o 10 Sir G, F. ITarapson on neio 



exeurved to vein 4 just beyond the cell, then very oblique to inner 

 marijin before middle, an oblique diffused brown streak to it at 

 vein G from apex ; an oblique diffused slightly waved dark brown 

 line from termen below apex to inner margin beyond middle and a 

 sliglitly waved red-brown line from below it before termen ; a red- 

 brown terminal line with a series of prominent black points on it ; 

 cilia white with a red-brown line at middle. Hind wing glossy 

 white. Underside of fore wing except on inner area and the costal 

 area of hind wing suffused with red-brown. 



Hab. Br. E. Africa, Athi R. (Beffon), 3 2 tj'pe, Machakos 

 {Crawshay), 1 <? ; " Gterm. E.Africa," L. Meru (SJostedt), 1 $. 

 £xp. 24-26 mm. 



Genus Coniesta, no v. 

 Type, C. armalis. 



Proboscis aborted and minute ; palpi downcurved, extending 

 about twice the length of head and clothed with rough hair ; 

 maxillary palpi triangularly dilated with scales ; frons with 

 pointed conical prominence ; antennae of of male laminate and 

 minutely ciliated. Fore wing with the apex somewhat produced, 

 the termen obliquely curved ; vein 3 from well before angle of cell ; 

 5 from just above angle ; 6 f I'om below upper angle ; 7 from angle ; 

 8, 9, 10 stalked ; 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing with vein 

 3 from before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6, 7 from upper 

 angle, 7 anastomosing with 8. 



(1) Coniesta arcealis. 

 Chila armalis, Hmpsn. J. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. xxi. p. 1250 (1912). 

 Madkas, Nilgiris, Palni Hills. 



(2) Goniesta undiUnealis, sp. n. 



S . Head white ; thorax white suffused with brown ; abdomen 

 white tinged with brown and with some fulvous at base of dorsum ; 

 antennae, palpi, pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen white 

 tinged with brown. Fore wing white tinged with reddish brown 

 and irrorated Avith brown ; a minute black discoidal spot ; post- 

 medial line dark brown, waved, arising at discal fold and 

 strongly incurved below the cell to inner margin before middle ; 

 an obliquely curved waved dark brown subterminal line ; a 

 terminal series of black points, almost obsolete towards apex. 

 Hind wing glossy white. Underside of fore -wing and costal area 

 of hind wing suffused Avith reddish brown. 



2 . Abdomen ci'eamy white ; fore wing with the discoidal spot 

 at lower angle of cell, the subterminal line bent inwards to join 

 the postmedial line above inner mai-gin, the fore wing and hind 

 wing to vein 2 with terminal series of black points. 



Hab. Br. C. Africa, Mt. Mlanje (Ifeave), 4 J , 3 $ type. 

 Exp., J 18, 5 22-28 mm. 



