Lepidoptera from Africa and the, East. 201 



OlDEMASKELlS, gen. nov. 



Palpi upturned, end-segment minute ; antennae pectinate 

 for the central area; legs longish, front pair with the coxa3 

 and femora much swollen, mid-pair with the femora and 

 tibiae swollen. Wings short and broad ; primaries with the 

 costa slightly curved near the base then straightish, apex 

 subacute, termen arched, inner margin well excurved. 

 Neuration : primaries with vein 2 from a third before, the 

 lower angle of the cell, 3 from well before the angle, 4 from 

 the angle, 5 from well above the angle, 6 from just above 

 the middle of the discocellulars, 7 from immediately below 

 the upper angle ; 8, 9, 10 stalked, 8 and 9 from near the 

 apex, 10 from the upper angle with 8, 11 from the cell. 

 Secondaries with 4: from the lower angle, 6 and 7 stalked on 

 a very long stalk. 



Type, Oidemaskelis eurota, B-B. 



Oidemaskelis eurota, sp. n. 



g . Head, thorax, abdomen, and primaries dirty rust-colour, 

 with a somewhat darker indefinite cloud in the median area. 

 Secondaries subhyaliue, pinkish grey. 



Expanse 20 mm. 



Hob. Fort Jamieson, N.E. Rhodesia ; September. 



Type in my collection. 



This genus would appear to be near Orthocraspeda, 

 Hmpsn. 



Scirrhoma. 



Head small, smoothly haired; palpi porrect, hairy, third 

 segment but little shorter than second ; antennae long, serrate, 

 finer in ? than in <$ . Legs long, hairy, mid-pair with 

 minute spur. Primaries long, of but moderate width ; costa 

 slightly arched, with subacute apex ; costa receding, slightly 

 rounded. Secondaries longish ; costa slightly excised, apex 

 subacute ; termen with a slight angle about vein 3, this in 

 specimens with a perfect fringe has the appearance of being 

 only rounded. Neuration : primaries, vein 2 from a third 

 before the lower angle of the cell, 3 midway between 2 and 

 the angle, 4 from the lower angle, 5 from a little above 

 the angle, 6 from the middle of the discocellulars ; 7 and 8 

 from the upper angle of the cell, stalked near the apex ; 

 9 absent ; 10 and 11 from the cell, long; 12 long, reaching 

 well beyond the end of the cell, which (the cell) is very long, 



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