REVISION OF AFRICAN SPECIES OF CLEORA 107 



Guinea : Massadou near Macenta, 1000 ft., 13-17.V.1926 (C. L. Collenette), 1 $. 

 Fernando Po : (W. Cooper), 2 <$, 1 $. [Cameroun] : Afriq. Occid., Station 

 Kamerun, Lolodorf, 1894-1895 (L. Conradt), 1 $ ; Johann-Albrechts Hohe (L. 

 Conradt), 2 (J, 1 $ ; Bitje, Ja River, 1 <$. 



Cleora radula arenosa ssp. n. 



(PI. 13, figs. 372-376 ; Map 7) 



o*. Ground colour of upper surface of wings white ; sub-basal band on fore wing and band 

 distad of postmedial fascia on each wing russet to ochraceous tawny and often diffuse ; streaking 

 on veins ochraceous tawny (PL 13, figs. 373, 374). In three examples medial area of fore wing 

 posterior of cubitus and hind wing proximad of postmedial fascia suffused with fuscous black 

 (PI. 13, fig. 372). 



$. Only specimen known possibly aberrant ; area proximad of medial fascia on upperside of 

 each wing suffused with bister ; strongly marked bister spot on fore wing between veins M 2 and 

 Cui and between postmedial and subterminal fasciae (PI. 13, figs. 375, 376). 



Measurements. £ 38-41 mm. ; $ 43 mm. 



The male is strikingly distinct in the presence of the conspicuous russet to 

 ochraceous tawny sub-basal band on the fore wing and the similarly coloured 

 postmedial bands on each wing. 



Distribution (Map 7). E. Congo (Leopold ville), Mt. Hoyo and Kivu ; W. Uganda. 



Holotype <$. Uganda : Bwamba, vi.1956 (R. Carcasson). 



Paratypes : [Congo (Leopoldville)] Belgian Congo : Mount Hoyo, 10.ii.1956 

 (Ch. Seydel), 1 $ ; ibid., i.iii.1956, 1 <$ ; Ituri Forest, 3800-4000 ft., iii-iv.1930, 

 beginning wet season (Lord Howard de Walden Exp.), 1 <$ ; Escarpment West 

 Semliki Valley, 20 mis. S.W. of Boga, 3000-4000 ft., vii.1924, borders of tropical 

 forest and long grass (T. A. Barns), 1 $ ; N. Lac Kivu, Rwankwi, iv.1948 (/. V. 

 Leroy), 2 $ and 19.viii.1947, 1 $ in Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale ; Takulu, W. 

 of Lake Albert, 1 $ ; W. Kivu, south side middle Lowa Valley, south of Walikali, 

 3000 ft., forest, hi. 1924, wet season (T. A. Barns), 1 $ ; W. Kivu, Upper Lowa 

 Valley, nr. Masisi, 5000-6000 ft., forest and long grass, ii.1924, wet season (T. A. 

 Barns), 2 £ ; W. Kivu, Lowowo Valley, South Lowa District, 4000 ft., mountain 

 forest, hi. 1924, wet season (T. A. Barns), 1 <$. Uganda : Bwamba, v. 1956 (R. 

 Carcasson), 3^ ; ibid., vi.1956, 1 $ ; Kigezi District, Impenetrable Forest, Kanungu, 

 4500 ft., v.1952 (/. A. Burgess), 1 <$. 



Cleora radula eumelana ssp. n. 



(Pi. 13, figs. 377-379 ; Ma P 7) 



o*. Ground colour of wings on upper surface cartridge buff, weakly suffused with russet and 

 irrorate with black ; veins streaked with ochraceous tawny ; remainder of pattern black 

 (PL 13, fig. 378). Under surface tilleul buff, suffused and patterned with fuscous black (PL 13, 

 fig. 379)- 



Measurements. (J 40-41 mm. ; $ 40 mm. 



