New Lepidoptera collected by Mr. T. A. Barns 63 



fainter outline. Abdomen black above with dorso-lateral rufous stripes, 

 ventral surface pale brown. 



Length of fore wing, 23 mm. 



Described from three specimens. — Entebbe, Uganda, August, 1901, 

 A. H. Neuman (type) ; Entebbe, September, 1900, one specimen ; 

 Entebbe, January, 1902, one specimen. 



27. Euryphura porphyrion congoensis subsp. nov. (pi. XI, figs, 21, 

 22, $ 23, 24 ?). 



Distinguished from the typical western form by the more falcate 

 wings, especially in the ? , and the reduced black markings. Fore 

 wing with the red-brown inner marginal patch reduced proximally. 

 The hind wing with the distal edge of red-brown area sharply toothed 

 between veins 2 and 5. 



Underside of fore wing with paler and more extended apical dusting. 

 Hind wing with no black spot at the base of cellule 6. 



Length of fore wing, $ 32 mm., ? 43 mm. 



Habitat. — Upper Kasai District, one $ ; Ituri Forest, N. W. Beni, 

 900 m., January, 1920, T. A. Barns, one ? . 



28. Euryphura plautilla 2 form, albimargo form. nov. (pi. XI, 

 fig. 20). 



This represents the extreme development of the form albofasciata 

 Stgr., and is characterized by the whole distal area of the wings being 

 dirty white. 



Fore wing upperside with distal half dirty-white, leaving a narrow 

 outer marginal border ; space between postcellular mark and disco- 

 cellular dusted with brown, also base of cellule 3 ; markings in distal 

 half reduced, especially the submarginal spots. Hind wing with 

 distal half dirty-white, with slight brown dusting along the outer 

 margin. Markings reduced, especially the submarginal and the discal 

 zigzag line. 



Underside much paler than in allied form, and markings indistinct. 



Habitat. — Itoa Eiver, Ituri Forest, January, 1920, one ? . 



A specimen in the Joicey collection from the Cameroons is transi- 

 tional to the above form. It exhibits an increase of white on the 

 fore wing, but is darker on the hind wing. 



