Lepidoptera from Tropical Africa. 509 



Neuranethes angola, sp. n. 



(^ . Head and thorax dark cliestnut-brown, abdomen 

 darker brown. Primaries greyish brown, with dark brown 

 markings; two dark marks at base, one in the cell, one 

 above; a dark dash below the fold near the base ; median 

 area with a large dark spot on the fold, hollowed out on its 

 inner edge and arched outwards on its exterior margin ; a 

 trace of a dark patch above it across the cell to the cosfca ; 

 orbicular very finely outlined ; reniforra large, pale, edged 

 outwardly by a dark patch; a trace of three dark subapical 

 spots. Secondaries pale whitish grey. 



Expanse 32 mm. 



//«6. N'Dalla Tando, Angola, 2700 feet ; November {An- 

 sorge) . . 



Type in my collection- 



Agrotana, gen. nov. 



Palpi upturned, heavily scaled, second segment reaching 

 above centre of frons, third segment minute. Frons disc- 

 like, with a circular raised edge and small horny prominence 

 in the centre ; vertex roughly scaled, crest-like collar ; pa- 

 tagia slightly raised like crests, otherwise thorax is uncrested ; 

 abdomen uncrested. Antennae lamellate. Legs heavily 

 fringed with hair. Neuration with veins 3 and 5 from near the 

 angle, 4 from the angle, 6 from the angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked, 

 8 from 9 anastomosing with 10 to form the areole, 11 from 

 the cell. Secondaries with 3 and 4 stalked, 5 obsolescent 

 from below the middle of the discocellulars, 6 and 7 stalked, 

 8 anastomosing shortly from the base. 



Type, Agrotana jacksoni, B-B. 



Agrotana jacksom, sp. n. 



(^ . Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous grey. Primaries 

 pale ochreous cream-colour, sparingly irrorated with slightly 

 darker scales ; median line obscure, excurved ; postmedian 

 line faint, excurved, outside the pale reniform, orbicular pale, 

 both being obscure ; subterminal line distinct, waved ; termen 

 finely dark. Secondaries pale cream-colour. 



Expanse 26 mm. 



Uab. Nairobi, B.E. Africa; March (Jackson), 



Type in my collection. 



This is a very Agroiis-llke species. 



