42 AMATIDiE. 



the two basal joints banded with white ; abdomen black glossed 

 with blue, the basal segment with lateral white spots, the six 

 following segments with lateral orange bands, the ventral surface 

 with orange bands except on terminal segment. Fore wing black 

 glossed with metallic blue ; an elongate hyaline antemedial spot 

 below the cell, a quadrate spot in end of cell and spots below veins 

 7, 5, 4, and 2. Hind wing black glossed with metallic blue ; a 

 hyaline spot in end of cell, large spot below the cell, and spots 

 below veins 4 and 3. 



Rah. Uganda, E. Busoga (Nertvc), 1 ? type. Exp. 28 millim. 



*19G<7. Amata monticola. (Plate III. fig. 5.) 



Syntomis monticola, Auriv. Sjost. Kilima'njaro-Meru Exp. 9, p. 24, pi. i. 

 f. 9 (1910). 



2 . Head, thorax, and abdomen black with a slight greenish 

 gloss ; antennae white at tips ; neck with orange ring ; pectus with 

 orange patches; abdomen with paired dorsal orange spots on basal 

 segments and lateral series of small spots on 2nd to 6th segments. 

 Fore wing black glossed with green, a quadrate hyaline antemedial 

 spot below the cell, patches in end of cell and below base of vein L\ 

 and spots beyond the cell above veins 6, 4, 3, and a small spot 

 above vein 2. Hind wing black glossed with green ; a wedge- 

 shaped hyaline patch below the cell, a large spot above vein 2 and 

 small spot above 3. 



Hah. Gehm. E. Africa, Kilima'njaro, Kibonoto (Sjosfcdf), 

 type f 2 in Mus. Stockholm. Exp. 32 millim. 



200 a. Amata lagosensis. (Plate III. fig. 7.) 



Syntomis layosensis, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xix. p. 224 (1907). 



Black; frons yellowish white; antenna' white at tips; pectus 

 and coxae with some yellowish white scales; abdomen with dorsal 

 yellowish white patch at base and band on 5th segment, the ventral 

 surface with the segments fringed with yellowish white. Fore wing 

 with wedge-shaped hyaline patch in cell, an elongate patch below 

 the cell from near base to near tennen, and elongate spots beyond 

 the cell above veins 6, 4, 3. Hind wing with hyaline patch below 

 the cell and spot above base of vein 2. 



Rah. S. Nigeria, Lagos, Ebute Meta (Bong), 1 d , 2 $ type. 

 Exp. 26 millim. 



206(7. Amata cyanea, n. sp. (Plate III. fig. 8.) 



5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen black glossed with brilliant 

 metallic blue; fore and mid tarsi with the 1st joint white, the 

 hind tarsi with the 1st three joints white. Fore wing black 

 glossed with brilliant metallic blue ; a minute round hyaline spot 

 below the cell, a wedge-shaped patch in end of cell, oblique patch 

 below vein 2, a rounded patch below vein 7, and elongate patches 



