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margin and joins the other two bars, making a large black 

 patch between the first median nervure and the submedia,n 

 nervure at the anal angle ; this patch has a little yellow in 

 which are tv/o black spots. 



On the underside of the fore wing there is an additional 

 white spot near the apical portion of the wing. 



Exp. 37 millim. 



I/ab. Sierra Leone. 



Genus Zeritis. 

 Zeritis leom'na, sp. n. 



Similar to 0. hnrpax, Fabr., but is a much paler yellow, 

 with a very broad black border to the hind margin and costal 

 margin, and very black at the base of the fore wing. 



The hind wing has no black border, the wing being entirely 

 yellow with the exception of black at the base and a black 

 streak near the first subcostal nervule. There are two deli- 

 cate tails. 



The underside of the fore wing is a very pale yellow, 

 changing to a pale brown near the apical portion and having 

 the hind margin a deep reddish yellow. There is a row of six 

 silver spots along the inner side of this red marginal border, 

 two small silver spots near the base, a silver black and reddish- 

 yellow-bordered streak across the wing rather before the 

 middle, with a shorter similar streak on each side of it (the 

 outer one interrupted), and a quadrate spot between this and 

 the marginal series of spots. The costal margin is slightly 

 touciied with reddish yellow. 



The hind wing is more or less suff'used with deep reddish 

 yellow, with bars and spots of silver enclosed by very fine 

 black lines. There is a large black spot at the anal angle of 

 the wing. 



Exp. 28 millim. 



Hah. Sierra Leone. 



Zeritis fallax, sp. n. 



The underside resembles that of Z. latijimhriata, but it has 

 the ground-colour slightly darker rufous-brown ; all the 

 markings are silver, with thin black outlines ; there is a com- 

 plete row of spots on a dark hind marginal border. 



The upperside is a deep purplish blue, with the costa, liind 

 margin, and apical portion of the fore wing black. 



The hind wing has some blue in the centre of the wing, 

 with a black costa and fringe ; from the first median nervule 



