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margin, the whitish beyond it with a slight curved dark shade on 
its outer edge from below costa to below vein 3; cilia white tinged 
with brown and with dark brown line near base. Hind wing 
whitish, the terminal area brown tinged with grey; an oblique 
black-brown discoidal bar with oblique line from it to inner margin 
near tornus; a black-brown postmedial line from costa to just 
below vein 3; the terminal area defined on inner side by a rather 
diffused darker line, bent inwards at vein 3 to the postmedial line; 
a dark terminal line; cilia ochreous white with a dark brown line 
near base. 
Hab. Br. C. Arnica, Mt. Mlanje (Weave), 5 Q type. Exp. 
18—22 mm. 
(4c) Syngamia lophoceralis, sp. n. 
3. Head whitish and red-brown, the antennze brownish white 
with the tufts glossy black-brown, the palpi reddish brown, white 
towards base; thorax red-brown with a greyish tinge; abdomen 
whitish suffused with red-brown ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface 
of abdomen white tinged with red-brown. Fore wing glossy 
reddish brown mixed with some whitish and slightly irrorated with 
darker brown; an indistinct curved dark antemedial line; an 
oblique black discoidal bar ; postmedial line blackish, excurved and 
dentate to vein 2, then retracted to below end of cell and excurved 
in submedian interspace; a terminal series of slight dark spots ; 
cilia white with a dark brown line at middle. Hind wing glossy 
reddish brown mixed with some whitish and slightly irrorated with 
darker brown; a small blackish discoidal spot; postmedial line 
blackish defined on outer side by whitish, more distinctly on inner 
area, excurved to vein 2, then retracted to below end of cell and 
oblique to inner margin near tornus; a blackish terminal line; cilia 
with a yellowish line at base followed by a blackish line, the tips 
white. 
Hab. Peru, Pozuzo,1 ¢ type. Hap. 22 mm. 
(4d) Syngamia melanolopha, sp. n. 
3. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale ceneous brown, the last 
with diffused black segmental lines and lateral streaks on anal 
segment; antennz with the tufts black; palpi white at base; 
pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen white tinged with 
red-brown, the fore tibie dark brown at extremities. Fore wing 
white tinged with zneous brown, the terminal area zeneous brown ; 
two rather maculate blackish antemedial lines; a black discoidal 
spot; postmedial line blackish defined on outer side by white, 
excurved and minutely dentate to vein 2, then retracted to below 
end of cell and rather oblique to inner margin ; an indistinct dark 
terminal line; cilia chequered zneous brown and white. Hind 
wing white tinged with zneous brown; the terminal area zneous 
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