152 Sir G. F. Hampson on new 



Diploptalis metallescens, sp. n. 



$ . Head and thorax golden brown with a silvery gloss ; abdo- 

 men white ; pectus and legs white, the latter tinged with golden 

 brown. Fore wing metallic golden brown largely glossed with 

 greenish silver in the interspaces ; a white fascia on costa, narrow- 

 ing to base and apex ; a white fascia in submedian fold to below 

 end of cell and a white fascia in discal fold beyond the cell, ex- 

 panding to terrnen ; a slightly incurved golden line at end of cell, 

 arising just below costa ; an ocellate postmedial mark between 

 veins 4 and 2 with two black pupils defined by chrome-yellow 

 streaks which are connected on inner side ; cilia silvery white with 

 a golden tinge. Hind wing glossy white, the cilia silvery. Under- 

 side white, the fore wing with the cell and area just beyond its 

 upper extremity tinged with red- brown. 



Hob. N. Nigeria, Ilorin {Macfie), 1 $ type, Minna (Macjie), 

 1 ? . Exp. 30 mm. 



Genus C<enotalis, nov. 



Type, C. distictalis. 



Proboscis aborted and small ; palpi downcurved, extending about 

 three times length of head and thickly scaled ; maxillary palpi 

 strongly dilated with scales at extremity ; frons rounded, with tuft 

 of scales above ; antennae of male laminate. Fore wing with the 

 apex produced and acute, the terrnen oblique ; vein 3 from well 

 before angle of cell ; 5 from above angle ; 6 from below upper 

 angle; 7 from angle ; 8, 9, 10 stalked; 11 anastomosing with 12. 

 Hind wing with vein 3 from well before angle of cell ; 4, 5 

 stalked ; 6 obsolescent from below upper angle ; 8 anastomosing 

 with 7. 



In key differs from Gadira in the fore wing having vein 10 

 stalked with 8, 9, and 11 anastomosing with 12. 



Ccenotalis distictalis, sp. n. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen white tinged with rufous ; palpi 

 white, irrorated with blaek-brown. Fore wing white tinged with 

 rufous and irrorated with dark brown ; two obliquely placed black 

 discoidal points ; an indistinct oblique brownish line from costa 

 before apex to vein 2 just beyond the cell ; a fine black terminal 

 line ; cilia with a fine dark line at middle. Hind wing glossy 

 white faintly tinged with ochreous. Underside white tinged with 

 rufous, the fore wing and costal area of hind wing more strongly. 



Hab. N. Nigeria, Borgu, Yelwa L. (Miaeod), 1 (J , 1 <j> type. 

 Exp., 6 22, $ 24 mm. 



Genus Prionotalis, nov. 



Type, P. peracutella. 



Proboscis small ; palpi downcurved, about three times length of 

 head and fringed with hair below ; maxillary palpi strongly dilated 

 with scales ; frons smooth and without tuft of hair ; antenna? of 



