316 NOCTUID-.'E. 



Sect. IV. (Acrapex). Antennae of malt ciliated and not annnlated. 



A. Fore wing with more or less developed oblique dark 



shade from termen below apex. 



a. Fore wing with white streak on median nervure ex- 



panding at extremity rhabdoneura. 



b. Fore wing without white streak on median nervure ex- 



panding at extremity. 

 a 1 . Fore wing with hooked white mark above median 



nervure in lower extremity of cell hamulifera. 



J 1 . Fore wing without hooked white mark above median 

 nervure. 

 ft 2 . Hind wing fuscous black. 



a 3 . Fore wing nearly uniform deep rufous metaphcea. 



b 3 . Fore wing paler with dark shade along median 



nervure expanding towards termen spoliata. 



i 2 . Hind wing pale, usually more or less strongly 

 tinged with fuscous. 

 a 3 . Fore wing with dark shade along median 

 nervure. 

 a 4 . Fore wing with the ^eins of costal area 

 defined by slight, dark streaks. 

 a 5 . Fore wing with pale streaks on the veins 



of costal area only brunnea, 



b 5 . Fore wing with pale streaks on all the 

 veins. 

 a 6 . Head and tegula; black. 



a' . Patagia black albivena. 



U 1 . Patagia pale atriceps. 



b 6 . Head and tegulse not black. 



a'. Fore wing ochreous white tinged 



with fuscous brown leucophlebia. 



b~. Fore wing pale pinkish rufous prisca. 



b*. Fore wing with the veins of costal area not 



defined by dark streaks carnea. 



b 3 . Fore wing without dark shade along median 



nervure roseotincta. 



B. Fore wing without oblique dark shade from termen below 



apex enigma. 



4738. Acrapex rhabdoneura, u. sp. (Plate CXLIV. fig. 8.) 



Head, thorax, and abdomen pale ochreous slightly tinged with 

 rufous ; palpi dark brown. Fore wing pale ochreous slightly 

 irrorated with brown ; the costal edge and interspaces of costal 

 area suffused with reddish brown ; a diffused red-brown fascia in 

 and below cell to near termen where it meets an oblique brown 

 fascia from termen below apex to vein 2 with a pale oblique fascia 

 before it from apex ; a white streak on extremity of median 

 nervure slightly hooked on discocellulars ; the veins beyond the 

 cell streaked with white to the subterminal fascia ; a fine red- 

 brown terminal line ; cilia brown mixed with ochreous. Hind 

 wing pure white ; the underside with the costal area tinged with 

 ochreous. 



Hah. T5r, E. Africa, Eb Urru (Betton), 2 d , 1 $ type, llukuniu 

 (Betton), 1 2 • Exp. 22-26 millim. 



