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apex rounded, the terrnen evenly curved ; veins 3 and 5 from near 

 angle of cell ; 6 from below upper angle ; 7 from angle ; 8, 9 

 stalked ; 10, 11 from cell, 11 usually anastomosing with 12. Hind 

 wing with vein 3 from close to angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 

 6 obsolescent from well below upper angle ; 8 slightly anastomosing 

 with 7. 



In key differs from Prosmixis in the frons having a rounded 

 prominence. 



Sect. I. Antennae of male with rather long uniseriate branches, the apex 

 ciliated. 



(1) Conotalis nigrisquamalis, sp. n. 



Head and thorax yellowish white tinged with rufous ; abdomen 

 yellowish white. Fore wing yellowish white with golden streaks 

 in the interspaces irrorated with large black scales ; an almost 

 straight erect bright orange line just before middle; cilia golden. 

 Hind wing white tinged with brown. 



Hob. Transvaal (Boss, Janse), 1 J , 1 $ , Lydenburg, 1 £ ; 

 Natal, 2 <3 ; Cape Colony, Annshaw (Miss F. Barrett), 1 6 

 type. Exp. 24-30 mm. 



Sect. II. Antenna? of male laminate. 



(2) Conotalis aurantifascia, 

 Charltona aurantifascia, Hmpsn. P. Z. S. 1895, p. 970. 



Gambia; Sieeea Leone ; Gold Coast; S. & N. Nigebia. 



(3) Conotalis nigroradians. 

 Crambus nigroradians, Mab. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1899, p. 479. 



Congo ; " Geem. E. Afbica " ; Be. C. Afbica. 



Genus Diploptalis, nov. 

 Type, D. tnetallescens. 



Proboscis aborted and slight ; palpi downcurved, extending 

 about the length of the head and thickly sealed ; maxillary palpi 

 strongly dilated with scales at extremity ; frons smooth and 

 rounded ; antennae of female ciliated. Fore wing with the 

 apex rounded; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from 

 below upper angle; 7 from angle; 8, 9 stalked; 10, 11 from cell, 

 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing with vein 3 from just 

 before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 obsolescent from below 

 upper angle ; 8 anastomosing slightly with 7. 



In key differs from Charltona in the fore wing having the apex 

 rounded, vein 11 anastomosing with 12. 



