86 XOCTFID^. 



area grey-brown to beyond middle ; a very oblique yellowish white 

 line from subcostal nervure near base to inner margin before 

 middle ; an obliquely curved white line from middle of subcostal 

 nervure to vein 1, where it is joined by an obliquely curved white 

 line from below costa well beyond middle, the two lines emitting a 

 slight spur to just above inner margin ; a waved black terminal 

 line; cilia greyish at tips. Hind wing fuscous brown wdth a fine 

 waved blackish terminal line. Underside of both wings uniform 

 fuscous brown. 



Hab. S. Leois^e ; vS. Nigeria, Old Calabar {Kingsleij, Gi-omp- 

 fon), 16, 1 2 , Ilesha {Humfrey), 1 $ ; Fernando Po 

 {Fraser), 2 $ type ; Coistgo, Kambove (JVeave), 1 d" ; Natal, 

 type t 6 furcifera in Coll. Druce. Exp. 36-44 millim. 



7800. Paraclialciope deltifera. 



Chakhpe deltifera, Feld. Eeis. Nov. pi. 117. f. 24 (1874). 

 Chalciope alb/Jissa, Hmpsn. P. Z. S. 1910, p. 4li4, pi. xxxvii. f. 6. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen grey-brown. Fore wing greyish 

 ochreous suffused with red-brown ; a velvety black triangular patch, 

 its a,ngles on median nervure near base and lower angle of cell and 

 on vein 1 near tornus, divided by an oblique white streak from 

 another velvetj^ black triangidar mark on postmedial area, defined 

 on outer side by white, its angles on discocellulars, on vein 7 below 

 apex and submedian fold above tornus ; a fuscous subterminal line 

 diffused on outer side and bent outwards to apex ; a fine waved 

 black terminal line ; cilia Avhite at tips. Hind wing grey-brown ; 

 a fine black terminal line ; cilia white at tips ; the underside gre}^^ 

 suffused A^dth reddish brown. 



Hah. W. Africa, Bogos, type f 6 in Coll. Rothschild ; 

 S. Nigeria, Olokemeji {Budgeon), 1 c? ; N. Nigeria, Minna 

 {Ilacfie), 3 6, Baro' {Macfie), 1 c? , 1 $ ; N.W. Rhodesia, 

 Alala Plateau, Mkushi Distr. {Neave), 1 $ type cdhifi.ssci ; N.E. 

 Rhodesia, Bangweolo Distr. {Neave), 1 6 . Exp. 34-40 millim. 



7801. Parachalciope binaria. (Plate CCXXII. fig. 20.) 



Trigonodes Irnaria, Holl. Psyche, Vi\. p. 86, pi. ii. f. 24 (1894). 



Head, thorax, and abdomen greyish brown mixed with some 

 blackish ; palpi black-broAvn at base ; pectus, fringes of hair on 

 legs, and ventral surface of abdomen pale reddish brown. Fore 

 wing grey-brown irrorated Avith blackish ; a triangular black-brown 

 patch on antemedial area confluent Avith a triangular postmedial 

 patch, the upper edge of the conjoined patches running obliquely 

 from submedian fold toAvards base to vein 6 well beyond middle, 

 their loAver and outer edges defined bA' a Avhitish line, the apex of 

 the antemedial patch at middle of vein 1 Avhere it is acutely pro- 

 duced, tlie apex of the postmedial ]jatcli extending to submedian 



