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scaled above towards extremity, the 3rd rather long ; maxillary 

 palpi triangularly dilated with scales ; frons smooth ; antennae of 

 xnale laminate and almost simple ; tibiae smoothly scaled. Fore 

 wing rather narrow, the apex rounded, the termen obliquely 

 curved ; veins 3 and 5 from close to angle of cell ; 6 from upper 

 angle ; 7, 8 coincident and 9 stalked with them almost to apex ; 

 10, 11 from cell. Hind wing with vein 3 from angle of cell ; 4, 5 

 stalked almost to termen ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing 

 with 7 to near apex. 



In key differs from Leucoides, etc., in the fore wing having 

 veins 7 and 9 stalked, 8 absent. 



Exodesis vaterfieldi, sp. n. 



6 . Head and thorax fuscous brown glossed with grey, the 

 antennae ochreous ; abdomen ocbreous white tinged with red- 

 brown ; pectus and legs ochreous mixed with brown, the fore legs 

 and tarsi black, the latter ringed with white. Tore wing grey- 

 white irrorated with pale fuscous brown especially on basal area 

 and at termen, the costal area almost pure white from the ante- 

 medial to the subterminal line ; antemedial line double, brownish, 

 faint, rather diffused and somewhat oblique ; a black bar from 

 middle of costa, strong black discoidal bar, and some black irrora- 

 tion towards extremity of median nervure ; postmedial line faint, 

 brownish, rather diffused, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; a 

 faint waved brownish subterminal line ; a fine dark terminal line 

 and ochreous white line at base of eilia, which are strongly irrorated 

 with fuscous brown. Hind wing glossy white ; a fine red-brown 

 terminal line and red-brown line near base of cilia. 



Hab. Sudan, Port Sudan {Waterfield), 1 d type. Exp. 18 mm. 



(3) * Obtusipalpis brunneata, sp. n. 



2 ■ White ; palpi tinged with fuscous at sides ; tarsi tinged 

 with fulvous and ringed with black ; abdomen dorsally tinged with 

 fuscous on basal half and with fulvous towards extremity. Fore 

 wing with some fuscous at base ; a large brown patch from before 

 middle to termen except on apical area, the veins on it streaked 

 with darker brown and white and with a white spot on vein 2 near 

 its origin, the inner margin streaked with white, the costal area 

 white, the brown only extending to costa before middle and near 

 apex ; a fine terminal black line and some black points towards 

 apex ; cilia fulvous at base, white at tips. Hind wing pure white 

 with terminal series of black points, the cilia yellow at base. 



Hab. S. Nigeria, Warri {Br. Both), type 5 in Coll. Eothschild. 

 Exp. 28 mm. 



(5) Obtusipalpis fusipartal is, sp. n. 

 2 ■ Head and thorax white ; abdomen white tinged with fulvous 



