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Show 1893.] BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. 677 secondaries with a narrow decreasing external border of the colour from apex to submedian vein ; antennae dark brown; body tawny ferruginous, abdomen tipped with blackish, extremity of tarsi also blackish. Expanse of wings 37 millim. Zomba, January 1893. The most Geometriform genus of Phaudince that I have hitherto seen. 168. LEPISTA TRIMENII. Byphlebia trimenii, Felder, Reise der Nov., Lep. iv. pi. cvi. fig. 32. Zomba, July 1892. 169. DEIOPEIA PULCHELLA. Tinea pulchella, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. i. p. 534, n. 238 (1758). Zomba, July 1892. 170. ARGINA LEONINA. Argina leonina, Walker, Lep. Het. xxxi. p. 262 (1864). Zomba, July 1892. 171. ARGINA AM AND A. Euchelia amanda, Boisduval, Deleg. Voy. ii. p. 597, n. 133 (1847). Zomba, July 1892 and January 1893. 172. RHANIDOPHORA PHEDONIA. Bombyx phedonia, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. pi. cccxlvii. C (1782). Zomba, December 1892 and January 1893. 173. CANOPUS RUBRIPES. Amerila rubripes, Walker, Lep. Het. xxxi. p. 304 (1864). Zomba, July 1892. 174. LACIPA BIZONOIDES, sp. n. Nearest to L. gracilis, but differing from all its allies in the absence of black spots from the primaries ; these wings sericeous pure white ; a spot at the base and two rather broad parallel straight stripes which divide the wing into three equal parts golden orange; outer half of fringe slightly golden: secondaries and abdomen cream-coloured : head buff-coloured; collar and patagia orange, the latter with white fringes ; anus blackish; under surface sordid buff-whitish. Expanse of wings 28 millim. Zomba, January 1893. 175. ARTAXA OCHRACEATA. 2 . Aroa ochraceata, Walker, Lep. Het. xxxii. p. 327 (1865). Zomba, January 1893. The male of this species seems to be rare, only females having come to hand. |