Tropical Africa in the National Collection. 499 



Rhamidava fulvata. 



Plialsena fidvata^ Drury, Ins., iii, pi. 21, f. 4 (1773). 

 Rhamidava fulvata, Walker, xxvi, 1568. 



5 $, 3 $, Sierra Leone. 



Rhamidava stramineata. 



Traina stramineata, Walker, Proc. N. H. Soc. Glasg,, 1 

 (ii), p. 372, pi. 7, f. 12 (1869). 



1 ?, Congo (type). 2 $, Old Calabar. 



Rhamidava amplissimata. 

 Acidalia (?) amplissimata, Walker, xxvi, 1614 (1862). 

 1 % (type) without locality. 2 $, Old Calabar. 



Genus Melinoessa, Herr.-SchafF., Ausser. Schm., p. 31 



(1855). 

 Timana, Walker, Proc. N. H, Soc. Glasg., 1 (ii), 



p. 373 (1869). 

 Obrussa, Saalm., Lep. Madag., p. 498 (1884). 



Melinoessa crcesaria. 



Melinoessa crcesaria, Herr.-ScliiifF., 1. c, pi. 65, f. 370. 

 Rhamidava sodaliata, Walker, xxvi, 1568 (1862). 

 Timana costalis, Walker, Proc. N. H. Soc. Glasg., 1 (ii), 

 p. 373, pi, 7, f. 13. 



1 $, Sierra Leone (type sodaliata). 1 $, Congo (type 

 costalis.) 



Herricli-Schaffer erroneously described this insect as 

 from Sylhet; the genus does not occur in India. 



Melinoessa stellata. 



Mumelia stellata, Butler, Ann. Mag. N. H. (5), ii, p. 464 



(1878). 

 Ohrussa catenata, Saalm., Lep. Madag., p. 498, f. 268 (1884). 



2 ^, 1 $, Old Calabar, including the type. 2 ^, 2 ?, 

 Sapele, River Niger. 



