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Show 1879.] MR. W. L. DISTANT ON AFRICAN LEPIDOPTERA. 707 this fine species; it seems to have been a difficult insect to procure. Doumet described and figured the female only. eS. Wings above bright orange, narrowly edged with black on outer margins and along costa of fore wings, excepting basal half, where it is almost concolorous. A large triangular black space, the apex of which commences on the fore wings about centre of inner margin and a little above submedian nervure, extending through lower wing, on outer side to anal angle, and on inner side to abdominal margin about one third from base. Underside pale ochreous ; lower wings greyish for about two thirds their expanse from base; both wings crossed by a straight, oblique chocolate-brown band, which commences on costa of fore wing a little beyond cell, and is continued to anal angle of lower wings. Cell of fore wings with two waved black lines some distance apart, the first of which is situated about midway, and a waved black line beyond end of cell, which also terminates in a black line; a black line, enclosing a small rounded space, situated just below cell between submedian nervure and lower median nervule. Cell of lower wings with three transverse black lines, the first of which is somewhat waved. The black band along underside of fore wings is somewhat reflected on upperside. Exp. wings 2 ^ inches. Hab. Isubu, Camaroons. HARMA FREDERICA, n. sp. (Plate LIV. fig. 3.) 5 . Above like H. eemilius, Doum., but the two submarginal rows of spots united with each other and also with the discal band, which is broken, and thus forms a series of eight ray-like streaks occupying outer half of fore wings, of which the upper is very small and obscure; sixth and seventh largest, eighth situated on inner margin and shortened outwardly. The number of these streaks on lower wings is seven ; the first almost hidden by inner margin of anterior wings ; the base of the fourth occupies apical third of cell; the last is situated between submedian nervure and lower median nervule. Underside agrees with H. eemilius in general coloration, but markings as ou upperside. Cells without markings. Exp. wings 4Y$ inches. Hab. Calabar district, but not precisely localized. HARMA BECKERI, Herr.-Schff. (Diadema) Ex. Schmett. f. 81 (1852, 1858). Aphidema beckeri, Kirby, Cat. Diurn. Lepid. p. 229 (1871). Harma theodota, Hew. Ex. Butt. iii. Har. t. 1. f. 3, 4 (1864). Mr. Hewitson, ib. (text), stated his conviction that the Diadema beckeri, H.-S., was really a species of the genus Harma. Mr. Rutherford, some time ago, told me he considered it was really the female of H. theodota, Hew., and I think he was doubtless right in so placing it. The name proposed by Herrich-Schaffer therefore takes precedence. |