550 Colonel C. Swinhoe on the Geoonetridse of 



Genus Probolosceles, Warr., Nov. Zool., iii, p. 868 (1896). 



Probolosceles leucospilata. 



Geometra leucosjiilata, Walker, xxvi, 1554 (1862). 



1 $, Portuguese E. Africa. 1 $, Teita, E. Africa. 

 The type, a male in the B. M., is from Natal. 



Probolosceles punctaria, nov. 



(J . Shaft of antennsB and palpi above chocolate-brown, palpi 

 below and frons pure white, plumes of antenna and collar ochreous- 

 grey, abdomen white, thorax and wings green, head green with a 

 white stripe on each side ; costa of fore-wings white ; two transverse 

 lines in rows composed of a white dot on each vein, ante- and post- 

 medial ; a white dot ringed with chocolate-brown at the end of each 

 cell ; marginal line chocolate-brown, interrupted by white dots on 

 each vein, cilia chocolate-brown ; under-side pale green, no dots ; a 

 brown spot at the end of the cell of the fore-wings, a medial grey 

 transverse sinuous line on both wings ; body and legs white. 



Expanse of wings -^^ inch. 



4 $, Madagascar {Oowan). 



Genus Ehomborista, Warr., Nov. Zool., iv, p. 44 (1897). 

 Rhomborista palliata. • 



Bhomhorista palliata, Warr., 1. c, v, p. 16, $ (1898). 

 Warr., 1. c, viii, p. 208 (1901). 

 Bhomhorista ustipennis, Warr., I. c, v, p. 236, $. 



1 $ , Old Calabar. 



The types from Warri are in coll. Rothschild. 



Genus Phorodesma, Boisd., Ind. M^th., p. 179 (1840). 

 Phorodesma alboviridata. 



Comibiena alboviridata, Saaltn., Ber. Senck., Ges., 1880, p. 



292, ?. 

 Phorodesma alboviridata, Saalm., Lep. Madag., p. 495, pi. 



14. f. 271 (1884). 



2 $, Accra. 



There are examples in the Tring Museum from German 

 E. Africa and from Angola. The type from Madagascar 

 is in the Frankfort Mus. 



