the dorsal 

 margin is angulated outwards on the fold, the second bar tending 

 a little obliquely inwards from the middle of the dorsal margin is 

 attenuated (almost interrupted) at a point a little above the fold ; 

 the third bar starting erect from the dorsal margin is dilated and 

 bent a little inwards at half its length ; between the first and second 

 bars, and almost touching the orange costal border, lies a nearly 

 circular spot containing a few black scales before its upper edge, 

 which is narrowly margined with orange ; cilia orange. Neuration 

 7 and 8 from a common stem. Hind ivings with the costal mar- 

 gin depressed before, and the outer margin concave below, the 

 produced but obtusely pointed apex ; brownish fuscous ; cilia the 

 same, with a slight purplish gloss. Neuration 3 and 4 from a 

 common stem, as also 6 and 7. Abdomen brownish fuscous. 

 i. al. 10 iimi. 



