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to discal fold. Underside grey-brown, the costa of fore wing white 

 towards apex. 



Hab. N. Nigeria, Zungeru (Macjie), 1 $ type. Exp. 18 mm. 



(2 a) Masolia presidialis, sp. n. 

 Mesolia plurimella, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 297 (part.), nee Wlk. 



Antenna? of male with short branches. 



Head and thorax red-brown mixed with grey ; abdomen whitish 

 suffused with red-brown, the extremity whiter ; palpi with some 

 white at base ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen white 

 faintly tinged with brown, the tarsi banded with brown. Fore 

 wing red-brown mixed with grey ; a diffused antemedial dark brown 

 patch on vein 1 ; an obscure diffused dark medial line, arising at 

 median nervure, angled outwards at submedian fold and inwards at 

 vein 1 ; postmedial line diffused dark red-brown, oblique and defined 

 on inner side by whitish to vein 6, where it is angled outwards, 

 angled outwards and forming diffused dentate patches above vein 1 

 and inner margin, a dark point beyond it above vein 6 ; sub- 

 terminal line silvery whitish defined on each side by red-brown, 

 curved, a small white spot beyond it on costa and patch at middle 

 with oblique black streak above it and longitudinal streak below it ; 

 an oblique white subapical streak and striga on termen below apex ; 

 cilia red-brown to the hook with a white striga below apex and 

 streak above the hook, then white tinged with red-brown. Hind 

 wing whitish suffused with brown, the cilia white. Underside of 

 fore wing red-brown. 



Sab. Mexico, Presidio (Forrer), 1 d , 1 $ type, Godman- 

 Salvin Coll. Exp., 6 20, $ 22 mm. 



(2 b) Mesolia diaperatalis, sp. n. 



Mesolia plurimella, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 297 (part.), nee Wlk. 



5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen red-brown ; palpi white at base ; 

 pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen white tinged with red- 

 brown. Fore wing red-brown slightly mixed with whitish ; 

 postmedial line deep red-brown, arising below the costa, waved to 

 submedian fold, then strongly incurved and forming a small diffused 

 patch on inner area, veins 6 to 2 beyond it with obscure dark 

 streaks ; subterminal line white defined on each side by red-brown, 

 oblique to discal fold and with an oblique white streak bevond it 

 across apical area, incurved below discal fold and waved below 

 vein 3 ; a bilunulate white mark before middle of termen ; cilia 

 white to the hook with a black line at middle, then white at base, 

 brown at tips. Hind wing whitish strongly suffused with red- 

 brown, the cilia whiter. Underside whitish suffused with red- 

 brown, the fore wing with the costa white towards apex. 



Hab. Mexico, Presidio {Forrer), 1 $ type, Godman-Salvin 

 Coll. Exp. 24 mm. 



