1887.] LEPIDOPTERA FROM TROPICAL AFRICA. 669 



This species is most nearly allied to E. butleri, Walk. ; a specimen 

 of this insect is in the National Collection, from the same locality. 



Fam. Arctiid^. 

 Pelochyta, Hiibn. 



Pelochyta fennia, n. sp. 



Primaries reddish brown, with a large, round, semihyaline spot at 

 the end of the cell, and three minute black dots close to the base. 

 Secondaries pinkish brown, bright pink along the inner margin, and 

 about the middle of the outer margin, from the middle to almost the 

 costal margin, pinkish hyaline. Underside, primaries the same as 

 above ; the secondaries bright pink, slightly shaded with brown 

 along the costal margin and at the apex. Head and thorax reddish 

 brown, with two small black dots in front, and one on each of 

 the tegulse, also three black dots at the base ; abdomen bright pink, 

 with a row of black spots on each side ; legs dark blackish brown 

 above, and pinkish on the underside ; antennae and palpi black. 



Hab. West Africa : Gambia (Capf. A. Moloney). 



This species is much darker in colour than any other in the genus. 



Pelochyta lupia, n. sp. 



Primaries and secondaries pure white, slightly shaded with very 

 pale fawn-colour along the costal margin and apex of the former, a 

 faint darker line at the end of the cell, and one beyond, partly 

 enclosing a large semihyaline spot. Head and thorax and base of 

 abdomen white, a small black dot in front of the head, two on the front 

 of the thorax, and one on each of the tegulse. Antennae brownish 

 black. Abdomen above bright carmine, with a row of black dots on 

 each segment on both sides ; the underside white ; legs white, shaded 

 with carmine. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Hab. East Africa : Delagoa Bay {Mrs. Monteiro). 



This species is quite distinct from any other known to me ; it 

 closely resembles Halesidota 1 nivea, Herr.-Sch., from Brazil. 



Anace, Walk. 

 Anace herona, n. sp. 



Primaries almost uniform yellowish white, slightly darker along 

 the costal margin ; a red spot on the inner margin close to the base ; 

 secondaries uniform pale yellow. Underside of all the wings pale 

 yellowish white, the costal margin of the secondaries shaded with red. 

 The lower part of the head and underside of the thorax reddish ; the 

 upper half of the head, collar, thorax, and tegulse white, with very 

 indistinct reddish lines. Abdomen yellowish, with a tuft of bright 

 red hairs on each side close to the base. 



Expanse If inch. 



Hab. West Africa : Mongo-ma Lubah (TJwmpson). 



A specimen of this species is also in the British Museum, from 

 Aburi. 



Proc. ZooL. Soc— 1887, No. XLIV. 44 



