Troincal Africa in the National Collection. 559 



Genus Ptychopoda, Steph., 111. Brit. Ent. Haust, iii, 

 p. 305 (1829). 



Ptychopoda submaculata. 



Ptychopoda submacidata, Warr., Nov. Zool., v, p. 243 (1898), 



2 ^ , 2 $ , Sierra Leone. 



The type, a female from Warri, is in coll. Rothschild. 



Ptychopoda minimaria. 



Ptychopoda minimaria, Warr., Nov. Zool., xi, p. 468 

 (1904). 



2^,1$, Tana River, Brit. E. Africa. 



The type, a male from Mombasa, is in coll. Rothschild. 



Ptychopoda lalasaria, nov. 



(^ . Grey ; the ground-colour is oclireous-white, but the greyish- 

 brown irrorations are so dense as to make it look grey ; lines brownish ; 

 the interior line faintly visible on the fore-wings, both wings with 

 two post-medial lines, ratlier close together, leaving a whitish space 

 between them ; beyond the outer of these two lines is a thin undu- 

 lating line very close to it ; a marginal line ; a black dot at the end of 

 each cell ; cilia white with small brown patches ; under-side whitish ; 

 fore-wings irrorated with brown atoms, hind-wings without irrorations, 

 the discal bands distinct. 



Expanse of wings xV inch. 



Machakos {Craivshay). 

 Ptychopoda fylloidaria, nov. 



(^ , $ . Ochreous-fawn colour, irrorated with brown atoms ; costa 

 of fore-wings with two brown spots, indicating ante-medial and post- 

 medial lines ; a straight brown thick line from the middle of the 

 hinder margin to near the apex, being the inner edging of a broad 

 wedge-shaped band ; a broad submarginal pale band on both wings ; 

 a black dot at the end of each cell in the female, obsolete in the 

 male ; hind-wings pale ochreous-grey, with the lower part suffused 

 with brown ; under-side paler, a blackish streak in the cell of fore- 

 wings and a similar discal transverse band. 



Expanse of wings y'V inch. 



1 $, Nairowa (Betton) (type). 1 $ , Machakos to 

 Neugia (Oraicshay) (type). 1 ^ , Kibanni (C7-awshay). 

 1 $ , Athi Valley (Craivshay). 1 ^ , Kikuyu (Crawshay). 



