964 CATALOGUE OF 



1 . Madtama nigroscitatjs. 



Obscure cinerea, subtus alba; alee subtus purpurascente-nigrce ; 

 anticce lineis nonnullis e punctis nigris ferrugineo marginatis, 

 spatio costali albido e strigis duabus nigris marginato, fasciis 

 duabus posticis nigro-cinereis, punctis marginalibus nigris, 

 margine exteriore ferrugineo ; posticce fuscescente-cinerea. 



Dark cinereous, white beneath. Wings purplish black beneath. 

 Fore wings with five or six Hues of black ferruginous-bordered 

 points ; costal space whitish, partly bordered hindward by two black 

 streaks, each of which is connected with a band, which is somewhat 

 darker than the ground hue; marginal points black; exterior border 

 ferruginous. Hind wings brownish cinereous. Length of the body 

 3 lines; of the wings 8 lines. 



a. Sierra Leone. From Mr. Foxcroft's collection. 



Genus COPHANTA. 



Fcem. Corpus laeve, crassum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi validi, 

 arcuati, ascendentes, capitis latitudine breviores ; articulus 2us pilis 

 squamosis dense vestitus; 3us conicus, parvus. Antennae breves, 

 graciles. Abeomen alas posticas pauilo superans. Pedes validi, 

 breves, laeves; calcaria longa. Alas antic® breves, latae, apice 

 rotundatas, margine exteriore convexo. 



Female. Body smooth, very stout. Proboscis short. Palpi 

 stout, curved, ascending, shorter than the breadth of the head ; 

 second joint thickly clothed in front with short squamous hairs ; 

 third conical, minute. Antennae short, slender, longer than the 

 thorax. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs 

 smooth, short, stout ; spurs long. Wings short, broad. Fore wings 

 rounded at the tips ; discal fold strongly marked ; exterior border 

 convex, moderately oblique. 



1. COPHANTA FUNESTALIS. 



Fcem. Cinereo-nigra, nitens ; alee antica chalybceo subtinctce, 

 lineis duabus transversis dentatis obscure ferrugineis, punctis 

 marginalibus nigris elongatis ; posticat cinerea. 



Female. Cinereous-black, shining, dark cinereous beneath. 

 Fore wings slightly tinged with chalybeous; two transverse dentate 



