Genera and Species of Xoctuidie. 1G3 



4675 d. Busseola rufidorsata, sp. n. 



? . Head, thorax, and abdomen dark grej'isl) brown ; 

 pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen pale reddish 

 brown, tlie tarsi fuscous ringed with white. Fore wing dark 

 greyish brown, the area below submedian fold reddish brown ; 

 an indistinct reddish-brown streak in discal fold from middle 

 of cell to well beyond the cell where it is met by an oblique 

 reddish brown fascia from apex. Hind wing greyish brown; 

 the underside whitish tinged with brown. 



Hub. N. Nigeria, ^linna (^Macfie), 1 ? type. Exp. 30 mm. 



4746 a. Acrapex stictisema, sp. n. 



$ . Head and thorax grey-brown with a reddish tinge ; 

 abdomen grey-brown, the ventral surface tinged with 

 reddish. Fore wing pale grey-brown, the veins of costal 

 and terminal areas with fine grey streaks ; a faint flesh- 

 coloured streak in submedian fold ; a faint flesh-coloured 

 streak in discal fold from middle of cell to well beyond the 

 cell, where it is met by a faint oblique flesh-coloured fascia 

 from apex ; antemedial blackish points on subcostal and 

 median nervures and vein 1 ; black points in and beyond 

 upper and lower angles of cell ; a curved postmedial series 

 of slight black points on veins 7 to 1 ; a terminal series of 

 prominent black points. Hind wing whitish tinged with 

 brown ; a fine blackish terminal line from apex to vein 2 ; 

 cilia whitish. 



Hab. Dutch N. Guinea, Iwaka R. (IVollaslon), 1 ? type. 

 Exp. 40 mm. 



4760 a. Sesamia steniptera, sp, n. 



Fore wing very narrow, the apex produced and the termen 

 oblique. 



cJ . Head and thorax whitish tinged with grey ; antennse 

 blackish except towards base; palpi, front of pectus, and 

 fore legs blackish ; abdomen whitish. Fore wing pale flesh- 

 pink ; the costal area tinged with grey to beyond middle ; 

 the basal inner area pale grey ; a faint oblique subterminal 

 grey shade between veins 6 and 2 ; cilia pale grey. Hind 

 wing wliite. 



Hab. Transvaal, Johannesburg (Cci-9^<?), 1 S type. Exp. 

 30 mm. 



4762 a. Sesamia fuscifrontia , sp. n. 



cJ. Head and thorax ochreous; palpi, frons, and fore legs 

 fuscous brown ; mid legs tinged with brown ; abdomen 



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