672 DE. A. 6. BUTLER ON LEPIDOPTBEA FROM [NoV. 7» 



family that any characters which will divide the groups of species 

 are welcome. 



146. Gegeites letteestedti. 



Hesperia letterstedti, Wallengren, Kongl. Svensk. Vet.-Akad. 

 Handl. 1857, p. 49, n. 3. 



Zomba, July 1892 and January 1893. 



147. Baoeis eattjellxis. 



Pampliila fatuellus, Hopffer, Monatsber. K. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 

 1855, p. 643, n. 25 ; Peters's Eeise nach Mossamb. v. p. 417, pi. 27. 

 figs. 3, 4 (1862). 



Lake Mweru ; Zomba, July and December 1892, January 1893. 



148. Baoeis nrcoNSPictrA. 



Hespena inconspicua, Bertoloni, Mem. Ace. Bol. 1849, p. 15. 

 PampMla inconspicua, Hopffer, Peters's Eeise nach Mossamb. 

 V. p. 418 (1862). 

 Zomba, July 1892. 



149. Baoris amadhtj ? 



PampMla amadhu, MabiUe, Comptes Rendus Soc. ent. Beige, 

 p. kxviii (1891). 



Zomba, December 1892 and January 1893. 



I beHeve I have correctly identified this species. 



150. Haxpe sriGEEErMA, sp. n. 



Black-brown ; the primaries with strong bronze reflections ; 

 eight hyaline white spots as follows — two small, fusiform, super- 

 posed in the cell, a large quadrate spot below them on first median 

 interspace, two small 'spots on succeeding interspaces placed 

 obliquely, and two still smaller divided by the fifth subcostal 

 branch, a minute spot at centre of interno-median interspace ; a 

 streak of yellowish appressed hair-scales on iuner margin ; fringe 

 tipped with white at external angle : secondaries with a transverse 

 series of four small cream-coloured spots beyond the cell ; fringe 

 tipped with white, most widely at anal angle : abdomen tipped 

 wdth white ; head bright golden-green. Under surface dark 

 cupreous brown Avith bronze-green and purple reflections : pri- 

 maries with hyaline spots as above, but the small interno-median 

 spot extended forward and forked ; an additional white subcostal 

 streak towards the base : secondaries with a white spot, shot with 

 lavender, at centre of interno-median interspace, and adjoining it, 

 beyond the cell, a zigzag series of five lavender spots forming a 

 large W-shaped pattern ; fringe as above • body below white, 

 venter barred with black. Expanse of wings 39 millim. 



Zomba, January 1893. 



Several of M. Mabille's species seem allied to this, but I have 

 been unable to find one of his descriptions which characterizes it. 

 ff. maltldna, Hewits., seems to be also alUed. 



