34 Mr. P. I. Lathy's 



161. Eagris ochreana, sp. nov. (Plate III, fig. 6.) 



Allied to E. denuba, Plotz, but differs in the following particulars ; 

 the two lower subapical hyaline spots are wanting ; forewing with 

 bronze reflections ; hindwing without white area, and submarginal 

 spots as in E. phyllophila, Trim. ; hindwings below more ochreous in 

 tint than E. denuba ; black markings smaller, and apical patch but 

 little darker than ground-colour. 



Exp. 38 mm. 



162. Abantis paradisea. 



Leucochitonea paradisea, Butl., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 

 1870, p. 499. 



163. Abantis zambesiaca. 



Hesperia zambesiaca, Westw., Thes. Ent. Oxon., p. 183, 

 t. 34, f. 9 (1874). 



164. Abantis arctomarginata, sp. nov. (Plate III, fig. 7.) 



6- Upperside. Forewing black with large basal red patch, 

 between costal, and submedian nervures, and following hyaline 

 patches ; four elongated subapical, one occupying outer third of cell, 

 and three between upper median nervule and submedian nervure, of 

 which the middle one is the largest and much elongated. Hindwing 

 white, base slightly reddish, edged with black ; costa dull reddish ; 

 outer and inner margin narrowly bordered with black j a row of 

 white spots within black border commencing at anal angle and 

 becoming obsolete towards apex. 



Underside. Forewing as above, but with whitish suffusion below 

 lower median nervule ; hindwing as above, but costa black. 



Abdomen white with black dorsal band, and two ventral rows of 

 black patches, terminal segment black, with reddish tuft ; legs and 

 underside of palpi reddish. 



Exp. 40 mm. 



Nearly allied to A. bismarcki, Karsch., from which it 

 differs in the greatly elongated hyaline spot between 

 middle and lower median nervule, and the much narrower 

 black borders of hindwing. 



165. Hesperia dromns. 



Pyrgus dromus, Plotz, Mitth. nat. Ver. Neu. Vor- 

 pomm u Rug, 1884, p. 6. 



166. Oxy palpus ruso. 



Pamphila ruso, Mab., C. R. Soc. Ent. Belg., xxv, p. 

 183 (1891). 



