100 LT.-COL. J. M. FAWCETT ON 



Wings testaceous with bands of fuscous and ferruginous irroration. 

 A round black spot at base of cell, and a similar spot in cell 

 followed by a curved black bar on discocellulars. Three indistinct 

 pale lines, one antemedial, one medial on discocellulars angled 

 inwardly below them, and one postmedial. Margin pale 

 testaceous. Between the postmedial line and the margin and also 

 between the medial and postmedial lines is a darker band formed 

 by fuscous irroration. The veins and interspaces 2, 5 and 6 

 defined with ferruginous irroration. A marginal row of black 

 points between the veins of both wings. Cilia reddish. Hind 

 wing pale testaceous without markings, but rather darker towards 

 the apex. 



Habitat. Kedai, 15th December. Expanse 40 mm. 



1 was unable to find any species represented in the British 

 Museum which is at all near to this species. 



61. Lymantria MELISSA, sp. 11. (PI. II. fig. 29.) 



Description. — $ . Head and thorax orange, abdomen pinkish, 

 antennae black. Fore wing hair- brown, with a broad chrome- 

 yellow marginal band. A quadrate spot occupying one-third of 

 cell, and another of the same size on the middle of inner margin, 

 both spots being pale pink. A narrow and indistinct fascia of 

 the same colour running up from the inner margin parallel with 

 the outer edge of the brown part of the wing. An elongate pink 

 band along the basal part of the inner margin. Hind wing pink, 

 with a broad chrome-yellow margin as in the fore wing. Under- 

 side similar to upperside, but paler. 



Habitat. Masongaleni, 15th May. Expanse 50 mm. 



I have not been able to find anything near this species in the 

 British Museum. 



62. Dasychira obliquilinea, sp. n. (PI. I. fig. 18.) 



Description. — S ■ Head, antennae, thorax, and abdomen pale 

 fuscous brown. Fore wing fuscous brown, the outer margin and 

 the costa greyish, irroratecl with fuscous. Basal area of fore 

 wing fuscous brown with some greyish irroration. A line black 

 oblique medial line from costa to vein 1, where it almost meets a 

 black line along base of inner margin. Beyond this is a deep 

 brown whorl coming to a point outwardly on vein 5, and situated 

 in a dark fuscous area which occupies the space between the medial 

 and postmedial lines. A black postmedial line curved outwardly 

 before the apex and bent inwardly on veins 2 and 3, and finally 

 outwardly on inner margin. Outer area greyish crossed by two 

 irregularly waved submarginal lines. Cilia greyish fuscous. 



Hind wing greyish fuscous with two lunulate black spots at 

 anal angle, one at end of cell and one at apex. 



Habitat. Kedai, 8th January. Expanse 50 mm. 



This form is nearest to Dasychira nubifera Holland, from South 

 Nigeria, of which one specimen is in the British Museum, and 



