276 NOVITATES ZOOLOOICAK XXIII. 1916. 



fuscous saddle across first segment, third and fourth segments above reddish, each 

 with a whitish spot, which is partly fuscous-edged. Femora spotted with reddish 

 fuscous at middle and extremity ; foretibial tuft red, mixed with fuscous ; foretarsus 

 tinged with reddish, the extremities of the joints white ; hindtibial process fully 

 two-thirds as long as first tarsal joint (in leucospilata one-half first tarsal joint). 



Forewing with SC 1 free or anastomosing slightly with C, SC 2 arising just 

 before SC 5 , R 1 connate, M 1 almost connate ; green, with strong transverse whitish 

 strigulae ; lines whitish, formed as in leucospilata but very feeble ; discal spot 

 red, slightly diffused (approaching that of rhodolopha Prout), its centre blackish ; 

 terminal line red, somewhat crenulate, extending 1 mm. round apex and swollen at 

 tornus into an elongate, narrow spot ; fringe white, strongly spotted with red at the 



vein-ends and at tornus. Ilind.wing with termen evenly rounded, waved; M 1 



connate or stalked ; as forewing, but with the white lines obsolete, the terminal line 

 not extended round apex nor swollen at tornus. 



Underside somewhat more whitish, not "strigulated ; hind wing with indications 

 of a green postmedian band. 



Nairobi (F. J. Jackson) ; 2 c? <$ in coll. Tring Mus. 



Very near leucospilata Walk., differing in the antenna, hindtibia, fuscous blotch 

 on first abdominal tergite, stronger whitish singulation, larger cell-spot, and 

 crenulate (at termen swollen) terminal line. 



10. Omphax idonea spec. nov. 



S , 31-36 mm. ; ? , 38 mm. Face and palpus deep red. Vertex white ; occiput 

 green. <$ antenna closely lamellate. Thorax above green ; abdomen whitish 

 ochreous, first tergite and part of second green, second and third (sometimes also 

 the fourth) each with a very small, light-red crest. Foreleg mostly red ; middle- 

 and hindleg red on outer side, the femur darkest, hindtibia pale or pale-mixed. 



Wings rather narrower than in plantaria Guen., approaching the shape of 



bacoti Prout. Forewing with apex not produced, termen smooth ; SC 1 free ; 



opaque green, a little brighter and more yellowish than in plantaria ; costal edge 

 narrowly ochreous, not mixed with red ; fringe narrowly ochreous (sometimes with 

 some greenish admixture) at base, otherwise uniform rose-colour, or only very 



slightly darkened in middle, at tornus becoming partly or entirely green. 



Hindwing with termen nearly smooth, only slightly waved anteriorly ; concolorous 

 with forewing ; fringe as on forewing. 



Underside with hair-scales copious and long, towards base dense ; green, fading 

 to ochreous ; costal margin of forewing (to SC) ochreous, at base for a short 

 distance red. 



Johannesburg (J. P. Cregoe), 4 $ S and 1 ? in coll. Brit. Mus., ex coll. Distant. 

 Also a discoloured g from Lydenberg, from the same collection. 



Best distinguished by its shape and less varied termen and fringes. 



Subfamily STERRHINAE 

 11. Somatina fraus spec. nov. 



cj, 29 mm. Face dark red above and on sides, whitish below. Palpus dark 

 red above, whitish beneath. Crown reddish. Antennal shaft whitish, slightly 

 mixed with reddish in places ; ciliation rather short. Collar tinged with ochreous. 



