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linving a dorsal series of crests except ou two basal 

 segments. 



5315 a. Lamjjrolopha melanephra, sp. n. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen oclireoiis tinged witli grey- 

 brown, the dorsum of thorax with fuscous ; autennrc blackish 

 except above towards base ; palpi black, the third joint 

 ochreous ; pectus arid legs black, the tarsi ringed with 

 "white; abdomen with the crests silvery placed on black spots 

 Avhich are large ou third to fifth segments, small on sixth 

 and seventh, and paired on eighth segment, the ventral surface 

 irrorated with black. Fore wing ochreous tinged witli 

 grey-brown and irrorated with some black scales especially 

 on terminal area ; a short black streak on costa before the 

 very indistinct waved brown antemedial line ; a more distinct 

 wa\ed medial line with obli(jue black striga from costa; 

 a small black discoidal Innule ; postmedial line double, 

 blackish filled in with whitish, the outer line stronger, 

 oblique to vein 6, excurved between veins 4 and 2 and 

 incurved in submediau interspace, some pale points with 

 minute black streaks between them beyond it on costa ; 

 subterminal line greyish ochreous, excurved at vein 7 and 

 middle ; a punctiform black terminal line ; cilia with some 

 blackish spots at middle. Hind wing ochreous tinged with 

 grey-brown, the terminal area suffused with reddish brown; an 

 oblicpie black discoidal bar ; postmedial line black, minutely 

 waved, incurved at discal and submediau folds ; an indistinct 

 pale sinuous subterminal line ; a rather punctiform black 

 terminal line ; cilia Avith a fine pale line at base and some 

 blackish spots at middle; the underside whitish suffused 

 with black, the lines blackish. 



Hah. Gold Coast, Bibianaha {Spitrrel/)), 4 J', 1 ? type, 

 Kuraasi (Sanders), 2 (^ . Exp. IG mm. 



Genus Epicervxka, nov. 



Type, E. gmiiosema. 



Proboscis aborted, minute ; palpi upturned, the second joint 

 reaching to well above vertex of head and fringed uith hair 

 behind towards extremity, the third long; frons smooth; 

 eves large, round; anteniue of male with long cilia; tjjoi'ax 

 clothed almost entirely with scales and without crests ; 

 tibiae slightly fi'inged with hair; abdomen without crests. 

 Fore wing with the apex rectangular, the termen oblique 

 towards tornus ; vein 3 from before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from 

 angle ; G from below ui)per angle ; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked ; 



