408 Mr. O. Thomas on a neio Bat of the 



LEPIDOPTERA. 



Heterocera. 



Eupterotidse. 



Sangatissa pretorice^ sp. n. 



Head and thorax above pale ocliraceous ; the disk of the 

 pronotum is rubbed in the specimen described, but there is 

 evidence of a large black discal patch, which appears as a 

 large hour-glass-shaped spot on bases of pronotum and abdo- 

 men ; abdomen above ochraceous, with three longitudinal pale 

 castaneous fasciae ; the segmental margins are very narrowly 

 and obscurely dark fuscous ; body baneath pale ochraceous ; 

 eyes and antennte blackish. 



Wings above pale ochraceous ; anterior wings with a dark 

 fuscous longitudinal fascia in cell ; a central discal series of 

 transverse fuscous fasciee placed between the nervules, that 

 below the lower median nervule very large and preceded by 

 a basal spot ; an outer discal transverse series of fuscous 

 fasciate spots preceding a subraarginal fuscous fascia and two 

 fuscous spots at base beneath the submedian nervure. Poste- 

 rior wings with a central transverse fuscous macular fascia, an 

 outer discal series of subquadrate fuscous spots placed between 

 the nervules, and a submarginal fuscous fascia. Fringe of 

 both wings warm ochraceous. Wings beneath with all the 

 fuscous markings much paler and subobsolete. 



Exp. wings 108 millim. 



Hah. Transvaal, Pretoria. 



In this species the two upper median nervules are emitted 

 somewhat close together at the apex of the cells of both wings, 

 and I have to thank ]\Ir. Hampson for his examination and 

 decision of the true generic position of this fine moth. 

 Mr. Butler also kindly showed me an unnamed specimen 

 from Natal in the collection of the British Museum. 



XLVIII. — Description of a new Bat of the Genus Artibeus 

 from Trinidad. By Oldfield ThoMAS. 



In a small collection of bats recently presented to the 

 Museum by Mr. J. H. Hart, the Superintendent of the 

 Botanic Gardens, Trinidad, there is a single specimen of an 

 Artibeus closely allied to A. hilohatus, Peters, but clearly 

 representing a new species of this interesting genus. I pro- 

 pose to name it in honour of its discoverer, to whom the 



