| OCR Text |
Show 676 MR. H. DRUCE ON NEW SPECIES OF [Dec. 20, with yellowish-white scales, with all the veins light brown, fringe of all the wings creamy white, the underside as above. Head and the collar yellow ; thorax and tegulae white; abdomen and legs brownish yellow ; antennae black. Female unknown. Expanse 2\ inches. Hab. East Central Africa : Lake Nyassa (Thelwall). This species is not unlike Sarmalia radiata, Walk., from the Philippine Islands. The two male specimens before me were sent some years ago to the late Mr. Hewitson, who kindly gave them to me. JANA, Boisd. JANA SCIRON, n. sp. Male. Primaries silky fawn-colour, darkest from the base to about the middle, and at the end of the cell beyond two brown lines, the first straight crossing from the inner margin to near the costal margin, which it does not join, the second curved from the inner margin to the apex, bordered on the outer edge with pale whitish fawn-colour ; the fringe very pale in colour ; a round black spot on the costal margin near the base. Secondaries fawn-colour, broadly shaded with bright orange, from the base to the apex ; three brown lines crossing the wing below the middle from the inner margin close to the anal angle to near the apex, only the outer line reaching that point ; above and below the band on the inner margin are a few greyish scales, and nearer the base a small tuft of black hairs. Underside of all the wings brownish fawn-colour ; the costal margin of the primaries reddish, and a curved brown line extending from the apex to the inner margin. Secondaries crossed beyond the middle by two waved brown lines. Antennae brownish black, the head and the upperside of the thorax and abdomen fawn-colour; the underside bright red. The coxa and femur red ; tarsus brown. Expanse 4| inches. Hab. West Africa : Mongo-ma Lubah. This fine species is very distinct ; the form of the hind wing differs from all other species of Jana that are known to me. CHRYSOPOLOMA, Wallgr. CHRYSOPOLOMA BITHYNIA, n. sp. Male. Uniform mouse-colour, the primaries a shade darker than the secondaries, the former crossed by two curved lines, the first nearest the base very indistinct, the second broken into spots; the underside of all the wings pale mouse-colour ; the head, thorax, abdomen, antennae, and legs of the same colour. The female identical with the male, excepting it is slightly larger and redder in colour. Expanse, 3 1| inch, 2 If inch. Hab. East Africa : Delagoa Bay (Mrs. Monteiro). This insect appears pretty^ common; I have seen a considerable number of specimens. |
