504 Colonel C. Swinhoe 07i the Geometridse of 



Genus Osteodes, Guen., Phal, ii, p, 177 (1857). 



OSTEODES PROCIDATA. 



Osteodes procidata, Guen., 1. c. 



Osteodes tu7-hdentata, Guen., 1. c. 



Aspilates scmispurcata. Walker, xxvi, 1679 (1862). 



Aspilates exumhrata, Walker, xxvi, 1680. 



1 $, Lagari, Brit. E. Africa. 1 $, Eb Urru, Brit. E. 

 Africa. I $, \ % Munisu, Brit. E. Africa. 4 ^, 4 $, 

 Neugia, Brit. E. Africa. 



The types are from South Africa. 



Genus LuxiARiA, Walker, xx, 231 (1860). 



LUXIARIA PUDENS, nov. 



$ . White irrorated with grey; in markings resembling a Lycaages 

 of the family Sterrhidse; head and body covered with irrorations; 

 fore-wings with the costa broadly grey ; a grey oblique thick line from 

 the centre of the hinder margin stopping before the apex ; a brown 

 submarginal band, formed of sinuous lines close together, broad on 

 the hinder margin, attenuated upwards and ending in a point before 

 the apex, forming a complete triangle, edged on each side with a dark 

 line ; the outer line angled on the veins ; a similar line close to the 

 margin and a marginal line ; hind-wings with a medial thick line, a 

 discal, broad, uniform band composed of three sinuous bands, and 

 the two outer lines as on fore-wings; all the bands tinged with 

 chocolate-colour ; apex of fore-wings with a white jiatch : on the 

 under-side there is an inner transverse (not oblique) thick line and 

 two discal sinuous thick lines forming the outer band. 

 Expanse of wings -^ inch. 



Hah. Sapele, River Niger (F. W. Sampson). 



Genus Semiothisa, Hiibn., Verz., p. 298 (1818). 



Macaria, Curt., Brit. Ent., vi, p. 132 (1823). 



Semiothisa lataria. 



Macaria lataria. Walker, xxiii, 921 (1861). 



1 ^, 1 $, Kibanni, Brit. E. Africa. 1 $ , Onitsha, River 

 Niger. 



Walker's type, a male, is from Natal. 



