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TARA GAMA. By Dr. C. Aubivillitts. 
and abdomen above brown; patagia brownish-yellow, bordered with whitish. Forewing above dark brown with a 
black discal dot; transverse line distally bordered with reddish, marginal band blackish-grey. Hindwing blackish- 
grey, at the base brownish. Sierra Leone to Cameroon. 
vesta. T. vesta Drc. (32 c, d). g. Separated from all the other of the genus by the colour, mar kin g, 
and shape of the hindwing. Palpi, antennae, patagia, chest, legs, and abdomen beneath black; the dorsal joints 
2 to 5 are greyish-white. Head and thoracal dorsum brownish-grey. Abdomen above blackish, laterally greyish- 
brown. Wings semi-transparent, soot-coloured black. Forewing with a black discal dot and some whitish dots 
or streaks at the anal and distal margins. Hindwing at the base grey and at the hind-margin whitish ; its distal 
margin near the anal angle with three blunt teeth. — ^ distinguished from the § of T. splendens by the lighter 
ground-colour of the forewing, the white hindwings, and the whitish upper surface of the abdomen. Nigeria 
to Uganda. 
Whether the following species being known to me only from the description belongs to this group or to the Taragama 
at all, is quite uncertain. 
postalbi- T. postalbidum Schs. ,,$. Palpi and body beneath golden brown. Head and collar grey with a brown 
dum. median line. Thorax with brown and grey stripes. Abdomen above whitish, laterally brownish-yellow. Forewing 
reddish-brown with yellow veins; from the centre of the costal margin a very dentate grey transverse band, 
on both sides bordered with black, bending round towards the apex and then turning towards the base of the 
anal margin; an undulating submarginal dark line extends from the apex of the wing to the centre of the anal 
margin; next to this line a broad whitish nebulous band, in front parted by a brown line and at the anal margin 
covered with brown. Hindwing white, at the margin broadly red-brown. Fringes brown with a yellow 
spot at the end of each vein. — In the the abdomen above and the hindwing are red-brown. Expanse of 
wings: $ 50 mm, $ 82 mm.“ Sierra Leone. 
Fourth Group of Species. 
The species of this group differ at once from those of the other groups in the smooth course of the almost 
invariably dark transverse lines of the forewing and the peculiar anal-marginal area of the forewing. The 
submarginal line of the forewing is scalariform, and the white basal dot is entirely absent. The numerous species 
form two natural subordinate groups. 
First subordinate g r o u p. 
The distal transverse line of the forewing begins at the costal margin 5 to 11 mm before the apex of 
the wing, it is straight or distally convex and almost reaches the centre of the anal margin. 
congoense. T. congoense Auriv. (32 d, e) forms in a certain measure, a transition to the species of the first group, 
as the hindmarginal area of the forewing is absent or hardly indicated, the two transverse lines are bordered 
with whitish towards the base, and the proximal line is quite straight from the costal margin to vein 5. The 
distal transverse line is almost straight and reaches the anal margin. The colouring and marking as well as 
majus. the differences of the sexes are to be seen from the figures. Congo District: Katanga. — majus nom. nov. (32 e) 
is larger and darker brown, the head and collar being violettish-grey. The $ is unknown. Nyassa Land: Mlanje. 
makoma- T. makomanum Strd. (33 a), like all the following species shows a distinct anal-marginal area of 
num. the forewing, distinctly contrasting with the rest of the wing by its lighter colour. The transverse lines are 
whitish, the proximal line curved almost S-shaped, and the distal line almost quite straight. The submarginal 
line is scalariform, and the anal-marginal area light grey. — Strand described as S' of this species an insect 
that differs in deep brown patagia, the red-brown upper surface of both wings, black, distally feebly convex 
transverse lines, and the anal-marginal area of the forewing being anteriorly defined by a purely white line. 
confusum. It probably belongs to another species and may be denominated: confusutn nom. nov. (33 a). 
scapulosum. T. scapulosum Feld. (33 a) is only known from Felder’s figure which is copied here. It approximates 
the following species, but differs in the blackish basal portion of the forewing above. Natal. 
cuneatum. T. cuneatuni Dist. (32 d). Hindwing above and anal-marginal area of forewing light greyish fawn- 
coloured, the latter at the base sharply angled and bordered with silvery white there. Forewing above darker 
($) or lighter ($) red-brown; the proximal transverse line is distally feebly convex; the distal transverse line 
is almost straight or feebly bent, towards the margin bordered with light. Distal margin outside 
the scalariform line somewhat darker brown. Head, collar, and dorsum violettish-grey; patagia deep red-brown. 
Transvaal to Nyassa Land. 
gamma. T. gamma Auriv. (32 d). Dark violettish-brown; patagia in the centre with a large red-brown spot. 
Fore wing: distal transverse line blackish, bent, distally convex; sub marginal line blackish, almost uniformly 
bent and parallel to the margin. Anal-marginal area small, dark brown, at the base sharply angled, with a 
thick white angular hook. Congo District. 
