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Show 682 MR. H. DRUCE O N N E W SPECIES OF [Dec. 20, Hab. West Africa: Fantee, Mongo-ma Lubah. A female specimen of this species i3 in the British Museum, from the Gaboon. PANTOCTENIA, Feld. PANTOCTENIA ALBIPUNCTA, n. sp. (Plate LV. fig. 2, 3 •) Primaries bright pea-green, three spots close to the base, one at the end of the cell, and three (one above the other) on the inner margin near the anal angle, all white edged with brown, the fringe green. Secondaries blackish brown, yellowish at the base and along the inner margin, the fringe yellow. Underside yellowish fawn-colour, darkest on the costal margin of the primaries, which are slightly green at the apex and along the outer margin ; the head, antennae, and the abdomen yellowish ; thorax bright pea-green. Expanse 1| inch. Hab. South Africa: Natal. This pretty species is allied to Pantoctenia gemmanus, Felder, from which it is quite distinct. COSUMA, Walk. C O S U M A POLANA, n. sp. (Plate LV. fig. 8.) Primaries pale primrose-yellow, with all the veins dusky. Secondaries primrose-colour, shading to orange at the base, the fringe of all the wings blackish ; the head, front of thorax, and abdomen orange-yellow ; the thorax pale primrose-colour. Antennae black ; the underside of the wings uniform pale yellow, shading to orange at the base. Expanse 1| inch. Hab. East Central Africa: Manboia (Last). A pretty species, allied to C. rugosa, Walk. MIRESA, Walk. M I R E S A HILDA, n. sp. Primaries dark fawn-colour, crossed by two narrow dark brown lines, the first from near the apex to the inner margin close to the base, the second submarginal. Secondaries pale fawn-colour, darkest at the base and along the inner margin. Underside uniformly pale fawn-colour. Head and thorax yellowish brown; thorax and abdomen dark brown. Antennae reddish brown. Expanse l\ inch. Hab. West Africa : Mongo-ma Lubah (Thompson). A distinct species, not allied to any known to me. NATADA, Walk. N A T A D A JULIA, n. sp. Primaries dark reddish brown, blackish along the median nerve; secondaries fawn-colour, with the fringe and the inner margin darker |