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the torims with the equally dark outer lialt' of the inner margin ; termeu broadly 

 dark, with a pale spot below vein 7 well inwards and a pale streak between veins 4 

 and 2 edging the excised part of the previous band ; apex slightl}' paler. Secondary 

 with a glabrous patch occupying the basal and medial area ; termen and abdominal 

 fold mottled dark and paler rufous. 



? . With head reddish, thorax and dorsum of iirominal segments pale orange- 

 reddish, abdomen dark grey. Primary with base and medial area orange-fawn- 

 colour ; postmedial area dark reddish, edged by a fine irregular line of white 

 scales ; terminal area broadly reddish orange, mottled with brown. Secondary, 

 orauge-fawn ; medial and postmedial area reddish, edged by an irregular line of 

 whitish scales ; terminal area very broadly reddish orange mottled with brown. 



Expanse : c? 62 ; ? 64 mm. 



Hab. Mafalu, Babooni, Ekeikei, and Aroa River, March, August, and September. 



Type in my collection, and other examples in the Tring Museum. 



Thoracolophotos gen. nov. 



Palpi upturned, second segment reaching above vertex, thickly and closely 

 scaled, end joint moderately long, scaled ; antennae of male long, fasciculate ; thorax 

 tufted from the prothorax, spreading widely out over the metathorax ; legs thickly 

 scaled ; midtibia with a tuft at the femoral joint. Neuration : Primary, vein 2 

 from near middle of cell, 3 and 5 from close to the angle, 4 from the angle, 6 from 

 the upper angle, 7 from 8 at the end of the areole, which latter is given off from 10 

 to form the areole, 9 absent ; discocellulars very deeply recessed from the upper 

 angle ; cell covered with a tuft of hairs. Secondary, cell very short, not more 

 than a third ; vein 2 from near end of cell, 3 and 4 from angle, 5 from just above 

 the angle, 6 and 7 from upper angle ; costa straight to near apex, suddenly 

 depressed to apex, which is acute ; termen straight, oblique. Secondary fairly 

 ample ; termen evenly rounded. 



Type : Thoracolophotos ekeikei B-B. 



216. Thoracolophotos ekeikei spec. nov. 



cJ. Head and thorax lavender-grey, witli a few pale ochreous scales ; thorax 

 with a large crest from the prothorax sjireading widely backwards; abdomen greyish. 

 Primary lavender grey, sparingly irrorated with ochreous, more abundantly on the 

 fold and inner margin ; a trace of a dark basal line ; two autemedial fine dark lines 

 angled in the cell ; three more or less obscure similar medial lines ; an obscure 

 postmedial one ; subterminal line dentate, rather palely edged externally, a small 

 whitish patch below vein 2 at aliout midway ; a large subtriangular dark purplish 

 brown cloud from midway along the costa to vein 3, and up to the costa about 

 a quarter from the apex. Secondary greyish, darker towards the termen. 



Expanse : 51 mm. 



Jlab. The type is in my collection, from Ekeikei, where the species occurs from 

 January to April. 



217. Isoura pratti spec. nov. 



£?. Head and collar dark umber-brown, the latter finely tipjied with whitish ; 



thorax pale brownish with a slight lilac reflection ; abdomen yellowish, darker 



towards the anal segments. Primary uniform j)ale brownish, with a sliglit lilac 



reflection ; antemedial line waved, oblique, obscure ; postmedial lino nearly straight 



