(3) R. SHELFORD 477 



5. Theganopteryx circumcincta Reiche et Fairtn. 



I 9- An examination of all the types of the African species 

 of this gcnus and of long series of specimens from different locali- 

 tics convinces me that this highly variable species, which has 

 been described over and over again, ranges over the greater 

 part of tropical África and cannot be split up satisfactorily even 

 into local races. The unique Biafra specimen has the tegmina 

 rufo-castaneous, short and lanceolate. 



Gen. Anaplecta Burm. 



6. Anaplecta dahomensis Shelf. 



3 examples. Previously known from Dahomey. 



7. Anaplecta biafrae sp. n. 



Unicolorous rufo-testaceous. Termina with 12 costáis, radial 

 vein simple, 3 longitudinal discoidal sectors. Wings castaneous, 

 radial vein bifúrcate from base, 7 costáis, joined at their bases by 

 anastomoses, median vein straight not obsolescent at base, me- 

 dio-discal área scarcely broader than medio-ulnar área, crossed 

 by 3 transverse venules, ulnar vein simple, i st axillary 3-ramose, 

 apical área not angled at base, equally divided by vena dividens, 

 upper halí crossed obliquely by a dark castaneous band, lower 

 half by an obliquely curved vein; length of apical área 2 / 3 of 

 total wing-length. 



Total length 6 mm.; length of tegmina 4-1 mm. 



One example with the abdomen missing. 



Gen. Ischnoptera Burm. 



8. Ischnoptera cinnamomea Gerst. 

 (Syn. Ischnoptera basalis, Gerst. cf .) 



1 cT> 4 99- This and the next species are common insects in 

 Kamerun. 



9. Ischnoptera punctifrons Gerst. 



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Mem. Soc. esp. Hist. nat., 1, 1909, 



