270 Sir G. F. Hampson on new 



nervure ; a red-brown spot in middle of cell and discoidal bar ; the 

 median nervure towards extremity and a patch beyond lower angle 

 of cell red-brown ; postmedial line red-brown, excurved between 

 veins 5 and 2, then retracted to lower angle of cell and excurved to 

 inner margin ; the inner edge of the red-brown terminal area waved, 

 excurved between veins 5 and 2, then expanding into a patch con- 

 tinent with the postmedial line ; cilia white towards tornus. Hind 

 wing yellowish white ; an oblique brown discoidal bar ; the veins 

 beyond lower angle of cell streaked with brown ; postmedial line 

 rather diffused red-brown, excurved between veins 5 and 2, then 

 retracted to below angle of cell and ending above inner margin ; 

 the terminal area red-brown, its inner edge waved and excurved 

 between veins 5 and 2 ; cilia red-brown with a fine white line at base 

 to vein 2, then white with a red-brown line near base. 



Hah. Br, C. Africa, Mt. Mlange {Neave), 1 6 , 1 $ ; Portu- 

 guese E. Africa, Mt. Chiperone (Jtfeave), 2 6, 1 $ type. Exp. 

 32 mm. 



(86 f) Sylepta sulphur eotincta, sp. n. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen 3 T ellowish white tinged with rufous ; 

 palpi rufous, white in front towards base ; pectus, legs, and ventral 

 surface of abdomen white, the fore tibiae with rufous band at extre- 

 mity. Fore wing white tinged with sulphur-j^ellow, the base and 

 costal area pale rufous ; antemedial line dark tinged with yellow, 

 oblique to just below the cell, then erect ; a dark annulus in middle 

 of cell and discoidal bar tinged with yellow and filled in with 

 white ; postmedial line dark tinged with yellow, excurved and 

 waved between veins 5 and 2, then retracted to below angle of cell 

 and angled outwards below submedian fold, a similar faint line 

 beyond it ; a red-brown terminal line ; cilia with a faint red-brown 

 line near base. Hind wing white, the terminal area tinged with 

 sulphur-yellow except at tornus ; a dark discoidal bar; postmedial 

 line dark, bent outwards and waved between veins 5 and 2, then 

 retracted to below angle of cell and erect to inner margin ; a faint 

 waved brownish subterminal line ; a red-brown terminal line and 

 rufous line near base of cilia except towards tornus. 



Hah. Br. C. Africa, Buo Valley {Neave), 1 2 '■> Portuguese 

 E. Africa, Mt. Chiperone {Neave), 2 6 type. Exp. 24 mm. 



(Ill a) Sylepta microsfictah's, sp. n. 



S ■ Head, thorax, and abdomen dark brown glossed with leaden 

 grey ; frons with white lines at sides ; palpi white in front towards 

 base ; coxa?, mid tibiae, fore and mid tarsi, and ventral surface of 

 abdomen white tinged with brown. Fore wing dark brown with a 

 cupreous gloss ; a faint curved dark antemedial line with a slight 

 whitish spot before it in the cell ; a small quadrate white spot in 

 end of cell defined on each side by black-brown ; a slight whitish 

 postmedial bar from below costa to discal fold, then a very faint 



