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Show 1888.] LEPIDOPTERA F R O M KILIMA-NJARO. 97 but after examination of a good series of specimens I have come the conclusion that these characters are constant. Mr. Jackson obtained three species of Papilio,-P. philonoe and P. constantinus of Ward and P. ophidicephalus of Oberthiir : the last mentioned does not differ from the southern type. HESPERIIDJE. Hesperia keithloa and H. bixce were obtained ; also Cha?tocneme cerymica, one or two obscure little species which have probably been named by Monsieur Mabille or Herr Plotz, and the following :- 10. PLESIONEURA BISERIATA. Nearest to P. galenas, a little larger; primaries with the same pattern, but the spot on basal area smaller ; secondaries with two distinct sinuous series of orange spots, the inner series consisting of seven spots, of which the second is large and diamond-shaped; the third and seventh reduced to mere points ; outer series consisting of five decreasing spots, the first and largest bifid and touching the outer margin ; fringe orange, divided by black lines at the extremities of the veins ; discoidal spot indistinct; secondaries below paler than above, but similar in pattern ; in other respects this species agrees with P. galenas. Expanse of wings 43 millim. Kilima-njaro (F. J. Jackson). HETEROCERA. Aellopus hirundo appears to be the common Hawk-moth; Mr. Jackson brought home six or seven specimens, but unfortunately these and many others of his moths got more or less broken, owing to some beetles getting loose and rattling about amongst them : the following, however, fortunately came to hand in splendid condition. A R C T I I D ^ E. CHARIDEIN^E. 11. POMPOSTOLA SMARAGDINA, Sp. n. Wings blue-black, the basal fifth and the costal border to the end of the cell mottled with brilliant metallic emerald-green spots and dashes ; two cuneiform spots, confluent behind, within the cell, the inner one metallic green, the outer one hyaline white, richly glossed with emerald-green ; a quadrate green-glossed hyaline spot immediately beyond the cell ; a long oblique tapering green-glossed hyaline streak from the median vein just below the double discoidal spot almost to the external angle; in some specimens, however, tbis streak is widely interrupted in the middle, leaving only two small spots ; a subcostal metallic green streak, from the centre of which a transverse irregular green-glossed hyaline band runs almost to outer margin at about apical fourth; costal border of secondaries rufous brown ; a small hyaline white subcostal spot, followed by a PROC. ZOOL. Soc-1888, No. VII. 7 |
