new Species of Lepidoptera. 433 
greyish brown. Primaries black; a yellowish-brown spot at 
the end of the cell, one beyond on the costal margin from 
which a series of small spots extends across the wing to the 
inner margin ; the fringe yellowish brown : secondaries black ; 
a small yellowish-brown spot at the end of the cell, below 
which a wide yellowish-brown band crosses the wing from 
the anal angle almost to the inner margin; the fringe yellow. 
Underside: primaries very similar to the upperside, but 
much browner in colour: secondaries reddish brown, crossed 
from the costal to the inner margin by two very indistinct 
redder brown bands, the wing slightly irrorated with small 
reddish spots.—/emale very similar to the male, but blacker. 
Eixpanse, ¢ 2, 1/5 inch. 
Hab. East Africa, Dar-es-Salaam (Mus. Druce) 
This species is allied to Parosmodes icteria, Mab. 
Fam. Agaristide. 
Xanthospilopteryx melanosoma, sp. n. 
Male.—Head, antenne, collar, tegule, thorax, and abdomen 
black ; the collar and thorax spotted with white; a tuft of 
yellow hair at the base of the abdomen; a row of white spots 
down the middle and on each side of the abdomen; the legs 
black, banded with orange and white. Primaries black, with 
three small bluish-white dots on the costal margin close to 
the base; two yellow spots nearest the base, one at the end 
of the cell and one below extending almost to the anal angle, 
above which a curved yellow band, becoming narrow near 
the costal margin; the veins crossing the band are black : 
secondaries orange-red, darkest from the middle to the inner 
margin; the apex and outer margin bordered with black 
nearly to the anal angle. Underside: primaries bright 
yellow, the costal margin, apex, and outer margin black; a 
large black mark at the end of cell, a round black spot in the 
cell, and an indistinct black spot below the cell: secondaries 
very similar to the upperside, but paler in colour. 
Expanse 2? inches. 
Hab. East Africa (Mus. Druce). 
Fam. Arctiide. 
Eucyane hermea, sp. n. 
Male.—Head, palpi, antenne, collar, tegule, and thorax 
black, the collar and tegule irrorated with metallic-green 
scales; abdomen above blue, dark brown on the underside, 
