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to inner margin at one-third, with a slight outward tooth on tlie median vein ; onter 

 line from just before apex, retracted to costa, very faintly curved to inner margin at 

 two-thirds, the orange freckles denser beyond it at middle, and a small brown spot 

 between veins 3 and 4 ; fringe yellow; cell-spot black. 



Hindwings : with the line curved ; no first line ; the marginal area redder. 



Underside paler, the outer line only marked. Head, thorax, and abdomen 

 concolorons with wings. 



Expanse of wings : 3;j mm. 



One ? from Assaba, Lower Niger (Dr. Crosse). 



Differs from the ty])e-species in having the hiudmargin of the forewings 

 protuberant at vein 4 and vertical above, the hindmargin of hindwings more pro- 

 minent at middle. In forewings vein is stalked with 7, 8: 10 and 11 alone being 

 coincident and anastomosing with 12. 



17.5. Paracrocota perviata sp. nov. 



Foirwings : pale orange, with rather coarse darker speckles and suffusion ; a 

 slightly sinuous reddish orange line from apex of forewings to beyond middle of 

 inner margin of hindwings, marked externally by white dots on the veins, forked 

 just before apex and enclosing a pale spot on costa ; cell-spot minute, black. 



nindwings : without cell-spot ; fringes dark orange. 



Underside paler, with the line obscure. Head, thorax, and abdomen all con- 

 colorons. 



Expanse of wings : 39 mm. 



One (^ fi-iim 8irabe, N. Betsileo. 



176. Psilocerea apiciata sp. nov. 



Forewings : ochreons, suffused with pale fawn-colour, and dusted with black 

 scales; the lines ferruginous; first line very fine, at one-third, obliipie from snb- 

 costal vein to median at origin of first median nervule, then vertical and concave to 

 the snbmedian, and straight to inner margin ; outer line nearly straight from apex 

 to inner margin just bejond middle, dark ferruginous, finely edged outwardly with 

 paler ; traces of a dark spot or cloud between veins 3 and 4 ; fringe brownish ; cell- 

 spot black, with some raised pale scales. 



I liixltrimjis : paler, with the line central, and a small dark ccll-sjiot. 



Underside pale greyish ochreons, thickly sprinkled with coarse black scales ; the 

 oblique line obscurely denoted; the fringes chequered with dark at end of veins. 

 Head, thorax, and abdomen concolorons; the abdomen reddish-tinged. 



Expanse of wings : 30 mm. 



One ? from Knysua, S. Africa. 



177. Psilotaphria viridulata sji. nov. 



Forewings: dull olive, S|]arsely s])eckled with brown ; costa thickl}' marked 

 with brown striae; the lines brown; first obscure, at one-third of costa, slightly 

 curved to inner margin at one-fourth; second line at tliree-fourths, sinuous, excurved 

 above middle, incurved below, followed in lower lialf by a second brown line or 

 shade, wliich swells out into two brown spots between veins 2 and 4 ; fringe 

 concolorons, witli a few brown scales along base ; cell-sjiot distinct, dark lirown. 



