182 [August, 



little, settle down again and pass anotlier winter in the same condition. 

 This doubtless explains the sudden appearance of multitudes in a 

 specially favourable season. 



39, Linden Grove, Nanhead, S.E. : 

 July \Uh, 1893. 



DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF ARCTIIDM BELONGING TO 

 THE GENUS ANAXITA, WALK. 



BY JUAN J. EODEIGUEZ. 



Anaxita Deucei, n. sp. 



$ . Primaries similar to those of A. sannionis, Butler, but more brick-red in 

 colour, the streaks and bands crossing the wing greyer and rather wider, the second 

 band not joined to the first and broken into two towards the inner margin ; the 

 ground colour pure white instead of pale yellow, as in A. sannionis ; and the streak 

 in the cell and the spot below it are larger. Under-side paler, similar to the upper- 

 side, but with the base and two spots on the costal margin black, the first spot 

 small, the second large and extending partly across the wing. Secondaries black ; 

 on the under-side a streak in the cell and a spot beyond it reddish -orange, the fringe 

 black. Head, collar, and tegulse pure white, the tegulse edged with black ; antennae 

 black ; abdomen bright red. Expanse, 2| inches. 



Sab. : GrUATEMALA (Mus. Rodriguez) . 



This fine insect may be at once distinguished from either of the 

 described species of the genus by the black hind-wings, and also by 

 many minor differences pointed out in the description. It is more 

 closely allied to A. sannionis, from Ecuador and Peru, than to the 

 Mexican A. decorata. Walker. 



DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF SOUTH AFRICAN 

 SOMOPTERA. 



ET W. L. DISTANT, E.E.S. 



LOCEIS CONCINNA, 01. Sp. 

 Head, anterior half of pronotum, scutellum, basal third of tegmina, abdomen 

 above, body beneath, and legs, sanguineous ; posterior half of pronotum and central 

 area of the tegmina pale stramineous ; two central spots to head, a transverse fascia 

 on anterior area of pronotum, apical area — very irregularly defined — of tegmina, 

 mesosternum, fascia to abdomen, and apices of the tarsal joints black ; apical margin 

 of the tegmina ochraceous, and apical black area irrorated with greyish-white ; wings 

 pale hyaline, their apical margins fuscous. Long., includ. tegm., 10 mm. 



Hab. : S. Africa ; Otiembora (Erikkson) ; S. Afr. Mus., and 

 Coll. Dist. 



This prettily marked species is very distinct from any other 

 member of the genus, by its varied coloration and markings. 

 Purley, Surrey : July, 1893. 



