1896.] BVtTBIlFLIES OF THID FAMIII HESPERIID^, :31 



which are labelled as from Loko, which are plainly referable to 

 this species, which is doubtfully distinct from A. ploeizi, Mab. 

 {leiKopygus, Ploetz). The specimens are smaller in size than is 

 usual in the case of the female of A. ploetzi, Mab., and the outer 

 angle of the primaries on the lower side is lighter. The white 

 spots on intervals two and three in the primaries are very large 

 and distinct, more so than in females oE A. ploetzi, observed by 

 me. Still this may be only a local variety of A. ploetzi. 



Gorgiha, gen. nov. 



Antennae long, slender ; club small, gradually thickened, taper- 

 ing to a fine point; terminal portion bent, but not hooked. Palpi: 

 .first joint short ; second joint long, profusely clothed with hair, 

 erect, and rising almost or quite to the vertex ; third joint long, 

 subconical, porrect, clothed with fine closely appressed hairs. 

 Fore wing: inner margin a little longer than the outer margin,; 

 cell about one-half the length of the costa ; vein 12 reaching the 

 costa before the end of the cell, veins 7 and 8 from before the end 

 of the cell ; the upper and middle discocellulars form an obtuse 

 angle at the end of the cell pointing inwardly, the middle and 

 lower discocellulars form an angle with the apex pointing out- 



Head and neurutiou of Gorgyra aburw, I'loetz, cJ • !• 



wardly ; vein 5 is nearer vein 4 than 6 ; vein 3 well before the 

 end of the cell ; vein 2 twice as far from the end of the cell as 

 from the base of the wing. Hind wing : the outei" margin is 

 evenly rounded and slightly excavated before vein 1 b; cell not quite 

 reaching the middle of the wing ; vein 7 well before the end of the 

 cell, twice as far from 8 as from 6 ; discocellulars faint, nearly 

 erect ; vein 5 wanting or but faintly indicated ; vein 3 just before 

 the end of the cell ; vein 2 beyond the middle of the cell ; veins 

 1 a and 1 6 curved ; vein 1 6 clothed on either side with a bundle 



