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



77. Triclema ituriensis, sp. nov. (pi. XVI, figs. 89, 90). 



Allied to rufoplagata B.-Bkr., but distinguished by the larger 

 rufous patch on the fore wing and the differently-marked underside. 



3- . Upperside blackish-brown. Fore wing with a larger rounded 

 rufous or dark coppery patch, from lb to vein 6, extending into end 

 of cell and invaded by the black discocellular spot. A fine black 

 marginal line. Hind wing with fine black marginal line and faint 

 greyish submarginal line. 



Underside with grey-brown ground-colour, and grey-white lines 

 forming bands as in allied forms. Fore wing with subbasal oblique 

 line ; a discal line crossing cell and angle of vein 2 ; an oblong spot 

 closing cell, divided by a grey line ; a postdiscal line from costa to 

 vein 2, where it is interrupted and continued more proximally to the 

 submedian ; close to the postdiscal line, a second line more straight from 

 vein 4 to submedian ; a third postdiscal line beginning at a point close 

 to the first, angled outwards at vein 5 and continued to the inner 

 margin parallel with the second ; between the second and third post- 

 discal lines, two black spots in 2 and 3 ; a submarginal line from 

 costa to vein 2, curved outwards anteriorly and posteriorly convergent 

 to the postdiscal line ; a postdiscal bar in cellules 4 and 5, bearing two 

 black spots, its inner edge continued to the costa close to the outer 

 discal line ; a second submarginal line nearly parallel to the margin, 

 from costa to inner margin ; a thin marginal line. 



Hind wing with two large black basal spots ; a spot closing the cell 

 and divided by a grey line continued to vein 2 ; below this, with its 

 anterior end more proximal, is an ovate spot touching vein 2 and the 

 submedian ; a black bar from lower end of ovate spot to inner margin ; 

 outer white line of the discal spot continued to costa ; a postdiscal line 

 from costa to the inner margin, where it joins the white line bordering 

 the black bar ; a large black costal spot in 7 and a small black spot in 2 ;■ 

 a second postdiscal line beginning close to the -first, strongly curved 

 outwards and ending at vein 3 on the first line ; between these two 

 lines 3 black spots in 3-5, the centre one much larger than the 

 others ; a submarginal line from costa to vein 2, outwardly curved ; 

 a second line close to the margin from costa to vein 3 ; a fine white 

 marginal line ; a black marginal spot in 2, edged with metallic blue 

 scales and outwardly with cupreous, a smaller black double anal spot 

 similarly marked. 



Length of fore wing : 10 mm. 



