510 Sir G. F. Hampson on new 
excurved to vein 4 just beyond the cell, then very oblique to-inner 
margin before middle, an oblique diffused brown streak to it at 
vein 6 from apex; an oblique diffused slightly waved dark brown 
line from termen below apex to inner margin beyond middle and a 
slightly waved red-brown line from below it before termen ; a red- 
brown terminal line with a series of prominent black points on it ; 
eilia white with a red-brown line at middle. Hind wing glossy 
white. Underside of fore wing except on inner area and the costal 
area of hind wing suffused with red-brown. 
Hab. Br. EK. Arrica, Athi R. (Betton), 3 2 type, Machakos 
(Crawshay), 1 g ; “Germ. E.Arrica,” L. Meru (Sjéstedt), 1 2. 
Exp. 24-26 mm. 
Genus CONIESTA, nov. 
Type, C. arealis. 
Proboseis aborted and minute; palpi downcurved, extending 
about twice the length of head and clothed with rough hair; 
maxillary palpi triangularly dilated with scales; frons with 
pointed conical prominence; antenne of of male laminate and 
minutely ciliated. Fore wing with the apex somewhat produced, 
the termen obliquely curved ; vein 3 from well before angle of cell; 
5 from just above angle; 6 from below upper angle; 7 from angle; 
8, 9, 10 stalked ; 11 anastumosing with 12. Hind wing with vein 
3 from before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle; 6, 7 from upper 
angle, 7 anastomosing with 8. 
(1) Coniesta arealis. 
Chila arealis, Hmpsn. J. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xxi. p. 1250 (1912). 
Manpras, Nilgiris, Palni Hills. 
(2) Coniesta undilinealis, sp. n. 
¢. Head white; thorax white suffused with brown ; abdomen 
white tinged with brown and with some fulvous at base of dorsum ; 
antenne, palpi, pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen white 
tinged with brown. Fore wing white tinged with reddish brown 
and irrorated with brown; a minute black discoidal spot; post- 
medial line dark brown, waved, arising at discal fold and 
strongly incurved below the cell to inner margin before middle ; 
an obliquely curved waved dark brown subterminal line; a 
terminal series of black points, almost obsolete towards apex. 
Hind wing glossy white. Underside of fore wing and costal area 
of hind wing suffused with reddish brown. 
@. Abdomen creamy white; fore wing with the discoidal spot 
at lower angle of cell, the subterminal line bent inwards to join 
the postmedial line above inner margin, the fore wing and hind 
wing to vein 2 with terminal series of black points. 
Hab. Br. C. Arrica, Mt. Mlanje (Neave), 45,32 type. 
Exp., $6 18, 2 22-28 mm. 
