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white ; the underside of all the wings uniform reddish brown. 

 Head and thorax greyish ; antennae, tegulse, and abdomen reddish 

 brown. Female. Primaries reddish brown, thickly irrorated with 

 black and greyish scales along the costal and the outer margin ; a 

 short white streak at the end of the cell extending to the costal margin, 

 and a narrow white streak crossing two thirds of the wing from the 

 apex towards the inner margin. Secondaries uniform reddish brown, 

 speckled with greyish scales along the outer margin and at the anal 

 angle ; the fringe of all the wings yellowish white ; the underside 

 uniform reddish brown, with a short white streak close to the 

 apex of the primaries. Head, thorax, and abdomen mouse-colour ; 

 the tegulse reddish brown edged with white ; actennse and legs 

 brown. 



Expanse, <S 1| inch, 2 2g inches. 



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



The female of this species closely resembles the female of J/. 

 intensa, Moore, the white markings being less distinct and the 

 abdomen without the white bands ; the males are very different. 



Megasoma splendens, n. sp. (Plate LV. fig. 10, c? .) 



Male. Primaries dark brown, a metallic gold spot close to the base 

 and one at the end of the cell ; a faint narrow waved white hne 

 crossing the wing from the apex to the middle of the inner margin, 

 bordered on the outer side with pale reddish fawn-colour, showing 

 a few black points near the apex. Secondaries dark brown, palest 

 at the base and along the inner margin. Underside dark brown, 

 palest at the base of all the wings ; a narrow short submarginal 

 band close to the apex. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale yellowish 

 brown. Antennae and legs brown. Female. Primaries reddish 

 fawn-colour, darkest at the base and along the costal margin, the 

 outer and inner margins broadly bordered with dark brown ; a 

 waved submarginal white line, bordered on the outer side with reddish 

 fawn-colour, which extends from the apex to near the base on the 

 inner margin. Secondaries smoky brown, more reddish at the base ; 

 the underside identical with that of the male. Head, thorax, and 

 abdomen reddish brown. Antennae and legs brown. 



Expanse, S \\ inch, 5 2j inches. 



Hab. West Africa : Cameroous {Rutherford). 



Two female specimens of this species are in the British Museum, 

 from Old Calabar. 



Megasoma vesta, n. sp. (Plate LV. fig. 6, 2 .) 



Female. Primaries pale greyish fawn-colour, darkest at the base 

 and the costal margin near the apex, the costal streaked with white 

 from the base to about the middle ; a submarginal waved white line 

 bordered on the outer side with reddish brown, extending from the 

 apex to near the base ; the space between the submarginal line and 

 the margin thickly irrorated with white scales; the fringe black. 

 Secondaries creamy white, with the fringe blackish brown ; the 

 underside of all the wings the same as above, but the snbmargined 



