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pale fawn, with six irregular white string on the secondaries, and four on the prim- 

 aries th'.'re is also a large black lunate spot in the center of the fore wings just 

 below the middle of the discal cell, the oceilate spot of the secondaries on the anal 

 angle is deep maroon centered with black. There is also an additional oceilate 

 spot between veins two and three, which is orange centered with black, this later 

 spot has no trace on the upper side. Expanse, lyi inch. Female, the same as 

 the male but less brilliant and tlie brown border is wider and more straight cut 

 on the upper side of the primaries. Size same as the male. 



Types I r^ and 3 9 9 in my collection. Hab. Grand Sess, 

 Liberia, West Africa. 



I take much pleasure in dedicating this gem to my good friend 

 and fellow companion in the study of all that is beautiful in nature, 

 Dr. W. |. Holland of Pittsburg, Pa., and to whom we owe a debt 

 for the knowledge which he has given us on the Lepidoptera of 

 Western Africa. 



Liptena pseudosoyauxii, sp. nov. 



Female — Upper side, head, thorax, antenna; and tips of palpi bljck, the rest 

 of the palpi white. Abdomen leadish-brown ; base of primaries suffused with lead 

 colored scales; outer margin pale brown widest at the apex; the rest of the prim- 

 aries are white. Secondaries white with a large brownish black apical spot and 

 five marginal elongate spots of the same color. Under side cf primaries pure 

 white. Under side of secondaries the same as the primaries except a round black 

 sub-costal spot near the apex, and two on the outer margin, one on the anal angle 

 and one between veins 2 and 3, there is also a faint yellowish sub-discal band. 



Type I Q in my collection, from Bigtown, Liberia, West Africa. 



SOME NEW SANTO DOMINGO TACHINIDiE. 



By C. H. TVLKR 'POWNSEND. 



The following new species of Trichopoda^ and new genus and 

 species of Ocypterina^ were collected in the Island of Santo Do- 

 mingo by Mr. F. Frazer. They were sent me by Dr. Williston for 

 study, and form part of the University of Kansas collection. 



Trichopoda subcilipes, sp. nov. 



Length, 9 to 10 mm. Three males and one female. Facial depression, sides 

 of face extending on sides of front, cheeks, and occiput soft golden yellow poUinose, 

 the facial depression less thickly so. Frontal vitla rcrddish-brown, darker at vertex, 

 tlic im|)ressed line or furrow next facial ridges concoloious with vitta. Antennre 

 reddish-orange, third joint a little longer than second, arista brownish. Palpi 

 yellowish. Thoracic dorsum and pleuriv in front of suture of same golden yellow, 

 with a median broad black stripe abbreviated behind, and a black spot on each 



