2S0 Sir G. F. Hampson on neio 



cell and the terminal area more distinctl}^ tinged with rufous ; a 

 punctiform red-brown medial line, oblique towards costa, angled 

 outwards beyond the angles of cell, then inwardl}^ oblique ; post- 

 medial line red-brown, punctiform, oblique to vein 6, inw-ardly 

 oblique below vein 4 and ending at submedian fold ; a temiinal 

 series of black-brown points. Hind wing creamy white. Underside 

 white, the fore wing and costal area of hind Aving tinged with 

 rufous. 



Rah. S. Nigeria, Old Calabar (Cromjyton), 2 $ type. Uxj). 

 22 mm. 



(8 a) Cramlus niveicostellus, sp. n. 



$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen pure white, the patagia rufous 

 except dorsally ; antennae rufous ; palpi tinged with rufous except 

 above towards tips ; fore tibiae and the tarsi tinged with rufous. 

 Fore wing with silvery white costal stripe naiTowing to a point at 

 apex, the area below it cupreous rufous to submedian fold, then 

 white tinged with rufous ; slight white streaks on the veins 

 beyond the cell and a distinct white streak on vein 1 ; a terminal 

 series of slight red-brown striae ; cilia white, tinged with rufous 

 towards apex. Hind w'ing silvery white. Underside silvery white. 



Hab. Be. E. Afeica, Shambe (Betton), 1 ? tj^e. ^o;^. 

 30 mm. 



(13 a) Orambus undilineatus, sp. n. 



Head and thorax grey-white mixed with red-brown, the head wliite, 

 the antennae and palpi with more red-brown ; abdomen, pectus, and 

 legs white tinged with red-brown, the fore legs deep red-broAvn on 

 inner side. Fore wing grey-white thickly irrorated with red-brown, 

 especialh' towards costa ; an obscm^e whitish spot in the cell towards 

 extremity and discoidal annulus open above ; postmedial line whitish 

 defined on each side by red-brown, minutely waved, obliquely 

 excurved to submedian fold, then oblique ; a terminal series of 

 black points ; cilia white with brown lines near base and tips. 

 Hind wing white tinged with red-brown. Underside of fore wing 

 suffused with red-brown. 



Hab. Br. E. ArnicA, Eb Urru (Beffon), 1 d ; Transvaal, 

 Wliite E. (Cooke), 1 d tvpe, Pretoria (Distant), 3 c?, 2 $; 

 Cape Colo^t, Brak Kloop (G. White), 1 d ■ ^Ejcjj. 22-2G mm. 



(13 Z*) Crambus albidorsatus, sp. n. 



J . Head and thorax white with a slight cupreous tinge, the 

 patagia cupreous brown ; antennae cupreous brown ; palpi cupreous 

 brown, white above on terminal half ; abdomen, pectus, and legs 

 Avhite mixed with cupreous brown. Fore wing cupreous brown 

 irrorated with whitish ; the inner margin Avith white streak, the 

 veins beyond the cell lineh' streaked with whitish ; a small black 



