(380 DB. A. G. BUTLEB ON LBPIDOPTEBA FBOM; [Nov. 7 



the black outer margin by black veins, between which is a series of 

 black spots ; fringe as above. Expanse of wings 44-53 m illim. 



Zomba, July 1892 and January 1893. 



The minimum measurement is taken from an example in the 

 ■Museum from Delagoa Bay. The species, if my memory serves, 

 is nearly allied to G. prctiosissima, Holland (Ent. Suppl. 1892, 

 p. 94). 



187. C.vLLioDES GLAi:cEscE>'s, sp. n. 



Greneral tint above lavender-greyish ; the basal and costal areas 

 of primaries shot with sericeous lavender ; the area below and 

 beyond the ocellus bronzy greenish, shaded with yellowish and uith 

 golden brown ; a belt enclosed by the second to fifth lines pale 

 brownish glossed with pink ; outer border greenish grey, fringe 

 grey-brownish ; one slender black Line, which in certain lights 

 changes to leaden grey and becomes inconspicuous, across basal 

 two-sevenths ; all the other lines undulated, beyond the ocellus — 

 the first, which bounds the ocellus externally, sepia-brown, varying 

 to steel-bluish towards costa ; second line parallel to the first, 

 glossed throughout \\-ith steel-blue ; third line abbreviated towards 

 costa, glossed with steel-blue ; fourth brown, straight towards 

 inner margin, abbreviated towards costa ; the submarginal and 

 marginal lines slender and black ; ocellus somewhat similar to that 

 of the preceding species ; the ^ -shaped portion bounded exter- 

 nally by a black stripe edged on both sides with yellowish, the 

 lobe black externally, the inner half of the black patch glossed with 

 metallic leaden and edged with white ; leaden marking in the tail of 

 the V. also white-edged ; V-shaped area shot with sericeous lavender 

 and edged \\"ith white : secondaries rufescent, slaty greyish towards 

 inuer margin and greenish on external border, the fringe of 

 abdominal border brick-red ; a small black spot at end of cell, 

 followed by a straight black band, immediately beyond which 

 is a blackish stripe ; from this pomt the veins are shot with 

 steel-blue ; three regular parallel dentate-sinuate blackish 

 stripes, glossed with steel-blue, excepting on the internervular 

 folds ; a brown dentate-sinuate stripe parallel to the others ; 

 submarginal and marginal sinuated black lines : head dark 

 brown, with a red line between the antennae ; collar dark 

 brown, red at the sides ; body smoky mouse-grey ; abdomen 

 rose-red at the sides. Underside of wings bright opaque reddish 

 orange ; black spots at end of discoidal cells, followed by two 

 parallel angulated discal series of spots, black and distinct on the 

 secondaries ; a third series of indistinct grey dots, followed on the 

 primaries by a series of grey lunules ; a submarginal series of spots, 

 very minute on the primaries, and a margmal series of dots, black : 

 body below rose-red; palpi black externally, tibiae and tarsi black. 

 Expanse of wings 53-57 millim. 



Zomba, December 1892 and January 1893. 



This lovely species has very much of the general pattern of the 

 allied genus Spirama. 



