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Show 672 DR. A. G. BUTLER ON LEPIDOPTERA FROM [Nov. 7» family that any characters which will divide the groups of are welcome. 146. GEGENES LETTERSTEDTI. Hesperia letterstedti, Wallengren, Kongl. Svensk. Vet.-Akad. Handl. 1857, p. 49, n. 3. Zomba, July 1892 and January 1893. 147. BAORIS FATUELLUS. Pamphila fatuellus, Hopffer, Monatsber. K. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1855, p. 643, n. 25 ; Peters's Reise nach Mossamb. v. p. 417, pi. 27. figs. 3, 4 (1862). Lake Mweru ; Zomba, July and December 1892, January 1893. 148. BAORIS TNCONSPICUA. Hesperia inconspicua, Bertoloni, Mem. Ace. Bol. 1849, p. 15. Pamphila inconspicua, • Hopffer, Peters's Reise nach Mossamb. v. p. 418 (1862). Zomba, July 1892. 149. BAORIS AMADHU ? Pamphila amadhu, Mabille, Comptes Rendus Soc. ent. Beige, p. lxxviii (1891). Zomba, December 1892 and January 1893. I believe I have correctly identified this species. 150. HALPE NIGERRIMA, sp. n. Black-brown; the primaries with strong bronze reflections; eight hyaline white spots as follows-two small, fusiform, superposed in the cell, a large quadrate spot below them on first median interspace, two small spots on succeeding interspaces placed obliquely, and two still smaller divided by the fifth subcostal branch, a minute spot at centre of interno-median interspace; a streak of yellowish appressed hair-scales on inner margin ; fringe tipped with white at external angle : secondaries with a transverse series of four small cream-coloured spots beyond the cell; fringe tipped with white, most widely at anal angle: abdomen tipped with white; head bright golden-green. Under surface dark cupreous brown with bronze-green and purple reflections: primaries with hyaline spots as above, but the small interno-median spot extended forward and forked ; an additional white subcostal streak towards the base : secondaries with a white spot, shot with lavender, at centre of interno-median interspace, and adjoining it, beyond the cell, a zigzag series of five lavender spots forming a large W-shaped pattern; fringe as above: body below white, venter barred with black. Expanse of wings 39 mdlim. Zomba, January 1893. Several of M. Mabille's species seem allied to this, but I have been unable to find one of his descriptions which characterizes it. H. malthina, Hewits., seems to be also allied. |