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vein 3; a terminal series of small blackish spots. Hind 

 wiDg ochreous tinged with rufous and rather faiutly reticu- 

 lated with red-brown except on basal and inner areas, the 

 costa and termen somewhat paler ; a series of small brown 

 spots on termen and cilia from apex to submedian fold. 



$ . Thorax thick lyirrorated with black, the dorsum of thorax 

 and abdomen suffused with black-brown; fore wing suffused 

 with dark brown except towards base and termen, leaving the 

 medial part of submedian interspace paler, the reticulations 

 dark brown ; hind wing suffused with dark brown. 



Hab. Sierra Leone (Clements), 1 ^, 1 ? type Exp., 

 S 76, ? 96 mm. 



Allied to D. moderata, Wlk. 



Duomitus polioplag a, sp. n. 



$ . Head and thorax brownish grey irrorated with black, 

 the dorsum of mesothorax black brown ; palpi, sides of frous, 

 pectus, and legs (except the tarsi) black- brown ; abdomen 

 greyish brown irrorated witli black. Fore wing brownish 

 grey, the costal area to beyond middle and the basal area 

 irrorated with black, the rest of wing reticulated with brown ; 

 an inverted conical grey patch on medial area from cell to 

 inner margin, defined at sides by black and with a short 

 black streak beyond it above vein I ; some black- brown bars 

 from medial part of costa ; the reticulations of terminal area 

 filled in with pale grey spots varying in size ; the postmedial 

 part of costa with some dark brown spots : a short dark 

 brown subterminal streak below apex and an irregular curved 

 mark from below vein 8 to termen at vein 3 ; a terminal 

 series of small brown spots. Hind wing grey-browu suffused 

 with dark brown and closely reticulated with brown except 

 on basal and inner areas, the termen somewhat greyer; a 

 series of small dark brown spots on termen and cilia; an 

 indistinct subterminal dark bar from below apex to vein 4, 

 where it expands to termen as a patch. 



Hab. S. Nigeria, Lagos, Olokemeji (Dudgeon) , 1 <$ type. 

 Exp. 104 mm. 



Allied to D. moderata, Wlk. 



Duomitus biatra, sp. n. 



Antennae of male bipectinate with long branches to middle, 

 then serrate ; fore wing with vein 10 from the cell, 9 from 

 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; hind wing with 

 veins 6, 7 widely separated. 



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