Chalcosiiclw allied to Himantopteras. 341 



Himantopterus, and proceeded to compare it with the figures 

 of that genus, when it became evident that, although nearer 

 to that type than to any other, the African moth was clearly 

 the representative of a new and distinct genus, which I now 

 have the pleasure of describing. 



Pedoptila, gen. nov. (irrjSbu, tttlXov). 



General aspect of Rimantopterus, but differing in the neu- 

 ration of the primaries and structure of the secondaries as 

 follows : — Primaries broader and 

 less elongated ; the two branches 

 of the subcostal vein emitted from a 

 short footstalk ; upper radial vein 

 straight ; lower radial and third 

 median branch emitted together from 

 the inferior angle of the cell, but 

 not from a footstalk ; all three 

 median branches incurved and di- 

 stinctly longer ; submedian vein more 

 sinuous : secondaries almost twice 

 the length of the primaries, very 

 slender, spatulate, narrowest in the 

 middle, broadly fringed at the base, 

 but with the rest of the fringe short, traversed for about four 

 fifths of their length by two parallel veins, the subcostal 

 and the median ; but at this point (where the wing begins to 

 expand) a very oblique discocellular veinlet unites them, and 

 immediately beyond this, the subcostal forks into the usual 

 two branches ; the apex of the wing is very acute, the outer 

 margin (which runs back to a point nearly opposite to the 

 forking of the subcostal vein) is very oblique. In the struc- 

 ture of the body this genus appears to agree closely with 

 Rimantopterus ; the antennae are rather short and pectinated 

 and the mouth-organs appear to bs aborted. 



Pedoptila ne?nopteridia } sp. n. 



Form of the European Neuropteron Nemoptera coa } but 

 smaller than the type of Rimantopterus j wings semitrans- 

 parent ; basal two fifths of primaries and basal third of 

 secondaries bright russet reddish, remainder of the wings 

 grey ; the veins darker than the ground-colour ; body sienna- 

 reddish ; antennee dark brown. Expanse of wings 23 millim. 



Cape Coast, West Africa {coll. F. Stoanzy). 

 Ann. & Mag. N. Hist. Ser. 5. Vol. xv. 24 



