METARCTIA. 09 



287 c. Metarctia pumila. (Plate IV. fig. 4.) 

 Metarctia pumila, Hmpsn. A.M.N. H. (8) iv. p. 344 (1909). 



<$ . Head and thorax dark reddish brown ; abdomen yellowish 

 suffused with red-brown. Fore wing uniform red-brown with a 

 greyish tinge. Hind wing white suffused with ochreous. 



$ . Head and thorax fuscous brown ; sides of pectus and coxa; 

 with some yellow; abdomen yellowish suffused with fuscous brown 

 forming obscure bands, the ventral surface fuscous brown with 

 paired series of yellowish spots ; fore wing uniform fuscous brown ; 

 hind wing fuscous brown with the interspaces of disk semihyaline. 



Hub. Uuanda, White Nile, Gondokoro (lie// lies- Cole), 2d, 

 2 2 type. Exp. d 32, $ 30 millim. 



2S8«. Metarctia hxmatricha. (Plate IV. fig. 5.) 



Metarctia hasmatriclia, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xv. p. 426 (1905). 



d . Fuscous brown ; head, thorax, and abdomen clothed chiefly 

 with blood-red hair. Fore wing with some blood-red hair at base. 

 Hind wing with the inner area tinged with blood-red. 



Hub. Abtsslxia, Kutai Metha (Deyen), 1 d type. Exp. 41 

 millim. 



289 a. Metarctia metaleuca, n. sp. (Plate IV. fig. 0.) 



d . Head and thorax fuscous brown ; abdomen pale grey-brown. 

 Fore wing uniform fuscous brown. Hind wing brownish white, 

 the costa brown to beyond middle. 



Hub. Liberia, Nanna Kru (Lowe), 1 d type. Exp. 32 millim. 



289 b. Metarctia fusca. (Plate IV. fig. 7.) 



Metarctia fusca, Hinpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) viii. p. 169 (1901). 



d . Dark smoky brown ; antennae with the shaft fulvous above 

 towards base and at tips. Fore wing with pale ochreous pointi 

 below base of vein 2 and above veins 4, 5. Hind wing somewhat 

 paler. 



Hab. Be. E. Africa, Kiknyu, Poromo (Crawshay), 1 6 type ; 

 Uganda, lluwenzori (Wollastori), 1 J- Exp. 30 millim. 



289 c. Metarctia flavivena. (Plate IV. fig. 8.) 



Metarctia flavivena, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) viii. p. 169 (1901). 



cS . Head, thorax, and abdomen crimson ; antennae, tegulse 

 except edges, patagia, stripes on thorax, and the greater part of legs 

 black; abdomen with slight segmental black lines, one on terminal 

 segment more prominent, the ventral surface yellow with black 

 bands. Fore wing fuscous black, the veins, costa, inner margin, 



