100 SPOLIA ZEYLANICA. 
vertex rather well defined. Forehead not separated from vertex. 
Ocelli large, the two posterior fairly close to the inner eye-borders, 
their distance from these being much less than one-third of the space 
between posterior ocelli and anterior ocellus (as is the case in 
N. brasiliensis, Enderl.). Maxillary palp pale brownish. 
Thorax pale brown, mesonotum scaly. Legs brown-yellow. 
Ratio of the hind tarsal joints as6:1:1. First hind tarsal joint with 
about 24 ctenidiobothria. Claws slender. a stout and acute tooth 
rather far before the apex. Empodial appendix setiform. The 
abdominal apex of the female with gonapophyses and appendices 
anales (aa) is reproduced in fig. 110. 
Membrane of fore wing hyaline, with brownish tinge, especially in 
middle. Veins brown. Pterostigma fairly narrow; m, ends before 
the apex. Scaling gray-brown, margin of the apical half darker and 
in front with four small straw-yellowish spots, behind with three, the 
latter very small and roundish. Marginal hair fairly long, brown, 
at the clear spots straw-yellowish. Hind wing hyaline, veins pale 
brown ; marginal hair pale brown and very long. 
Ground scales fusiform ; end acuminate, sharply and distinctly 
defined (fig. 91 gs); likewise in regard to the much larger cover 
scales (ds). 
Hind wings brightly iridescent in all colours, especially red and 
yellow-red. 
Length of forewing 2:4 mm., wing expanse 54 mm.; length of body 
2mm. 
Cameroon. Nojoko Station; four females, collected by Staff 
Surgeon Dr. Hésemann (Types). 
Cameroon. Bipindi. GeeeherMecennert 1898; one specimen, 
collected by Zenker. 
The last specimen was well preserved in regard to the scales, in 
contrast with the earlier material which was preserved in alcohol. 
I have supplemented the diagnosis from it. 
Nepticulomima chalcomelas n. sp. (Figs. 21, 76, 88, 89, 99). 
Head polished smooth, shining dark brown; clypeus and labrum 
dark brown. The hair upon forehead and vertex is, in comparison 
with all other species, unusually scanty and short, but still always 
fairly long and shaggy ; its colour is black-brown with gray lustre. 
Occipital edge particularly sharp, in the middle somewhat emarginate ; 
this emargination is the remains of the suture of the vertex, which is 
otherwise not perceptible. Also the suture between vertex and 
forehead has completely vanished. Ocelli very small, shining like 
