1894.] from british east africa. 583 



142. Macroglossa trochiloides. 



Macrocflossa trochiloides, Butler, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 5. n. 6. 

 Ngatana. 



143. Ch-irocampa celerio. 



Sjihinx celerio, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. i. 2, p. 800 (17G7). 

 One worn example at Alng'aria. 



144. jEgocera mexeta. 



JVoctua meneta, Cramer, Pap. Exot. i. pi. Ixx. D (1775). 

 One worn example from Kinani. 



145. iEaoCERA TRICOLOR. 



-^(jocera tricolor, Druee, Bnt. Mouth. Mag. xx. p. 155 (1883). 

 One fairly good female, without record of exact locality, but 

 probably from the Sabaki Valley. 



146. ChARILIXA AilABILIS. 



Noctua amahilis, Drury, 111. Exot. Ent. ii. pi. 13. fig. 3 (1773). 



Ngatana. 



Either all the specimens are uniformly faded, or they represent 

 a distinct race in which the whole of the black and red of typical 

 C amahilis are replaced by pale brown, almost like dead gold ; the 

 markings are absolutely normal in pattern. 



147. EuCUROillA AFRICAXA. 



Euchromia africana, Butler, Journ. Linn. Soc. vol. xii. p. 364. 

 No record of exact locality ; probably Sabaki Valley. 



148. Deiopeia pulchella. 



Tinea indcTiella, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. i. p. 534. n. 238 (1758). 

 No record of exact locality ; probably Sabaki Valley. 



149. Argina cingulifera. 



Deiopeia cin(julifera, Walker, Lep. Het. ii. p. 569 (1854). 

 Var. Deiopeia ocellina. Walker, 1. c. p. 571 (1854). 

 Ndoli. 



150. Ghoria nigricostata, sp. n. (Plate XXXVII. fig. 5.) 



Primaries dull silvery white with golden reflections ; costal 

 margin black: secondaries pale golden bufE; thorax above silvery, 

 vertex of head brownish ; abdomen golden ochreous. Primaries 

 below leaden grey, with costal and external bordei'S golden ochreous ; 

 secondaries and body below golden ochreous. Expanse of wings 

 37 millim. 



Platform on Kikuyu Escarpment, Kedong. 



