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18. Ptychopoda circumsticta spec. nov. 



Forewing : ochreoas, finely dusted with blackish atoms ; the lines blackish ; 

 first at one-fourth, angled beneath subcostal vein; outer line at three-fourths, 

 irregularly crenulate, insinuate beyond cell and on submedian fold, both parallel 

 to hindmargin ; cell-spot black, conspicuous, followed by a diffuse median shade ; 

 two submarginal dark shades containing between them a pale submarginal line ; 

 fringe ochreous, finely dusted with dark, and with large distinct black spots in 

 basal half beyond veins. 



Hindwing : the same, but without basal line ; the shade antemedian, preceding 

 the cell-spot, which is large and conspicuous. 



Underside very thickly dusted with dark atoms ; all the lines shown darker ; 

 the cell-spots still larger. 



Face and palpi dark brown ; vertex, thorax, and abdomen ochreous. 



Expanse of wings : 16 — 17 mm. 



2 ? ? from C'aconda, Angola, December I'JOl (Pemberton). 



A smooth and neatly marked insect. 



19. Ptychopoda minimaria spec. nov. 



cJ. Forewing : luteons, tinged and coarsely speckled with darker ; three brown 

 lines parallel to hindmargin at equal distances apart, the outer followed by a darker 

 shade ; fringe with rather large dark dots along the base. 



Hindiring : with the two outer lines only. 



Underside paler, with the lines all marked. 



Face and palpi black ; thorax and abdomen like wings ; vertex paler. 



The ? is much paler, without speckling, and with the lines hardly marked. 



Expanse of wings : S, 10 mm.; ?, 12 mm. 



1 (?, 1 ?, from Mombasa (Doherty). 



Nearest to Pt. exilinota Warr. from Natal, a very small specimen of which 

 also comes from Mombasa ; but that species is smoother and darker, and has the 

 lines more vertical. 



20. Ptychopoda torrida spec. nov. 



Foreioing : ochraceous, coarsely dusted with dark scales ; the lines distinct, 

 leaden grey, all angled inwards on submedian fold, and outwards on submedian 

 vein ; first at one-fifth, the outward angle on the median slight ; median with all 

 three angles strongly expressed ; the large cell-spot just above the outward angle 

 on the median vein ; outer line angled inwards on vein 7 and outwards on vein 6> 

 then parallel to hindmargin to the angle on the submedian fold ; a dark macular 

 submarginal shade interrupted beyond cell and on submedian fold ; some blackish 

 marks along hindmargin ; fringe mottled with grey. 



Hindwing: without first line. 



Underside pale ochreous, with the markings showing through only. 



Face and tips of palpi black ; rest of palpi, vertex, thorax, and abdomen 

 ochraceons. 



Expanse of wings : 14 mm. 



1 ? from Cunene, Angola, February 1902 (Pemberton). 



Forewing narrow, with pointed apex ; hind- and inner margins of ei|nal 

 length : hindwing with fully rounded hindmargin. 



