322 Sir G. F. Hampson on neio 



outvrards below vein 5 ; the postmedial line slightly incurved 

 from costa to vein 4, then dentate to vein 2, where it is 

 retracted to lower angle of cell and excurved to inner margin, 

 some indistinct spots beyond it towards costa and a dentate 

 line from vein 5 to inner margin, angled inwards in sub- 

 median fold. Hind wing with diffused fuscous line from 

 middle of discocellulars to inner margin, connected with 

 some diffused fuscous beyond the cell ; the postmedial line 

 sinuous, bent outwards and dentate between veins 5 and 2, 

 then oblique to tornus ; the terminal area tinged with 

 fuscous ; both wings with strong black terminal line, the 

 cilia fuscous at tips. 



Hab. S. Nigeria, Old Calabar {Crompton), 1 ? , TVarri 

 (Roth), 1 c? type, Ilesha {Hvmphrey), 1 J. 1 ?; X.Ni- 

 geria, Borgu, Yelwa Lake [Migeod), 1 <^ . Exp. 2\ mm. 



(1 c) Chalcidoptera thermograpJia, n. n. 



Chalcidoptera rufilineatis, Hnipsn. P. Z. S. 1910, p. 497, pi. xl. fig. 23 

 (nee Swinh.). 



(9) Chalcidoptera arrjyrophoralis, sp. n. 



(^ . Head yellow tinged Avitli rufous and mixed with 

 cupreous brown ; thorax cupreous brown ; abdomen yellow 

 at base and extremity, the medial segments brown with a 

 silvery gloss on third segment, the anal tuft tinged with 

 brown; palpi at base, pectus, legs, and ventral surface of 

 abdomen white. Fore wing pale yellow ; the base brown ; 

 a large elliptical brown antemedial patch from costa to inner 

 margin, with silvery scales on its edges ; terminal area pale 

 purplish brown, with incurved inner edge with silvery scales 

 on it, forming a large elliptical terminal patch. Hind wing 

 pale yellow, with faint line from lower angle of cell to tornus, 

 where it forms a small black spot ; a large rounded pale 

 purplish brown terminal patch from just below costa to 

 vein 2, irrorated with blackish scales on inner side and with 

 silver bar on its inner side from costa to discal fold, followed 

 by some silver scales. 



Hab. (told Coast, Kumasi {IVhites'ide), 1 S type. Exp. 

 22 mm. 



(2 a) Spilomela minoraUs, sp. u. 



$ . Head and thorax white with brown streaks on tegulie 

 and dorsum of thorax; palpi and legs tinged with yellow ; 

 abdomen white tinged with yellow especially towards ex- 

 tremity, where there is a fuscous patch on anal segment 



