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third and fourth nearly in line in cellules lb — lc, 2 and 3, the fifth 

 more distal in 4, the sixth and seventh more proximal in 5 and 6, all 

 edged with black outwardly ; a narrow submarginal line, thinly edged 

 with black on the inside ; outer margin narrowly black, fringes grey ; 

 inner margin grey, joined to the submarginal line at the submedian. 



Antennae black, ringed with white, palpi black marked with white, 

 eyes brown, edged with white; head and thorax black; abdomen darker 

 blue than wings, ventral surface grey ; legs black marked with white. 

 ? . Kesembles libentina Hew. Upperside of fore wing with a 

 brick-red band from vein 6, just beyond cell to base of vein 2, sometimes 

 reaching submedian, widest in cellule 3 and narrowing anteriorly. The 

 cell, costal area, apical area, and margins black-brown. Hind wing 

 black-brown with incomplete brick-red discal band between veins (3 

 and 2, becoming broken and fading out posteriorly ; in one specimen 

 this band is reduced to a few small scattered patches of scales. 



Undersurface resembles $ . Fore wing with a black curved apical 

 band from costa to vein 3, in one specimen to vein 2. Hind wing 

 with the red areas reduced. 



Length of fore wing : S ? , 15 mm. 



Habitat — W. Semliki Eiver, near Lesse, January, 1920 (type) 

 3 ; W. Semliki Eiver, Cartouche, January, 1920, four $ $ . 



In the British Museum coll. Neave, Semliki Valley, Buamba Forest, 

 2,300-2800 feet, July 3, 1911, three $ $ ; Mpanga Forest, Toro, 4,800 

 feet, November, 1911, four S g five ? ? ; Budongo Forest, Unyoro, 

 3,400 feet, December, 1911, four ? ? . 



Mr. Barns notes that this species is found resting on stems of 

 large trees in open glades of the forest. 



50. Pentila auga congoensis subsp. nov. (pi. XIV, fig. 51). 



Distinguished by the shorter stripes on both sides of hind wing, 

 and the absence of the spot in cellule lc of hind wing below. 



<? . Upperside of fore wing with vein-stripes 2 and 3 a little 

 shorter, marginal spots in 4 to 7, costal spots larger and outer cell- 

 spot smaller than in type, spot below vein 2 absent. Hind wing 

 with reduced marginal stripes, no spot in cellule 2. 



Underside with shorter marginal stripes on both wings. Fore wing 

 without a spot below vein 2. Hind wing with no spot in cellule lc. 



S . Larger and paler. Vein stripes shorter than in the $ . Fore 

 wing with spot in base of cellule 3. 



Habitat. — Itoa Eiver, Ituri Forest, January, 1920, one S (type) ; 

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