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Squamosa gen. nov. 

 cJ. Palpi short, porrect, thickly scaled ; antennae bipectinate i'or about- 

 half the length ; wings, primary moderately broad ; costa nearly straight for 

 four-fifths, somewhat depressed to apex ; termen slightly excnrved ; secondary 

 smallish termen evenly curved. Neuratiou : primary with vein 4 from the angle, 



5 from directly above the angle, G from the middle of the discocellulars, 7, 8, 

 and 9 stalked, 10 and 11 from the cell, cell with anastomosing veinlets bisecting 

 it ; secondary with vein 4 from the angle, 5 from directly above the angle, 



6 and 7 from the upper angle. 



Type : Squamosa ferrxginea B-B. 



24. Squamosa ferruginea spec. nov. 



cJ. Head and thorax ferruginous ochreous ; abdomen ochreous, with a central 

 rusty red dorsal line. Primary rusty reddish for three-quarters of the wing, 

 terminating in an incurved edge ; terminal area paler rusty orange, a white spot 

 closing the cell. Secondary pale orange, with a deep red spot. 



Expanse, 42 mm. 



Hab. Kebea Range, July. 



Type in my collection. 



LASIOCAMPIDAE. 



25. Metanastria hades spec. nov. 



(?. Head and collar grizzly; thorax dark orange-brown ; abdomen dark brown, 

 banded with tawny. Primary dark greyish brown, with a dark obscure nearly 

 erect slightly curved median line, postmedian line oblique slightly excnrved; area 

 beyond this line paler; a subterminal row of dark internervular spots; a small 

 whitish spot in the cell ; wing sparingly irrorated with ochreous grey. Secondary 

 uniform greyish brown, tawny at the base. 



Expanse, 71 mm. 



Hab. Kebea Range, July. 



Type in my collection. 



26. Metanastria babooni spec. nov. 



S. Head and collar greyish ; thorax reddish chocolate ; abdomen black, barred 

 with tawny. Primary reddish chocolate, with a pale grey irregular antemedian 

 line, a broad median band of pale greyish, and a broad irregular similar post- 

 median band, followed by a fine greyish snbcreuulate line, a small white spot 

 in the cell, a subterminal row of grey spots pupilled with black ; terminal area 

 with some greyish irroration. Secondary reddish chocolate, with a broad pale 

 medium band darkly edged on each side. 



Expanse, 71 mm. 



Hab. Babooni, July. 



Type in my collection. 



27. Metanastria mafala spec nov. 



?. Head, collar, and centre of thorax pale chestnut-brown, patagia with 

 ochreous hairs ; abdomen pale tawny brown. Primary pale tawny brown mixed 



