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  African 
  Heterocera. 
  555 
  

  

  Parazana, 
  gen. 
  nov. 
  

  

  Differs 
  from 
  Zana 
  in 
  that 
  the 
  cell 
  of 
  both 
  wings 
  is 
  very 
  

   wide 
  and 
  has 
  a 
  veinlet 
  running 
  right 
  through 
  near 
  the 
  

   middle, 
  the 
  termen 
  of 
  the 
  wings 
  is 
  not 
  crenulate. 
  The 
  

   primaries 
  are 
  triangular, 
  rapidly 
  expanding 
  outwards, 
  and 
  

   broad, 
  costa 
  nearly 
  straight, 
  apex 
  very 
  slightly 
  rounded 
  ; 
  

   termen 
  erect, 
  slightly 
  waved. 
  Secondaries 
  with 
  apex 
  broader 
  

   than 
  in 
  Zana 
  and 
  termen 
  slightly 
  truncated. 
  

  

  Type, 
  Par 
  az 
  ana 
  radiata, 
  13- 
  B. 
  

  

  Parazana 
  radiata, 
  sp. 
  n. 
  

  

  ? 
  . 
  Head 
  and 
  thorax 
  ashy 
  grey; 
  abdomen 
  yellowish, 
  with 
  

   grey 
  anal 
  segments. 
  Primaries 
  pale 
  chocolate-brown, 
  brighter 
  

   than 
  usual 
  in 
  that 
  colour, 
  with 
  the 
  lower 
  margin 
  of 
  the 
  cell 
  

   narrowly 
  grey, 
  expanding 
  outwards 
  to 
  the 
  termen, 
  the 
  veins 
  

   showing 
  white 
  ; 
  costa 
  narrowly 
  greyish, 
  but 
  with 
  chocolate 
  

   scales 
  overspreading 
  it, 
  a 
  small 
  grey 
  terminal 
  patch 
  just 
  

   below 
  the 
  costa, 
  inner 
  margin 
  narrowly 
  slightly 
  greyish. 
  

   Secondaries 
  clear 
  white 
  just 
  tinged 
  with 
  yellowish. 
  

  

  Expanse 
  36 
  mm. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  Lokoja 
  District 
  (100 
  miles 
  to 
  the 
  north). 
  

  

  Type 
  in 
  my 
  collection. 
  

  

  Cor 
  ma 
  tephrwa, 
  sp. 
  n. 
  

  

  ? 
  . 
  Head 
  and 
  thorax 
  ashy 
  grey 
  ; 
  abdomen 
  darker. 
  

   Primaries 
  ashy 
  grey 
  tinged 
  with 
  lavender, 
  a 
  dark 
  waved 
  

   basal 
  line, 
  median 
  line 
  dark, 
  irregular, 
  somewhat 
  crenulate 
  ; 
  

   postmedian 
  line 
  dark, 
  waved, 
  almost 
  spotted, 
  with 
  a 
  row 
  of 
  

   dark 
  points 
  palely 
  edged 
  directly 
  outside 
  it, 
  a 
  pale 
  very 
  

   irregular 
  subterminal 
  line 
  ; 
  termen 
  with 
  dark 
  internervular 
  

   dashes. 
  Cell 
  closed 
  with 
  an 
  ashy-grey 
  crescent 
  palely 
  edged. 
  

   Secondaries 
  greyish 
  white, 
  tinged 
  with 
  greyish 
  above 
  vein 
  7, 
  

   termen 
  finely 
  dark, 
  fringes 
  pale 
  grey. 
  

  

  Expanse 
  44 
  mm. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  Northern 
  Nigeria. 
  

  

  Type 
  in 
  my 
  collection. 
  

  

  Epidonta, 
  gen. 
  nov. 
  

  

  Head 
  and 
  frons 
  roughly 
  haired, 
  palpi 
  roughly 
  haired, 
  very 
  

   small, 
  end 
  segment 
  minute, 
  larger 
  in 
  the 
  female 
  ; 
  antennae 
  

   fasciculate, 
  in 
  the 
  male 
  with 
  cilia 
  also. 
  Legs 
  : 
  mid 
  with 
  one 
  

   pair 
  of 
  spurs, 
  hind 
  with 
  two 
  pair. 
  Wings 
  : 
  primaries, 
  costa 
  

   nearly 
  straight, 
  slightly 
  depressed 
  at 
  apex 
  ; 
  termen 
  evenly 
  

   curved, 
  slightly 
  crenulate 
  ; 
  width 
  moderate, 
  expandino- 
  

  

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