. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 6o P. R. SEYMOUR presence of a streak irrorate with brown and forming a fine brown streak within the longitudinal streak) distinguishes M. b. beatrix from M. b. trifasciata. In M. b. trifasciata the lower central longitudinal streak is always well defined and brown to dark brown in colour. Masalia beatrix trifasciata (Hampson) comb, et stat. n. (Text-fig. 66; PI. 6, figs 177, 178) Timora trifasciata Hampson, 1903 : no. Holotype $, Kenya (BMNH) [examined]. Fore wing, length^ (10), 14-2-15-8, $ (15), 15-0 (holotype)-i6-4 (5). Wing pa
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 6o P. R. SEYMOUR presence of a streak irrorate with brown and forming a fine brown streak within the longitudinal streak) distinguishes M. b. beatrix from M. b. trifasciata. In M. b. trifasciata the lower central longitudinal streak is always well defined and brown to dark brown in colour. Masalia beatrix trifasciata (Hampson) comb, et stat. n. (Text-fig. 66; PI. 6, figs 177, 178) Timora trifasciata Hampson, 1903 : no. Holotype $, Kenya (BMNH) [examined]. Fore wing, length^ (10), 14-2-15-8, $ (15), 15-0 (holotype)-i6-4 (5). Wing pattern as in PI. 6, figs 177, 178. Fore wing upper surface with costal and anal regions from pastel to greyish red; anal region lightly to moderately irrorate with dark brown. Central region white to orange- white. Lower central, and longitudinal streak between R5-M1, dark brown; R5-M1 streak faintly to well developed. Hind wing upper surface white to orange-white, distally light to moderately irrorate with brown. Genitalia, o* scobinate bar and cornutus (Text-fig. 66). $ papilla analis simple. Material examined. Holotype [Kenya] B. E. Africa: [Stony Athi, River Athi,] Stony River, $, (R. Crawshay). Kenya: Kavirondo, 1^,1$, (W. Feather); 1 <$, (W. Feather); Kibwezi, 1 <$, (W. Feather); Tanzania: Musoma, Banagi Hill, 1 <$, 1 £ (M. 5. Moore); Shinyanga, Mwandui, 1 $, ; 1 <$, ; 1^,1$, ; 1 (J, hi. 1952 (all Croft). Distribution. Kenya and Figs 65-66. M. beatrix subspecies, q\ scobinate bar and cornutus. 65, M. b. beatrix. 66, M. b. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). London : BM(NH)
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