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Show 180 SIR G. F. HAMPSON-REVISION OF MOTHS [Feb. 21, thorax and abdomen fuscous, the latter ochreous towards extremity. Fore Aving fuscous grey, Avith diffused blackish antemedial patcb ; the costa from it to apex orange; a triangular yellow medial patch before the postmedial line extending down to vein 2 and containing a dark-edged orange discoidal spot; the postmedial line oblique, slightly excurved between veins 5 and 2, then retracted to below end of cell. Hind wing fuscous, with obscure medial line ; both wings with the cilia yellow, except at middle. Underside of fore wing with two dark-edged orange spots in cell. Hab. Sierra Leone (Clements). Exp. 22 m m. (6)fTHLIPTOCERAS POLYGRAMMODES, n. sp. Head, thorax, and abdomen rufous ; vertex of head yellowish ; abdomen with two white spots on 1st segment. Fore wing rufous ; a very ill-defined yellowish antemedial band not reaching the costa ; a quadrate spot in end of cell; a large postmedial yellow area not reaching the costa and traversed by the postmedial sinuous line, which has a series of yellow spots beyond it from costa to vein 2, Avhere it is retracted to lower angle of cell. Hind wing yellow with the base rufous ; a rounded rufous discoidal spot; a sinuous postmedial line bent outwards between veins 5 and 2, then retracted to below angle of cell; the terminal area rufous with waved inner edge. Hab. Natal, Mooi River. Exp. 40 m m. Genus 93. ARCHERNIS. Archernis Meyr. P. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. ii. 1, p. 254 (1886). Protonoceras Warr. A. M . N. H. (6) vi. p. 457 (1890). Metaporthra Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1894, p. 463. Chrysommatodes Warr. A. M . N. H . (6) xvii. p. 105 (1896). Palpi porrect, long and straight, the 2nd joint fringed with hair below, the 3rd prominent; maxillary palpi long and slightly dilated Fig. 93. Archernis capitalis, <$. \. (From Moths Ind. vol. iv.) with scales ; frons rounded. Fore wing with veins 3, 4, 5 separate at origin ; 7 nearly straight and Avell separated from 8, 9. Hind Aving with the cell short; the discocellulars erect; \reins 3, 4, 5 from angle : 6, 7 from upper angle, 7 anastomosing with 8. |