70 Sir G. F. Hampson on new 



fuscous ; a slight blackish discoidal striga ; cilia black mixed with 

 some grey, a pale reddish line at base and some reddish scales at 

 tips. Hind wing whitish tinged with rufous ; cilia rufous with a 

 fine whitish line at base and dark line near tip except towards 

 tornus. Underside of fore wing pale fuscous brown, the costal and 

 terminal areas rufous ; hind wing whitish tinged with red-brown, 

 the apical area rufous. 



Hub. Bit. C. Apeica, Mt. Mlanje (Neave), 1 $ type; Port. 

 E. Africa, Mt. Chiperone {Neave), 1 $ . Exp. 22 mm. 



(1 c) Tegulifern ir rural is, sp. n. 



5 . Head, thoi'ax, and abdomen Iwownish grey irrorated with 

 black ; the anal tuft rufous ; antennse whitish ringed with black. 

 Fore wing brownish grey tinged with rufous especially towards 

 costa and irrorated with black ; a series of whitish points on costa 

 with some blackish between them except towards base ; a terminal 

 series of black bars ; cilia fuscous with a fine whitish line at base 

 and blackish line near tips. Hind wing brownish grey tinged with 

 rufous and irrorated with black ; an indistinct pale curved post- 

 medial line defined on inner side by blackish ; a terminal series of 

 black striaj ; cilia fuscous mixed with grey, a fine whitish line near 

 base and blackish line near tips. Underside of fore wing rufous 

 irrorated with blackish, the inner area whitish ; a series of white 

 points on costa with black between them, a blackish discoidal 

 striga, a pale subterminal line defined on inner side by blackish, 

 angled outwards to termen at vein 3 ; hind wing pale rufous 

 irrorated with blackish, a black discoidal point and postmedial line 

 defined on outer side by whitish and excurved at middle. 



Hah. W. Africa {Dudgeon), 1 5 type ; S. Nigeria, Lagos 

 {Sir G. Carter), 1 2 . Exp. 16 mm. 



{2h) Tegulifera pnrpurascens, sp. n. 



S ■ Head and thorax pur^jlish red with a few fuscous scales ; 

 abdomen ochreous suftaised with pui-plisli red and irrorated with 

 black, the extremity clear ochreous ; palpi black at tips ; pectus, 

 legs, and ventral sm-face of abdomen purplish red irrorated with 

 black. Fore wing purplish red irrorated with black ; a rather irre- 

 gularly waved almost medial black line defined on inner side by 

 diffused ochreous ; the medial part of costa with some whitish 

 points with black between them ; postmedial line black defined 

 on outer side by diffused ochreous, waved, excurved between 

 veins 5 and 2 and incm-ved at submedian fold ; a terminal series of 

 black points. Hind wing ochreous suffused with pm-plish red and 

 irrorated with fuscous ; traces of a curved blackish antemedial line 

 and a distinct cmwed postmedial line ; a terminal series of black 

 points. Underside ochreous tinged with purj^lish red ; both wings 

 with small black discoidal spot and curved postmedial line. 

 Hah. S. Nigeria {Sampson), 1 d type. Exj). 22 mm. 



