New Lepidoptera collected by Mr. T. A. Barns 61 



colour. The white spots and stripes joined to the distal ovate spots. 

 Hind wing with a central costal white spot in 7. Subbasal band and 

 proximal area of distal band tinged with white. 



Head, thorax and abdomen, black ; antennae black ; palpi grey, 

 paler below, legs black and grey ; abdomen rubbed, but apparently 

 grey below with lateral rufous spots. The small tufts on thorax and 

 abdomen as in females of other species, are white as in elabontas. 



Length of fore wing : 26 mm. 



Habitat. — North Ituri Valley, between Epulu and Duye Bivers, 

 March, 1920, T. A. Barns, one specimen. 



The collector notes that the specimen was taken in a sunny glade 

 in the forest, was a fast flier, and very hard to net. The specimen is 

 worn and the wings damaged. 



24. Euptera pluto hiniignana ? , form, rufa, forma, nov. 



We have given one name to the brown 2 forms of this species and 

 of himndo, as we see no reason to multiply names where merely a 

 colour form is concerned. 



Upperside with markings as in white ? and underside more or 

 less unicolorous ochreous with the markings showing through from 

 above. 



The females of hiniignana show variation in the size of the bands 

 and spots. This is less evident in the males and does not appear to 

 be racial. 



Nyasaland, one ? ; " Melanje " (Milan] e, Nyasaland), one ? . 



25. Euptera hirundo lufirensis subsp. nov. (pi. XI, fig. 25 3 , 26 ? ). 



$ . Upperside with the creamy bands more extended. Fore wing 

 patch in lb to lc quadrate, spot in 2 touching or nearly touching 

 the patch below, streaks in 4 and 5 thicker, spot in 6 larger. Hind 

 wing with a broader and more compact band, its distal edge even, 

 patches in 5 and 6 much larger, vein 5 very thickly blackened in the 

 band. Distal marginal area without pale dots in 4 to 6 and darker 

 than in typical form. Tail more obtuse. 



Underside much as in typical form but more rufous-brown, and 

 but slightly marked with white. The inner edge of band on hind wing 

 straighter. 



2 f. rufa. Upperside with black-brown ground-colour and broad 

 rufous-brown bands. Fore wing with the band more indented on its 

 distal edge, the spots lying within it smaller. Distal margin broader, 



