MOTHS FROM SOMALILAXD. 131 



at middle. Underside white, the costal and terminal areas 

 irrorated with brown ; both wings with brown discoidal spot and 

 subterminal shade. 



1909: Ma,y 12,-1 $ (type). Exp. 40 millim. 



Catephia pericyma, sp. n. (PI. I. fig. 46, J •) 



cf . Head and thorax pale grey mixed M'ith brown, the tegulse 

 with elliptical black-defined annuli ; frons with lateral black 

 bars ; taisi black ringed with white ; abdomen brown mixed 

 with whitish, the ventral surface whitish. Fore wing pale grey 

 thickly irrorated with brown and black, the veins beyond the 

 cell with slight dark streaks ; a black-brown fascia below base of 

 submedian fold ; antemedial line black, excurved below the costa 

 and cell, incurved in the cell and below submedian fold, an 

 oblique black-brown shade before it on inner area, and a shade 

 beyond it in submedian interspace to the postmedial line, filling 

 in the claviform, which is large, defined by black, extending to 

 the cell and acute at extremity ; orbicular and reniform large, 

 defined by black, the former round, the latter elliptical ; a slight 

 oblique brown shade from middle of costa extending into the 

 reniform ; postmedial line black; strongly bent outwards below 

 costa, then oblique to vein 6, oblique from vein 5 to below 4, 

 then strongly incurved, dark brown streaks beyond it on veins 

 3 and 2, and a black streak just below vein 2 with a slight white 

 mark below it beyond the postmedial line 5 a waved black 

 terminal line^ Hind wing white, the inner area tinged with 

 red-brown, the terminal area dark cupreous brown, broad at 

 dostaj narrowing to tornus; its inner edge sinuous; cilia white, 

 with brown line through them between veins 4 and 2; Underside 

 white 5 fore wing with the costa slightly tinged with purple, a 

 brown discoidal spot, a subterminal brown shade except towards 

 costa and inner margin, the area beyond it irrorated with pur- 

 plish ; hind wing with the costa slightly irrorated with purplish, 

 a brown subterminal shade except towards tornus with some 

 brown and purplish irroration beyond iti 



2 i Abdomen whiter ; fore wing with the brown shade on 

 basal and median areas more diffused to inner mai'gin; and with 

 slight bfown shade before the postmedial line except towards 

 costa: 



1909 : Mar. 14,-1 d , 1 2 (types); Exp. S 34, $ 40 millim. 



OaTEPHIA MESONEPHELE, sp. Ui (PI; I. fig; 48) (S ;) 



J . Head and thorax whitish mixed with dark brown; the 

 tegulse except at tips tinged with rufous ; frons with black lateral 

 bars 5 palpi with some dark brown at sides of 2nd and 3rd joints ; 

 pectus white ; legs tinged with rufouSj the tarsi dark brown 

 ringed with white; abdomen white, dorsally suffused with brown, 

 the crests dark brown. Fore wing grey-white tinged with brown, 

 the basal area sufi'used in parts with dark brown ; subbasal line 

 . blackj sinuous, from costa to submedian fold ] antemedial line 



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