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lines of small black spots, the innermost of which lines is angulated before 

 the end of the cell. Expanse of wings, 40 mm. 



Type unique. 



Ogovia, gen. nov. 



0. TAVETENSIS, Sp. HOV. 

 (? . The basal joint of the palpi dark brown, and also front of corselet, 

 the hairs of which are erect, and present the appearance of two small fan- 

 shaped masses. Tlie rest of the body is light fawn, except that tliere are two 

 dusky stripes on abdomen, one on either side of top. Fore wings same 

 colour as thorax, with cloudings near apex and outer margin, and a narrow 

 yellow line sharply angulated before the apex, running from beyond cell 

 parallel to costa, and returning before apex to inner margin. Hind wings 

 dark brown, streaked near anal angle witli yellowish. Under side lighter 

 than upper, and hoary on inner margin of secondaries. Expanse of wings, 

 52 mm. 



GEOMETER. 

 Genus Gonodela, Boisd. 



G. KILIMANJAEENSIS, Sp. nOV. 

 Prevalent colour light lilacine grey ; outer borders of both wings above 

 broadly purplish grey. Anterior wings with basal, median, and external 

 transverse lines, parallel and angulated below costa. Basal line wanting in 

 secondaries, and the external line of primaries extended upon secondaries on 

 the median line, and replaced by a second external line, which bounds inwardly 

 the broad purplish grey outer shade. The markings of the upper side are 

 produced more sharply on the under side, but are ferruginoiis, and the ground 

 colour is chalky. Expanse of wings, 35 mm. 



G. RHABDOPHORA, Sp. nOV. 



Ground colour whitish, with minute maculations. Dark basal line on 

 primaries, followed by a median line hooked below costa, and suggesting the 

 outline of a crozier. On costa before apex there is a subtriangular dark spot, 

 and the outer third of the wing from below the apex to middle of interior 

 margin is heavily clouded with a dark brown shade, traversed by a black 

 line parallel to external margin. Tlie posterior wing is marked by a broad 

 median band, and a broad submarginal band straight internally and dentate 

 externally. Below, the ground colour of the wings is lighter than above, and 

 the markings are ferruginous and more distinctly defined. Expanse of wings, 

 32 mm. 



Hotel Victoria, London, August 8, 1892, 



DESCRIPTIONS of FOUR NEW SPECIES of SCUTELLERINiE. 

 By W. L. Distant, F.E.S. 



In recently rearranging this portion of my collection of the 

 Heteropterous Khynchota, by the incorporation of specimens 

 which had accumuU^ted during the last few years, I found it 

 necessary to describe the following species : — 



