686 ON liEPIDOPTERA FROM TROPICAL AFRICA. [DeC. 20. 



white. Head, thorax, and tegulse deep pink. Abdomen yellowish 

 white. The underside of all the wings white, slightly pink along 

 the costal margin of the primaries. 



Expanse 1 5 inch. 



Hub. West Africa : Gtaxahis, {Captain Moloney). 



This beantiful species is allied to Adisura dulcis, Moore. 



Fam. AcoNTiD^. 

 Xanthodes, Guen. 



XaNTHODES CAMILLA, n. Sp. 



Primaries pale glossy citroa-yellow, the apical third of the wing 

 broadly banded with purplish brown, with a slightly darker waved 

 line extending from near the apex to the anal angle. Secondaries 

 glossy yellowish white at the base, shading to jiale purplish brown 

 on the outer margin, from the apex to the anal angle. Head, 

 thorax, and abdomen pale primrose-colour. Antennae pale brown. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hab. West Africa : Gambia (Captain Moloney). 



A prelty species, very distinct fi'om all the other described species 

 of Xanthodes. A specimen is in the National Collection, from the 

 Cameroons. 



Acontia, Ochs. 



ACONTIA ZELIA, n. Sp. 



Male. Primaries glossy purplish brown, broadly banded with 

 white at the base, and crossed about the middle by a wide, straight, 

 white band. Secondaries white, shading to smoky brown along the 

 outer margin. Underside silky dusky white. Head, thorax, and 

 abdomen white ; collar purplish brown ; the legs white. Uhe 

 female is identical with the male, excepting that the secondaries are 

 dark blackish brown. 



Expanse, J' ?, 1 inch. 



Hab. West Africa: Gamhrn {Ca7-ter). 



A beautiful little species, very distinct from any known to me. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE LV. 



Fig 1. Girpa ocfoffesa, sp. n., p. 672. 



2. Pantoctenia alhipuncta, (^ , sp. n., p. ()82. 



3. Zeuzera stephania, ^ , sp. n., p. fi85. 



4. Areas moloneyi, 5 , sp. n., p. 670. 



5. Ana/phe moloneyi, (^ , sp. n., p. 073. 



6. Megasoma vesta, 2 > sp. n., p. 679. 



7. Parasa urda, cj, sp. n., p. 681. 



8. Cosuma polaiia, sp. n., p. 682. 



9. Alctis cuiiaxa, J, sp. n., p. 67L 



10. Megasoma splendens, (J, sp. n., p. 679. 



11. polydora, (^ , sp. n., p. 678. 



12 Anace? hcrjm, 5,sp n., p. 070. 



