AITETA. 527 



h^. Fore wing with the postmedial line obliquely 



excurved from eosta to vein 3 musculina. 



c-'. Fore wing with the postmedial line excurved 



from eosta to vein 4, then slightly incurved ... ajpriformis. 



d^. Fore wing with the postmedial line excurved 

 below eosta and incurved at discal fold and 

 below vein 4 damnipennis. 



e^. Fore wing witli the postmedial line excurved 



below eosta, then straight and erect truncata. 



6898. Aiteta gamma. (Plate CLXXXVII. fig. 2o.) 

 Carea gamma, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xvi. p. 598 (1905). 



S . Head, tegulee, and patagia greyish brown, the tegulse with 

 deep chocolate medial patch ; thorax leaden grey ; pectus pale ; 

 coxae fiery red, the tufts of hair on hind tibiae fuscous ; abdomen 

 greyish on dorsum, reddish at sides and below, the crests at base 

 black, the extremity blackish. Fore wing greyish brown to an 

 oblique line from middle of eosta to inner margin before middle, 

 the basal costal area suffused with reddish brown; the terminal 

 half black-brown ; a black point defined by a slight pale annulus 

 in end of cell ; a slight silver}^ gamma-shaped mark on discocellulars 

 with black point between its arms, its tail extending obliquely 

 bej'oud lower angle of cell ; an indistinct black postmedial line 

 oblique from eosta to vein 4, then bent inwards to vein 2 and 

 outAvards towards tornus, a diffused blackish fascia from it to 

 termen above vein 5. Hind wing yellow suffused with fiery red 

 especially towards apex. Underside of fore wing fierj'' red. 



Hah. S. Nigeria, Sapele (Sampson), 1 cJ type E.V2). 32 millim. 



6899. Aiteta veluta, n. sp. (Plate CLXXXVII. fig. 26.) 



$ . Head and thorax red-brown mixed with violaceous grey ; 

 pectus and legs red-brown ; abdomen orange-red dorsally tinged 

 with brown, ventrally red-brown. Fore wing violaceous grey 

 tinged with brown and with slight blackish irroration, the basal 

 costal area darker ; an oblique blackish antemedial line ; a velvety 

 black-brown area, its inner edge obliquely curved from middle of 

 eosta to termen above tornus, leaving the apical area of the ground- 

 colour, a blue-grey patch on it above end of cell connected with a 

 discoidal striga ; a maculate black-brown subterminal line, oblique 

 from eosta to vein 6, then slightly incurved and ending on termen 

 at vein 3 ; the termen black-brown at apex ; cilia dark brown at 

 apex and beyond the dark area. Hind wing orange-red. Under- 

 side of fore wing crimson-red ; hind wing orange-red with the 

 apical area crimson-red. 



Ilab. S. Nigeria, Lagos, Ebute Meta (Boaq), 1 $ type. Exj). 

 28 millim. 



