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white, excnrved to submedian fold, then waved to inner margin. 

 A broad black band at end of cell, below which it becomes 

 indistinct, and is incurved to vein 1. Postmedial line black, 

 outwardly defined with white, straight from costa to vein 4, then 

 incurved to vein 1. Subterminal line represented by a very 

 indistinct row of whitish patches. Hind wing ochreous, whitish 

 on costa and base of wing, fulvous towards anal a.ngle. A black 

 spot at end of cell. A black postmedial line- outwardly defined 

 with white, angled outwardly at vein 4, with a dark striga above 

 it from inner margin to vein 2. A fine black terminal line. 

 Underside ochreous, with black discoidal spots on both wings ; 

 postmedial line obsolescent, and mostly defined by its white outer 

 margin. 



Habitat. Kedai, 1911, 24th Nov., 1 S ; 15th Dec, 1 J. Exp. 

 34 mm. 



207. BoARMiA SUBALBATA Warren. 



Hahitat. Kedai, 1911, 26th Nov., 2 6; 1912, 5th Jan., 1 d; 

 13th Jan., 1 5 ; 1.5th March, 1 $ ; 12th Dec, 1 $ . 



208. BoARMiA ocxoMACULATA Warren. 

 Habitat. Kedai, 15th Jan. 1912, 1 $. 



209. GiaPA ciRGUMUATA Walker. 

 Habitat. Meru, taken by Lady Colvile, 16. 



210. PiTTHEA TRiPLAGiATA Warren. 

 Habitat. Mombasa, 30th Oct. 1910, 1 6 . 



Subfamily LARENTII^T,^E. 



211. Ortholitha MOiNOTECTA Butler. 

 Habitat. Meru, taken by Lady Colvile, 1 c? . 



212. EuCESTiA NEDDARIA Swiuhoe. 

 Habitat. Meru, taken by Lady Colvile, 1 S . 



213. CiDARiA asteria, sp. n. (PI. L fig. 7.) 



Description. — S . Head and thorax red-brown ; abdomen 

 ochreous, with transverse fuscous bands on the somites. Fore 

 wing : basal area pale brown up to the antemedial line, which is 

 white. Medial area of Aving, between the ante- and postmedial 

 lines, fuscous brown, with an indistinct paler medial band. Post- 

 medial line white, angled outwardly between veins 2 and 3 and 

 3 and 4. Subterminal area pinkish brown, with a bright fulvous 

 apical patch. An indistinct dentate subterminal line, and a row 

 of submarginal white spots with dark patches inside them. 

 Hind wing ochreous, deepening to fulvous at the termen, with a 

 dark patch at anal angle and brown irroration above it towards 



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