( 791 ) 



<??. Interspaci's lietwi't'ii iliscal linos o to (i of t'orewiuy Imtf, >luuleil witli 

 brown in front, nntliilate (like the brown liue.s) from U^ apicacl. 



(S . Tenth abdominal segment of the usual type, as generally I'oiuiil in I'lu'rctra: 

 tergite rather narrow and obvionsly curved, ti]) faintly sinuate ; sternite rounded 

 at end. Clasper with about a dozen large scales ; iiarpe with a long, slender, 

 hori/.ontal, cylindrical process, which is slightly curved upwanls at eud. Penis- 

 sheath peculiar (PI. LVIII. f Ki), reminding one of that found in Tlmrt'trii, lurasi 

 and rlotho (and allies) ; a large dorsal patcli of erect, somewhat curved spines, 

 tiie tips pointing distad ; the spines breaking olf easily. 



?. Vaginal plate resembling that of T/(. hjix-tna (PI. XLI. f IT), but more 

 triangular, the edge of the vaginal cavity also asymmetrical, not so prominent as in 

 bjatu,. 



Ilab. West and East Africa. 



In the Tring Museum 1 cJ, 3 ? $ from: Gold Coast; Congo (LJentley); 

 Vakusu, Cougo (K. Smith) ; Nguela, Cermau East Africa. 



T4>>. Ceutrocteua iinitans. 



*Piiiiacra hiiitaiis Butlui-, Am/. Mnij. A'. //. (.5). x. ii. i'^^l (18S-_') (Uclaijoii B. :— Mus. Brit. J ; Kirby, 

 Cot. Lci>. lid. i. i>. f.tiH. u. 13 (IS'.iL'). 



6. Differs from the preceding in the grey mesial duuble line of the abdnmeii 

 being much clearer marked, iu the forewing being narrow, more strongly dentate, 

 tooth 1\- being much more jiromiueut thau tooth K', aud in some details of i»attern : 

 forewing, discal line heavy, ",' faint, o heavy, 4 faint, 5 heavy, interspace 4 — 5 white 

 also costally, line thiu, uone of the lines lunate as iu ndherjordi, a black patch 

 li' — R- outside Hue (3 : hindwiug, jiale discal area more distinct, with a rather 

 conspicuous blackish line. Ou the aiuhrskh the discal liues of the forewing are 

 less obli(|ue thau iu the preceding species, almost [tarallel to margin. 



i. Tenth sternite obtusely pointed. Harpe as before, but broader before ajiex, 

 ending in a slender jioiut. Penis-sheath very ditfereut from that of I'ltlwr/ordi, 

 the armature consisting of a broad flat right-sided process which is deutate at 

 the eud (PI. LVIII. f. K). 



? . Unknown. 



Hub. East Africa. 



Only '1 S S kuowu to us, one in the British Museum from Delagoa liay, the 

 secoud iu the Triug Museum from Uluguru, German East Africa. 



CLXV. PHAGASTiy geu. nov.— Tyjjus : celata. 



Pci-ijraii Walker. 1,(5/ if/;, liis. li. .1/. viii. p. 149 (l>>5tJ) (partim ; type : inx-cdlm). 



Zuidl'ii. id., /.<•. p. 192 (185l)) (partim ; type : Nephelefouebrh). 



C'liocf'iaii'jiii, Boisduval {non Duponchel, 1830), Spo: (Jiii. Ltp. Hit. i. p. 223 (187,i) (partim). 



Di:n-iih>l,<. Staiulinger (non Laspeyres, 1809), in Rom., .Man. Up. vi. p. 230 (1X92). 



.\fcln/,s;in.s. Kirby {wm Duncan, 1830), Col. Lep. Ilet. i. p. 660 (1892) (partim). 



Thndni, Uudgeon {aoii Hiibner, 1822) Juurii. Bumboy N. II. Sue. xi. p. 411 (1898) (partim). 



cJ ? . Differs from Theretia in the second segmeuts of the palpi not touching 

 one another, the base of the tongue remaining visible ; from Ccchenena in these 

 segments uot being so narrow, bearing a large apical tuft ou the iuuerside, aud 

 having a much smaller naked area. 



