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Family URANIIDAE. 

 2.5. Acropteris costinigrata ^-p- nov. 



Forev/incjs : white ; tlie costa marked with distinct black spots at base, which 

 become broader and doubled towards apex ; markings much as in atriataria CI. ; 

 a straight diffuse shade from one-third of inner margin towards apex, a double line 

 from just beyond middle, and a submarginal line of strigulae, all meeting below apex ; 

 costal half of wing above the first diffuse line suffused with grey strigulations except 

 on basal half of costa ; fringe grey, with a darker basal line. 



Hindwhigs: with an obscure basal, broad central, and narrower submarginal band 

 of grey strigulations, the last, followed by scattered strigulae ; fringe grey, the basal 

 line darker and slightly thickened at the veins ; a single small blackish dot in the 

 tooth. 



Underside white ; the ccsta of forewings spotted with black. Head, thorax, and 

 abdomen white ; the face black. 



Expanse of wings : 38 mm. 



One S from the Gold Coast, West Africa. 



26. Acropteris insticta sp. no v. 



Forewings : dull whitish, with a broad diffuse oblique fuscous shade from one- 

 third of inner margin, a narrower shade from two-thirds, and a still narrower 

 submarginal one meeting below apex ; costa with fine dark strigulae, which are 

 produced as far as the oblique shade ; beyond the submarginal line is a series of 

 strigae vertical to the veins ; fringe white, with fine blackish basal line. 



Bind-wmgs : with a double basal, suffused broad central, and narrow somewhat 

 broken submarginal fascia, the last united to the margin by irregular strigulae ; 

 fringe white, with black basal line ; no spot whatever in the tooth. 



Underside grey, paler towards apex of forewings. Face black ; thorax and 

 abdomen whitish. 



?]spanse of wings : 32 mm. 



One (J from Madagascar. 



In the hindwings the hindmargin is convex above the angle, and slightly 

 concave below it. 



27. Acropteris nigrisquama sp. uov. 



Formvings : white, the markings very much the same as in striataria CI. ; the 

 scales at base of forewings beneath black, and showing through a hyaline spot as a 

 dark mark on the upperside ; hindmargin slightly concave. 



Hindwings : without a distinct black spot at the tail. 



Expanse of wings : 36 mm. 



One (J from Akassa, K. Xiger. 



28. Acropteris reticulata sp. nov. 

 Fm-ewings : dull white ; the costa with fine fuscous strigulae ; the whole wing 

 covered with transverse partially reticulated striae; an indistinct double grey line of 

 striae from inner margin beyond middle towards anal angle ; fringe white, with an 

 ochreous basal line. 



