776 on lepidoptera from somali-land. [nov. 3, 



Saturniid^e. 



54. Saturnia oubie. 



Bombyx oubie, Guerin, Voy. in Abyss, pi. 12. figs. 1, 2. 



Saturnia zaddachii, Dewitz, Mitth. d. Munch. Ver. 1879, Taf. ii. 

 fig. 6. 



Four females, all more or less damaged. — Thrupp. 



From the figui-es of this species I had always supposed it to be 

 allied to Anthercea tyrrea (which, however, is hardly a typical 

 AnthercBo). In coloration it corresponds with A. belina, and in 

 pattern, excepting for its pale nervures, with A. hersilia. After 

 careful examination of all its structural characters, however, it 

 appears not to differ from typical Saturnia ; the antennae, with their 

 alternate unequal serration, the short palpi, short proboscis, legs, 

 and nervures, including the apical furcation of the subcostal branches, 

 all correspond with those of" the female S. pavonia-major, and yet 

 the pattern is distinctly that of the African representatives of 

 Anthercea. 



I can find no reason for separating S. zaddachii from iS. oubie ; 

 as Herr Dewitz does not mention the figure by M. Guerin, it was 

 most probably overlooked by him ; at the same time I should greatly 

 prefer to use the later and less barbarous name if it were possible. 



One of the specimens obtained by Mr. Thrupp shows a curious 

 modification of wing-structure, the upper radial of the left-hand 

 primary being united by a cross-vein to the last subcostal branch. 



HELIOTHIDa;. 



55. Heliothis peltigera. 



Noctua peltigera, Denis & Schiffermiiller, Wien. Verz. p. 89, n. 2. 

 One example, marked simply " Somah coast." — Yerbury. 



EXPLANATION OP PLATE XLVII. 



Fig. \. Acraa mirabiUs, $ , p. 760. 



2. Catookri/sops naidina, p. 762. 



3. Castalius lactinatus, p. 764. 



4. Chloroselas esmeralda, p. 765. 

 b. Spindasis somaUna, j , p- 764. 



6. HyiMlyccena umhrosa, p. 766. 



7. TeracoluB fr (Belarus, 5 , p. 769. 



8. 9. heliocaustus, cJ , § , p. 768. 



10. thruppi, c?, p. 771. 



11. pMUipsi, 2, p. 772. 



12. Synchloe distoria, p. 774, 



