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subbasal spot below the cell ; antemedial line strong, white, rather 

 oblique to submedian fold and incurved at vein 1 ; a white spot in 

 end of cell before the blackish-brown discoidal bar; postmedial 

 line black-brown defined on outer side by whitish, incurved below 

 costa, angled outwards at veins 6, 5, 4, then retracted and almost 

 obsolete to below end of cell, then erect, sinuous and more dis- 

 tinctly defined on outer side by white ; a terminal series of faint 

 brown spots ; cilia chequered red-brown and white. Hind wing 

 white tinged and irro rated with red-brown ; a terminal series of 

 slight brown striae ; cilia whiter. Underside silvery white, the 

 fore wing excejst on inner area and the costal area of hind wing 

 irrorated with red-brown. 



Hab. SuBAN, Port Sudan {Waterndd), 1 $ type. Exp, 

 32 mm. 



Genus Axobostra, nov. 



Type, A. discimacula. 



Proboscis present ; palpi with the 2nd joint porrect, typically 

 projecting about the length of head, the scaling at extremity below 

 produced to a point, the 3rd obliquely upturned, moderate ; 

 maxillary palpi dilated with scales ; antenna? of male thickened 

 and with long fasciculate cilia, the basal joint with tuft of scales. 

 Fore wing with vein 3 from angle of cell ; 4, 5 typically stalked ; 

 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10, 11 from cell. Hind wing 

 with vein 3 from angle of cell ; 4, 5 typically stalked ; 6, 7 from 

 upper angle, 7 not anastomosing with 8. 



(1) Anohostra discimacula, sp. n. 



Palpi with the 2nd joint projecting about the length of head ; 

 both wings with veins 4, 5 stalked. 



Head and thorax purplish red ; abdomen grey suffused with 

 brown ; antennae dark brown ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of 

 abdomen pale red irrorated with brown. Fore wing purplish red, 

 irrorated with blackish, the medial area slightly irrorated ; ante- 

 medial line blackish defined on inner side \>j pale red, oblique to 

 submedian fold, where it is angled outwards ; a series of small 

 blackish spots on medial part of costa ; a large black discoidal spot ; 

 postmedial line rather diffused, black defined on outer side by pale 

 red, excurved below vein 7 and at middle and incurved at discal 

 fold and below vein 3, a series of slight blackish streaks beyond it 

 on the veins ; a terminal series of minute black spots. Hind wing 

 grey suffused with brown ; a whitish line at middle of cilia. 

 Underside grey suffused with brown ; fore wing with the costa 

 pale reddish with numerous brown striae. 



Hab. Br. C. Africa, Mt. Mlanje {Neave), 2 6 ty^a; Portf. 

 GUESE E. Africa, Mt. Chiperone {Neave), 1 5 ; Mashoxalaxd^ 

 Unitali {Marshall), 1 $ . Exp., 6 18-20, ? 22-26 mm. 



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