﻿African 
  Micro-Lepidoptera. 
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  the 
  tegulae. 
  Fore 
  ivings 
  deep 
  shining 
  purple, 
  with 
  from 
  fifteen 
  to 
  

   eighteen 
  conspicuous 
  snow-white 
  spots, 
  mostly 
  circular 
  ; 
  one 
  at 
  the 
  

   middle 
  of 
  the 
  base, 
  three 
  on 
  the 
  costa, 
  of 
  which 
  two 
  are 
  on 
  the 
  basal 
  

   half, 
  and 
  one 
  at 
  the 
  commencement 
  of 
  the 
  apical 
  fourth, 
  the 
  latter 
  

   somewhat 
  produced 
  downwards 
  ; 
  two 
  spots 
  in 
  the 
  basal 
  half 
  on 
  the 
  

   dorsal 
  margin, 
  the 
  first 
  circular, 
  the 
  second 
  smaller 
  and 
  semi- 
  

   circular 
  ; 
  between 
  these 
  and 
  the 
  first 
  two 
  of 
  the 
  costal 
  spots 
  is 
  a 
  

   large 
  round 
  spot 
  crossing 
  the 
  fold; 
  immediately 
  beyond 
  the 
  

   middle 
  of 
  the 
  wing 
  are 
  two 
  similar 
  ones, 
  of 
  which 
  the 
  loM'er 
  one 
  is 
  

   the 
  larger, 
  and 
  lies 
  immediately 
  below 
  the 
  fold 
  ; 
  beyond 
  these 
  

   again 
  is 
  an 
  elongate 
  reniform 
  spot, 
  produced 
  downwards 
  to 
  the 
  

   fold 
  ; 
  between 
  this 
  and 
  the 
  anal 
  angle 
  is 
  another 
  cii'cular 
  spot, 
  not 
  

   touching 
  the 
  dorsal 
  margin 
  ; 
  in 
  the 
  apical 
  fourth 
  of 
  the 
  wing 
  are 
  

   three 
  spots, 
  one 
  somewhat 
  reniform, 
  produced 
  downwards, 
  but 
  not 
  

   parallel 
  with 
  the 
  apical 
  margin, 
  the 
  other 
  two 
  are 
  above 
  it, 
  both 
  

   circular, 
  the 
  outer 
  one 
  being 
  the 
  smaller 
  ; 
  besides 
  these 
  spots 
  above 
  

   mentioned 
  there 
  are 
  three 
  or 
  more 
  very 
  small 
  spots, 
  of 
  which 
  the 
  

   most 
  conspicuous 
  are 
  one 
  between 
  the 
  two 
  reniform 
  spots, 
  one 
  

   above 
  the 
  first 
  reniform 
  spot, 
  and 
  one 
  below 
  the 
  costal 
  margin 
  

   before 
  the 
  apex 
  ; 
  cilia 
  bright 
  shining 
  copper-brown. 
  Under 
  side 
  

   dull 
  fuscous, 
  deep 
  purple 
  towards 
  the 
  apex 
  and 
  apical 
  margin 
  ; 
  a 
  

   white 
  spot 
  on 
  the 
  costal 
  margin 
  at 
  one-fourth 
  from 
  the 
  apex, 
  and 
  a 
  

   small 
  white 
  spot 
  below 
  and 
  beyond 
  it 
  ; 
  these 
  correspond 
  with 
  the 
  

   similar 
  spots 
  on 
  the 
  upper 
  side 
  of 
  which 
  others 
  are 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  

   visible. 
  Hind 
  wings 
  copper-brown 
  on 
  the 
  basal 
  half, 
  tending 
  to 
  

   purplish 
  fuscous 
  outwardly 
  ; 
  cilia 
  bright 
  purple 
  about 
  the 
  apex, 
  

   copper-brown 
  towards 
  the 
  base. 
  Under 
  side 
  brownish, 
  shading 
  to 
  

   deep 
  purple 
  at 
  the 
  apex, 
  where 
  there 
  are 
  two 
  conspicuous 
  white 
  

   spots, 
  the 
  one 
  on 
  the 
  costal 
  margin, 
  the 
  other 
  below 
  and 
  beyond 
  it 
  

   between 
  veins 
  6 
  and 
  7 
  ; 
  the 
  costal 
  spot 
  only 
  is 
  visible 
  on 
  the 
  upper 
  

   side. 
  Abdomen 
  copper-brown, 
  anal 
  segment 
  deep 
  purplish 
  fuscous. 
  

   Under 
  side 
  bright 
  purple, 
  copper-brown 
  at 
  sides 
  and 
  base, 
  with 
  a 
  

   white 
  band 
  at 
  the 
  commencement 
  of 
  the 
  purplish 
  colouring, 
  

   followed 
  by 
  two 
  white 
  spots 
  near 
  it, 
  and 
  a 
  conspicuous 
  white 
  patch 
  

   on 
  the 
  penultimate 
  segment. 
  Legs 
  bright 
  purple, 
  banded 
  and 
  

   spotted 
  with 
  white 
  on 
  the 
  tibiae 
  ; 
  the 
  anterior 
  pair 
  with 
  two 
  large 
  

   white 
  spots 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  femora. 
  Exp. 
  al. 
  24 
  mm. 
  

  

  Hah. 
  Batlmrst, 
  May; 
  one 
  specimen 
  {Carter). 
  

  

  Type, 
  $ 
  , 
  Mus. 
  Wlsm. 
  

  

  I 
  have 
  named 
  this 
  beautiful 
  and 
  distinct 
  species 
  after 
  

   Mr. 
  Gilbert 
  T. 
  Carter, 
  to 
  whom 
  I 
  am 
  so 
  deeply 
  indebted 
  

   for 
  his 
  assiduous 
  efforts 
  to 
  increase 
  my 
  collection 
  of 
  

   African 
  Micro-Lepidoptera. 
  

  

  