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8 to form the areole ; 1 1 from cell. Hindwing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell ; 

 5 obsolescent from middle of discoceUulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomos- 

 ing with the cell near base only. 



In key differs from Metalepsis in the eyes being hairy and from Trichophotia 

 in their being overhung by cilia. 



9136. Lycophotia falclandica n. sp. 



(J. Head and thorax pale glossy red-brown, the basal half of tegulae black- 

 brown ; antennae and palpi to near extremity of 2nd joint black- brown ; abdomen 

 dark reddish brown tinged ^vith grey, the anal tuft rufous ; legs reddish brown 

 suffused with black-brown. Forewing pale glossy red-brown, the terminal 

 area slightly darker ; a dark point in middle of cell ; reniform defined by 

 rather diffused black-brown, narrow ; a blackish terminal line ; cilia with dark 

 brown mixed and a slight dark line at middle. Hindwing white tinged with 

 131 own, the costal and t rminal areas mors suffuse i with brown ; a slight dark 

 discoidal lunile : cilia white tinged with brown towards apex ; the underside 

 with the costal area strongly suffused with brown, a small black discoidal spot. 



$. Forewing with traces of an obUque sinuous dark antemedial line, the 

 claviform defined by blackish, the orbicular defined by blackish and wth black 

 point in centre, round, the reniform broader, defined by black and with its centre 

 dark. 



Hah. W. Falkland Is. (Vallentin), 1 3 type, type 5 in Mus. Oxon. Exp. 

 38 mill. 



944a. Lycophotia leuconeura n. sp. 



Head and thorax pale grey mixed with dark brown, the tegulae with fine 

 white line at tips, the frons black at sides and white below, the palpi dark brown 

 at sides with some white in front, the extremity of the 2nd joint and the 3rd 

 joint white ; abdomen white dorsally suffused with brown except at extremity ; 

 pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen white slightly iri orated with brown. 

 Forewing pale grey suffused with brown and irrorated with a few black scales, 

 the costal edge and veins streaked with white ; subbasal hne black, waved, 

 from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line black defined on inner side by 

 white, slightly excurved to median nervure, then incurved and excurved above 

 inner margin ; claviform large, defined by brown and white, extending to median 

 nervure ; orbicular and reniform large, defined by brown and white, the former 

 round, the latter extending to well below angle of cell ; a blackish mark at 

 middle of costa and diffused oblique brown line from vein 2 to inner margin ; 

 postmedial line black defined on outer side by white forming a small spot at 

 costa, then very slightly waved, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; subterminal 

 line whitish defined on inner side by diffused blackish, incurved below costa, 

 excurved at vein 7, then slightly waved and angled outwaids at veins 4, 3, the 

 terminal area browner ; a termmal series of blackish lunules ; cilia with a white 

 line at base. Hindwii g white, the inner area tinged with red-brown ; the veins 

 towards termen brown and the terminal area suffused with brown ; cilia pure 

 white. Underside white, the terminal area of forewing and of hindwing to vein 

 2 suffused with brown. 



Hab. C. Persia, Kerman (Cane), 1 <?, 1 $ type. Exp. 42 mill. 



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