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LT.-COL. J. M. TAWCETT ON 



lateral row of black spots ; the anal somite pale yellow. Fore 

 wing hyaline, dusted with fuscous atoms, with a broad sub- 

 terminal brown band, excui'ved from before apex of cell to near 

 tornal angle. Hind wing hyaline white, with greenish irides- 

 cence in certain lights, with a broad fuscous marginal band, 

 excurved between veins 3 and 5, and recurved on vein 2. Cilia 

 fuscous. Underside similar to uppersi<le. 



Habitat. Meru, taken by Lady Colville. Exp. 44 mm. 



This form is nearest to D.fallax Holland, 



131. Dicta fasciata Aurivillius. 



Habitat. Msala, B. E. Africa, Nov. 1904, 1 S ; Kedai, 13th 

 Jan. 1912, 1 c^ ; Masongaleni, 25th and 30th April, 1911 ; 6th 

 June, 1 $ , 2 c? . 



Family Agaristid^. 



132. ^gocera brevivitta Hampson, C. L. P. iii. p. 600 (1901). 

 Habitat. Masongaleni, 25th Dec. 1911, 1 J. 



Also recorded from Somaliland. 



Family N o c T u i D ^. 

 Subfamily Agrotin^. 



133. TiMORA fissifascia Hampson, C. L. P. iv. p. 110 (1903). 

 Hah. Kedai, 12th Dec. 1911, 1 ^ . 



134. TiMORA LEUCOSTiCTA Hampson, Ann. S. Afr. Mus. ii. 

 p. 256 (1902). 



Habitat. Masongaleni. 25th March, 1 $ ; 30th April, 1 S ; 25th 

 Sept., 1 d, 1$ ; 25th Dec. 1911,1 J. 



Subfamily Hadenin^. 



135. Oboktestra albivuta Ham|son, C. L. P. v. p. 206, 

 pi. Ixxxiv. fig. 6 (1905). 



Habitat. Kedai, 26th Nov. 1911, 1 S . 



Subfamily Acronyctin^. 



136. Athetis horus, sp. n. (PI. I. fig. 36.) 



Description. — S . Head, thorax, and abdomen pale ochreous ; 

 palpi dark brown. Fore wing ochreous ; antemedial and post- 

 medial lines red-brown, starting from i-ed-brown fasciae on the 

 costa ancf continuing as interrupted and indistinct waved lines 

 to the inner margin, A red-brown submarginal band from apex, 

 incurved between veins 4 and 6, and then straight to a point 

 just before toi'nal angle. Inside this band is an irregvilar black 

 submarginal line, also from apex, and also incurved on vein 4, 



