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brown area mid-way between tornus and posterior end of postmedial fascia. The large spot 

 posterior to the cell between Cn^ and \A on the upper surface of the fore wing is a pale reddish 

 brown in the holotype but black in the paratype. Upper surface of hind wing pinkish buff 

 except for broad, dark, yellowish brown band from outer angle to M 4 . Under surface pale 

 brownish orange ; markings as described for confusa. 



o* genitalia (Text-figs. 84-86) : valve multispinose apically ; posterior processes of gnathus 

 short ; gnathus produced anteriorly into diaphragma. Aedeagus twisted apically ; vesica with 

 three groups of spines, those of basal group stout and conspicuous. Posterior processes of eighth 

 tergum elongate (Text-fig. 84). Eighth sternum as in Text-fig. 84. 



$. Not known (but see Distribution). 



Measurements. A.P.R. : £. 14. Wing : $. 245, 23-5-26-0 mm. (2.) 



Discussion. Externally similar to confusa, clenchi, disspinosa and unispinosa. The 

 genitalia are most like those of confusa but differ in the shape of the valves, uncus, 

 gnathus, eighth tergum and sternum, and in the shape and ornamentation of the 

 aedeagus. 



Distribution (Map 3). N. E. Congo and Uganda. A single female from 

 Kawanda (Uganda) in the Coryndon Museum, Nairobi, may prove to be conspecific 

 with the holotype when further material becomes available. A second female from 

 Kafakumba (Congo) in the Musee Royal de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren, possibly 

 also belongs to this species. 



Material examined. Type. Holotype J, Congo, Uele, Paulis, 29. ix. 1956 

 (Fontaine) ; Drepanidae genitalia slide No. 1079 ; in the Mus^e Royal de l'Afrique 

 centrale, Tervuren. 



Paratype. Coryndon Museum, Nairobi. Uganda : 1 <$, Ankole, Kalinzu Forest, 

 xi.1961 (Carcasson). 



Negera unispinosa sp. n. 



(Text-fig. 87-90 ; PI. 6, fig. 293 ; Map 3) 



Description, q*. Head as for confusa, but ventral half of vertex pinkish buff. Palps and 

 antennae similar to confusa. 



Thorax and fore leg as for confusa. Mid and hind legs uniformly pale pinkish buff. 



Shape and colour-pattern of wings as for confusa. Costa of upper surface of fore wing pale 

 pinkish brown ; apical costal marking brown, edged distally with white, remaining two costal 

 markings pink ; area between medial fascia pale yellowish brown enclosing large paler area at 

 end of cell ; area distal to postmedial fascia pale yellowish brown, darkest at tornus, speckled 

 with black at anal margin between postmedial fascia and tornus. Upper surface of hind wing 

 very pale buff proximal to antemedial fascia, pinkish buff between antemedial and medial 

 fasciae ; pale yellowish brown distal to medial fascia but darker yellow-brown between outer 

 angle and M 3 . Under surface of fore wing pale pinkish buff ; discocellular spot black ; oblique 

 postmedial fascia as in confusa ; faintly marked, grey interneural spots between M 2 and anal 

 margin ; outer margin yellow-orange between RI 3 and C« la , reddish brown from C» la to near anal 

 margin. Under surface of hind wing paler than fore wing, very lightly maculate distally with 

 darker tone ; costa speckled with black ; black discocellular spot present. 



c? genitalia (Text-figs. 87-89) : valve broad, tapered, acuminate, toothed on one side, inner 

 surface concave ; gnathus with short medial teeth ; uncus bilaterally symmetrical ; vesica of 

 aedeagus spinose. 



? (Plate 6, fig. 293). Similar to male but fore wing with more strongly convex margin and 

 with falcate apex. 



