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Metazona abruptly elevated above the prozona ; teg- 

 njina spotted and streaked, in ? as much as 52 mm. 



long (Arizona) fulifjinostis (Thos.). 



Metazona gradually elevated above the prozona ; 

 tegmina nearly uniform in coloration (California) 



bruneii, Scudder. 

 Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.A. : 

 May 6th, 1904. 



DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW LEPIDOPTERA FROM 

 EQUATORIAL AFRICA. 



By Emily Mary Sharpb. 



Family AcRiEiD^. 

 Acr.ea melanosticta, sp. n. 



Allied to A. servona, Godt., and A. circeis, Drury, but dis- 

 tinguished by the less transparent fore wing, and the smaller 

 white spots. 



Fore wing : Ground colour entirely smoky brown, relieved by two 

 whitish transparent spots, one situated in the cell, and the second 

 between the first and second median nervules. Near the apical area 

 is an oblique band consisting of three internervular white spots. Hind 

 wing smoky brown, with a somewhat broad border of ochraceous yellow 

 crossing the central area. Under side : Fore wing smoky brown, with 

 the white transparent spots strongly in evidence ; costa yellow, with 

 streaks of the same colour between the nervules on the apex and hind 

 margin. Hind wing entirely ochraceous yellow, the nervules on the 

 hind margin brownish black, with small internervular markings near 

 the discal area ; the base and central area showing a number of black 

 spots, larger and more united than in the allied species. Expanse, 

 1-6 in. 



Hah. Toro ; November-December, 1900 (//. B. Rattray). 



Family Nymphalid^. 

 Antanartia amauroptbra, sp. n. 



Allied to A. delius, Drury, but differing in the ground colour 

 of both wings, which is dark brown. 



Fore wing : Ground colour dark brown, with a curved band of 

 chestnut crossing from near the centre of the costal nervure to the 

 vicinity of the posterior angle, and with a faint line of minute white 

 spots visible near the apical area. Hind wing entirely dark brown, 

 relieved near the inner margin with reddish brown hairs ; the hind 

 marginal border similar to that of A. delius, but with the characteristic 

 rufous-yellow markings more chestnut-red in colour. Under side 

 similar in markings to that of A. delius, but much darker; it may, in 

 fact, be compared with that of A. schccncia, Trimen, as regards the 



