HYPODEVA.—METAPTYA, 601 
7018. Hypodeva nocturna. (Plate CLXXXIX. fig. 26.) 
Westermannia nocturna, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xvi. p. 591 (1905). 
do. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale greyish brown. Fore wing 
pale reddish brown suffused with greyish and irrorated with a few 
dark scales ; an oblique brown striga from middle of costa; a slight 
curved discoidal bar; an oblique brown streak from costa beyond 
middle to vein 6 with a greyer patch beyond it; traces of a 
subterminal line excurved below costa and at middle. Hind 
wing uniform rather pale red-brown ; the underside greyer, tinged 
with fuscous from lower angle of cell to termen. 
Hab. Nigerta, Old Calabar (Crompton), 1 g type. wp. 38 
millim. 
Genus METAPTYA. 
Type. 
Metaptya, Hmpsn. Moths Ind. iv. p. 522 (1896) .............c0eceeee sericea. 
Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching to about 
vertex of head and slenderly scaled, the 3rd moderate; frons smooth; eyes 
large, round; antennz of male ciliated; thorax clothed almost entirely with 
scales, the metathorax with dorsal ridge-like crest; tibiz slightly fringed 
with hair; abdomen with dorsal crests on basal segments, the crest on 2nd 
segment large. Fore wing with the apex produced and acute, the termen 
somewhat excised below apex and excurved at middle; veins 3 and 5 from 
near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; Sand 10 anastomosing with 8 to form 
the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 
fully developed from just above angle; 6,7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing 
with the celi near base only; the tornus with a large fan of scales, 
Secr. I. Fore wing with the termen angled at veins 7 and 4 and excised 
between those points. 
7019. Metaptya lucida. 
Metaptya lucida, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xvi. p. 587 (1905). 
3. Head, thorax, and abdomen brownish grey; palpi white in 
front; tarsi with fuscous bands. Fore wing ochreous brown 
Fig. 242.—Metaptya lucida, §. } 
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suffused with glistening grey and irrorated with a few black 
scales; a fine obliquely curved whitish antemedial line; a shght 
