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175. Amata edvardsi, insert (syn.) : — 

 Syntomis taiwana, Miyake, Annot. Zool. Jap. vi. 2, p. 81 (1907). 



17-3 a. Amata congener. (Plate II. fig. 31.) 

 Syntomis congener, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) viii. p. 168 (1901). 



§ . Blue-black ; antennae white at tips ; teguhe, except at 

 middle and sides of neck, orange; pectus with lateral orange 

 patches ; abdomen with dorsal orange patch on 1st segment, lateral 

 spots on 1st four segments and band on 5th segment except on 

 ventral surface. Fore wing with rounded hyaline spot below the 

 cell near base ; a quadrate spot in end of cell ; an oblique spot 

 below base of vein 2 ; elongate spots above veins 6, 4, 3. Hind 

 wing with hyaline patch below the cell and round spot between 

 veins 2 and 3. 



Kab. Br. E. Africa, Kikuyu, Ruarka R., 5,500 ft. (Craicshay), 

 1 $ t3 r pe. Exp. 30 millim. 



175 b. Amata attennata. 



Amata attennata, Boths. Nov. Zool. xvii. p. 137 (1910), & xix. p. 375, 

 pi. iii. f. 29. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen brownish black ; antennae white at 

 tips; tegulse yellow at base; abdomen witb yellow bands on 1st 

 and 5th segments except on ventral surface. Fore wing brownish 

 black; a rounded hyaline subbasal patch below the cell, a quadrate 

 patch in the cell towards its extremity, oblique patch below base 

 of vein 2, and elliptical spots above veins 0, 4, 3. Hind wing 

 brownish black ; a hyaline patch below the cell edged by yellow 

 towards inner margin, and a round spot between veins 3 and 2. 



JL/b. Br. E. Africa, Escarpment (Dohrrty), 2d. Exp. 24- 

 28 millim. Type f c? , $ in Coll. Rothschild. 



*184 a. Amata pseudextensa. 



Amata pseudextensa, Roths. Nov. Zool. xvii. p. 435 (1910), & xix. p. 375, 

 pi. iii. f. 1(5. 



$. Head, thorax, and abdomen black-brown; frons white; 

 antennas white at tips; pectus with lateral yellow patches; 

 abdomen with yellow bands on 1st and 5th segments. Fore wing 

 black-brown ; a hyaline patch in submedian interspace from near 

 base to towards tertnen crossed by a slight dark bar at middle, 

 an elliptical patch in end of cell, very elongate spot above vein 0, 

 and spots above veins 1, 3, 2. Hind wing black-brown witli a 

 large hyaline patch on inner area confluent with patches above 

 veins 12 and 3 ; a minute point in cell above origin of vein 2. 



Hab. Borxeo, Kina Balu, type t + in Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 

 40 millim. 



