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shaped streaks below the cell on the inner margin, inclosing between 

 them a dark circular spot bordered by lighter cinereous. The posterior 

 wings are uniformly fuliginous grey, as is also the entire under-surface 

 of both wings. 



Expanse, 50 mm. 



The type, in the Kational Museum collection, is unique. 



Genus GORGOPIS, Hi.\bner. 



GORGOPIS ABBOTTII, new species. 



(Pltite VII, fig. 9.) 



Male. — The body and the wings upon both the upper and the under 

 side are very pale fawn, shading at the commissures of the wings and 

 the costne. into pale luteous. The vestiture of the body and the win-gs 

 is lustrous and silky. 



Expanse of wings, 45 mm. 



The National Museum collection contains a couple of specimens. 

 The species is represented in the collection of Mr. Herbert Druce by an 

 unnamed example coming from the region of the Cape. 



Group NOCTU^. 



Family HADENID.E. 



Genus CONSERVULA, Grote. 



CONSERVULA MINOR, new species. 



(Plate VIII, fig. 1.) 



Male. — Front white. The thorax and abdomen are pale brown. The 

 anterior wings are of the same color as the thorax, lustrous and orna- 

 mented with darker brown lines and spots which are all margined 

 externally by paler lines. These lines are as follows: ISTear the base 

 three short lines succeeding each other, and running parallel to the 

 outer margin, a broader band starting at the inner third upon the 

 costa and traversing the wing on a line at right angles with the lines 

 at the base, and fusing just below the end of the cell with aline origi- 

 nating near the costa at the outer third and running i)arallel to the 

 outer margin as far as the inner margin. The Y-shaped mark thus 

 formed, incloses a large spot at the end of the cell. There is a slightly 

 curved submarginal band. The posterior wings are white, slightly 

 tinged with r)inkish. The under side of both wings is pale grayish, with 

 an obscure blotch of darker color at the ends of the cells on both wings. 



Expanse of wings, 32 mm. 



Type in the National Museum collection, from Kilimanjaro. 



