Lepidojitera from Netv Ouinea. 479 



jections, upper obtuse, lower acute ; lower two-thirds of second 

 line bordered anteriorly by a broad dark fuscous suffusion, not 

 extending to first line ; a downwards-angulated whitish-ochreous 

 line from near apex of wing to near upper angle of second line, 

 suffusedly margined beneath with blackish-fuscous ; two small 

 blackish-fuscous spots transversely placed above this, posteriorly 

 margined with ochreous-whitish ; a blackish-fuscous dot below its 

 anterior extremity ; a faintly indicated paler irregular subterminal 

 line from beneath its anterior extremity to anal angle ; an inter- 

 rupted darker hind-marginal line ; cilia fuscous. Hind wings and 

 cilia fuscous ; a darker hind-marginal line. 



One specimen {Sayer). 



Beitha, Walk. 



74. Britha higiittata, Walk. 



Britha higuttata, Walk., Suppl., 1146 ; Herminia 

 incertalis, ib., 1518. 



One specimen (Sayer). 



ACEARMOSTIS, n. g. 

 Forehead with projecting cone of scales ; ocelli present ; eyes 

 naked ; tongue developed. Antennae in ^ bipectinated, apex fili- 

 form. Palpi rather long, porrected, second joint with very dense 

 projecting scales above and beneath, where they form a short 

 apical tuft, terminal joint short, obtuse. Thorax with a very small 

 crest at posterior extremity. Abdomen without crests. Tibiae 

 with appressed scales, not spinose. Fore wings in 3" with costa 

 tliickened on anterior half and a subcostal groove beneath thickened 

 portion on lower surface ; vein 7 out of 9 near base, 8 out of 9, 10 

 out of 9 below 8, 11 anastomosing with 9 and base of 10. Hind 

 wings with vein 5 parallel to 4, 6 and 7 stalked. 



75. Acrarmostis dryopa, n. s. 



3 , 21 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous, with a few fuscous 

 scales. Palpi dark fuscous, internally and at apex of joints pale 

 ochreous. Antennas whitish, pectinations dark fuscous. Abdomen 

 ochreous-whitish. Legs whitish-ochreous, more or less wholly 

 suffused with dark fuscous. Fore wings elongate-triangular, costa 

 slightly arched, sinuate in middle, apex obtuse, hind margin 

 obliquely rounded ; pale brownish-ochreous, suffixsedly irrorated 

 with fuscous ; a dark fuscous streak along basal fourth of costa, 



