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and margins dark cupreous brown ; the discoidal bar moderate ; the terminal 

 band broad, slightly indenting the hyaline area at fork of veins 7, 8. Hindwing 

 hyaline, the veins and margins narrowly cupreous brown. Underside of forewing 

 with the costa yellowish white to well beyond middle and the median nervure 

 yellowish white. 



Br. C. A&ica, Mlanje Boma (Neave), 2 ? type. Exp. 24-28 mill. 



(3) * Chamaespbecia rhodia. 



t Acgeria rhodia Druce, A.M.N.H. (7) iv. p. 203 (1899). 

 Cape Colony. 



(4) Chamaespbecia cyanopasta. 



t Aegeria cyanopasta Hmpsn. J, Bomb. Nat. Hist, Soc. xx. p. 93 (1910). 

 Baluchistan. 



Gen. Lophoceps nov. 

 Type, L. dbdominalis. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching to 

 about vertex of head and moderately scaled in front, the 3rd moderate ; frons 

 smooth ; eyes large, round ; antennae dilated towards tips where there is a 

 minute tuft of hair, typically almost simple ; vertex of head in both sexes with 

 large tuft of long scales projecting forward between antennae ; tibiae with sHght 

 tufts of hair at the spurs ; abdomen of male typically very long with large 

 lateral tufts of downturned scales on three terminal segments, of female with 

 large anal tuft. Forewing narrow, the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved ; 

 veins 2 and 3 closely approximated from near angle of cell ; 4, 5, 6 at intervals ; 

 7, 8 stalked ; 9 from upper angle of cell ; 10, 11 coincident. Hindwing with 

 veins 3 and 5 stalked, 4 absent ; 6 from below upper angle ; 7, 8 hidden in the 

 costal fold. 



Sect. I. Abdomen of male very long with large lateral tufts of downturned 

 scales on three terminal segments. 



(1) t* Lophoceps abdominalis n. sp. 



<J. Head, thorax, and abdomen black glossed with steel-blue, the frons white, 

 the neck with white ring, the abdomen with white line on 2nd segment and 

 some scales on dorsum defining the 3rd to 6th segments ; palpi white in front ; 

 coxae white ; tibiae and tarsi ringed with white ; ventral surface of abdomen 

 with white band on 2nd segment and the 4th to 6th segments white, the 

 anal tuft with some white at sides. Forewing hyaline, the veins and margins 

 rather narrowly, black -brown with a greenish gloss, the terminal band with a 

 cupreous gloss, widening to apex and indenting the hyaline area between veins 

 7, 8 ; the discoidal bar rather strong. Hindwing hyaline, the veins and margins 

 narrowly black-brown. Underside of forewing with the terminal part of sub- 

 costal nervure and the interspaces of terminal area glossed with golden yellow ; 

 hindwing with the costa yellow to near apex, indented by a black spot at upper 

 angle of cell. 



$. Abdomen with white segmental lines on 2nd to 6th segments. 



