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SriiFAMiLY r.RACCINAE. 

 36. Hylemera subfulva ^wc. nov. 



Foreicing : creiimy white ; the edge of the wliite portion starting from near 

 base of inner margin, running parallel to the costa to middle of wing, then curving 

 to inner margin before anal angle, the costal and marginal areas black, except a 

 small oblique oval spot of white lying l)etween veins and 4 ; fringe black. 



[liiuliviiu/ : with only the hiiidmargin black, the inner edge slightly curved 

 outwards below apex ; a small black mark at extreme base. 



Underside like upper ; but the base of costa of forewing for one-fourth, and of 

 hiudwing at extreme base only, fulvous. 



Head, antennae, thorax, a belt across basal segment of abdomen, and the anal 

 segment black ; rest of abdomen and tips of metathorax white ; abdomen beneath 

 and legs whitish, the latter fnscous in front. 



Expanse of wings : 35 mm. 



1 c? from Moyamba, Sierra Leone, April 1003 (Oator). 



Distinguished from its nearest allies, circumdatn Wlk., i-n/i/mi AVarr., and 

 jciirdi Sliarpe, by the evenly curved edge of the white area of the wings. 



SuuFAMiLY BISTONINAE. 

 37. Ephemerophila penumbrata spec. nov. 



FoiririiK/ : bone-colour washed with browaisli grey and freckled with fuscous ; 

 the costa without grey suffusion, marked with dark triangular blotches at the 

 commencement of the lines, at one-fonrth, one-half, three-fourths, and shortly before 

 apex ; the lines very oblique and in their upper half obscure ; all running ont 

 obliquely and bluntly bent in cell and beyond ; the first, bent shortly before the 

 cell-spot, reaching inner margin at one-fonrth ; the median, bent well beyond cell at 

 two-thirds, reaching inner margin at one-third; the outer bent towards hindmargin, 

 ibrming three finely marked lilunt teeth between veins 7 and 4, reaching inner 

 margin before one-half close to median line ; followed liy two brownish lines which 

 also form teeth beyond those of the outer line, which are all more or less hidden by 

 a brown triangular shade from below apex to vein 5 ; snbmarginal line not marked 

 above, but ajjpearing below middle from vein 4 to close before anal angle, the marginal 

 area beyond it dark fuscous ; marginal dark spots between veins above middle and 

 black lunules below it; fringe brown-grey above middle, fuscous below. 



lUmlwing : with a blackish spot at base continuing the inner line of forewing ; 

 a double straight antemedian line with darker scaling round it ; an obliciue narrow- 

 brown cell-si)ot ; a double straight postmedian line, the inner arm fine and dark : 

 snbmarginal line from apex to above anal angle, inwardly preceded by a thick deep 

 brown-black shade and with the marginal area beyond it dark fuscous ; black 

 marginal lunules; fringe brownish fuscous. 



Underside suffused, except along costa of forewing, witii ilesh-coloured 

 brownish, and coarsely black-speckled ; cclj-sjiots large and blackish ; all the lines 

 and dark shades of upperside still i)lainer, with an additional curved outer line of 

 dark spots on the veins. 



Thorax and abdomen brownish ochreous with dark speckling, like the wings ; 

 face and palpi browner. 



Expanse of wings : 52 mm. 



1 ? from Moyamba, S. Leone (D. Cater). 



