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Expanse of wings : 32 mm. 



One ? from Warri, Niger Coast Protectorate, April 180T (Dr. Roth). 

 The antennae are bipectiuate for half the shaft ; hindwings with a distinct 

 elbow in middle of hindmargin. 



23. Oospila pulveriplaga sp. nov. 



ForeiriiKjs : pale dingy greeu, tiucl\' and thiidy sealed : costal area whitish, 

 with fine snufF-brown atoms ; first Hue at one-fourth, vertical, its outer edge cur%-Bd 

 between the veins, diffnsely white and semihyaline, the space below snbmedian 

 vein dusted with snuff-brown ; an oblique whitish oval patch on the discocellular, 

 the centre dusted with brown atoms ; a large diffuse whitish blotch below the 

 median, from beneath the discocellular to inner margin and anal angle as far as 

 vein 2, its edges dusted with brown and with brown-black scales towards the anal 

 angle ; a white subapical blotch with brown edges and dusted with brown reaching 

 from ape.x to vein 4, its inner edge irregularly curved and indented ; a white brown- 

 speckled crescent between veins 4 and -3, halfway between discocellular and lower 

 edge of subapical blotch ; hindmargin marked with triangular patches of brown- 

 black scales in the subapical patch, edged with a white crescent below, and at the 

 anal angle with a double black mark ; fringe white, dusted with brown. 



Ilitnhvings : with a raised oval spot at top end of discocellular ; a dentate 

 lunnlate white postmedian line : a large ochreous horseshoe-shaped blotch on 

 margin between veins 4 and 0, and a smaller one at anal angle, both dusted and 

 edged with brown-black ; marginal line brown-black, thickened below vein 6, .as in 

 forewings : inner margin from near base to above anal angle white, with brown- 

 black dusting. 



Underside nniform bluish white ; marginal spots brown-black. Face fuscous 

 above, white below ; jjalpi above and antennae ferruginous ; vertex white, dusted 

 with fuscous ; thorax greeu, washed with whitish at base of patagia and shoulders ; 

 abdomen above pinkish grey, thickly speckled with black-brown, and with four 

 strong crests edged with metallic black-brown ; below whitish. 



Expanse of wings : 43 mm. 



One ? from Warri, Niger Coast Protectorate, June IS'.IT (Dr. Roth). 



24. Pareuchloris apicata sp. nov. 



Forewings -. bright apple-green, glossy ; costal edge narrowly white, edged 

 beneath towards apex with bright scarlet, the apex with a scarlet spot: lines silvery 

 white; first curved, at one-fourth; second at three-fourths, parallel to hindmargin, 

 retracted to costa ; cell-spot of black and red scales in a pale ring : fringe silvery 

 white. 



Hindwingn : without first line ; the postmedian line sinuous. 



Underside silvery white : base of costa and apex of forewing red. 



Palpi red ; face worn, apparently red : fillet and antennae white ; vertex, 

 thorax, and abdomen bright green. 



E.xpanse of wings : 20 mm. 



One ? from Northdene, Natal. 



