82 A. WATSON 



Distribution (Map 4). Nigeria, Cameroun and Gabon. 



Material examined. Type. In his description Warren listed two syntypes. 

 I have labelled the male, which bears the following data, as the LECTOTYPE : 

 " Warri, Niger C.P., Febr. 96 Dr. Roth Oreta contracta Type <$ Warr. ; Drepanidae 

 genitalia slide No. 662 ". In the British Museum (Natural History). 



Type of Gonoreta ansorgei Warren. Holotype $, Nigeria, Agberi, 4.VU.1901 

 (Ansorge) ; Drepanidae genitalia slide No. 665. In the British Museum (Natural 

 History). 



Paralectotype. Same data as lectotype ; Drepanidae genitalia slide No. 663. 

 In the British Museum (Natural History). 



Other material. British Museum [Natural History). Nigeria: 1$, Lagos, 

 25.vii. 1906 [Boag) ; 1 $, Lagos, iv.1961 (Boorman) ; 1 £, Old Calabar. Cameroun : 

 1 3, Johann-Albrechts Hohe, 1896 (Conradt). Zoologisches Museum, Berlin. 

 Cameroun : 1 $, Kribi. 



Gonoreta cymba sp. n. 



(Text-figs. 131-133 ; PL 8, fig. 300 ; Map 4) 



Description. q\ Palp dull scarlet. Front of head dull scarlet becoming reddish brown 

 anterior to antennae, vertex reddish brown. Antenna buff. 



Thorax brownish white, darker posteriorly ; scales with dark band just before apex. 

 Anterior part of ventral surface of thorax dull scarlet below and at sides of eye, buff above eye ; 

 rest of thorax pale buff. Front surface of front fore legs dull scarlet ;• outer surface of mid and 

 hind legs scarlet or orange, with some buff scales ; remaining surfaces of legs buff. 



Shape and colour-pattern of wings as in Plate 8, fig. 300 (only two specimens from Uganda, 

 mentioned below, do not accurately match the figured colour-pattern). Ground-colour of upper 

 surface of both wings very pale greyish brown (holotype), or reddish grey (two Uganda males) ; 

 weakly marked with darker speckles and striations, except for one of the males from Uganda 

 which is strongly marked on the fore wing and anal margin of hind wing. Subterminal fascia of 

 fore wing brown or dark brown ; edged distally with white, especially near tornus. Brown 

 medial shade distinctly marked on fore wing only. Under surface of fore wing dull greyish red 

 faintly speckled with grey ; costabuff ; grey postmedial fascia turned inwards just before costa ; 

 under surface of hind wing pale buff proximally, dull greyish red distally ; very faintly speckled 

 and striate with grey. 



genitalia as in Text-figs. 1 31-133. Stout, arcuate, posterior arms of eighth abdominal 

 sternum characteristic. The eighth sternum is slightly asymmetric. 



$. Not known. 



Measurements. A.P.R. : q\ 9. Wing : q". 15-0, i4-5~i5-o mm. (5). 



Discussion. This species may be closely allied to contracta, but until female 

 specimens are available there is insufficient evidence for this to be stated with 

 certainty. 



The variation in the colour of the ground-colour of the upper surface of the wings 

 is mentioned in the description. The majority of the remaining specimens are 

 relatively uniform in coloration and colour-pattern and can be distinguished from 

 most specimens of contracta, which cymba resembles externally, by the almost 

 complete absence of dark speckles and striations. 



Distribution (Map 4). Known only from Nigeria and Uganda. 



