542 Sir G. F. Hampson on new 



Africa," Dar-es-Salaam, 1 $ ; Br. C. Africa, Karonga 

 {Qrogan), 1 $, Mt. Mlanje {Neave), 1 $ ; Portuguese 

 E. Africa, Mt. Chiperone {Neave), 1 <S . Exp. 22-34 min; 



(2) Adelplierujpa albescens, sp. n. 



$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen creamy white, the sides of head 

 and outer edge of patagia faintly tinged with red-brown ; palpi 

 and legs suifused with dark red-brown. Fore wing creamy white 

 slightly irrorated with blackish, the costal half tinged with red- 

 brown ; a minute black spot in submedian fold below middle of 

 cell and another below end of cell ; an oblique dark streak from 

 apex to beyond end of cell ; a terminal series of black points. 

 Hind wing creamy white with a terminal series of black points to 

 vein 2. Undei'side of fore wing and the costal area of hind wing 

 suffused with red-brown. 



Hah. Br. E. Africa, Alis {Bettoii), 1 $ ; Br. C. Africa, 

 Mt. Mlanje i^Neave), 8 $ type. Exp. 30-36 mm. 



Genus Paratr^a, nov. 



Type, P. plumbiincta. 



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 large 

 pointed conical prominence ; antennse of female almost simple. 

 Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen obliquely curved ; 

 vein 3 from well before angle of cell ; 5 from above angle ; 6 from 

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

 mosing with 12. Hind wing with vein 3 from near angle of cell ; 

 4, 5 coincident or strongly stalked ; 6, 7 from upper angle, 

 7 anastomosing with 8. 



(1) ParatroBa plumhipicta. sp. n. 



2 . Head and thorax glossy black-brown with a red-brown 

 tinge ; abdomen red-brown suffused with dark brown and with 

 some deep fulvous at base of dorsum. Fore wing fulvous yellow 

 suffused with deep i-ufous except on costal area to end of cell and 

 a broad oblique band before the subterminal line from vein 6 to 

 inner margin, the terminal area deep rufous suffused with dark 

 brown ; a diffused black fascia on basal part of median nervm*e 

 with silvery leaden scales beyond it in the cell and below it at base ; 

 an indistinct oblique waved black line from beyond upper angle of 

 cell to below low^er angle with some silvery leaden scales before it ; 

 an oblique slightly waved black subterminal line from below apex 

 to inner margin wdth diffused silvery leaden scales beyond it ; cilia 

 suffused with leaden gi'ey. Hind wing glossy ochreous white 

 suffused Avith brown. Underside uniformly suffused with red- 

 brown. 



Hah. N. Nigeria, Zungeru {Macfie), 2 $ type. Exp. 26 mm. 



