7ieio Species of NoctuuhB. 585 



ACONTIAN.^. 



ParcLtestis nnsogonia, sp. n. 



S . Head and thorax ochreous, tinged with rufous ; pectus 

 and legs whitish ; abdomen ochreous, the ventral surface 

 white. Fore wing ochreous, the basnl and costal areas to 

 [.ostmedial line irrurated. with brown, the medial area (except 

 towards costa) and the terminal area suffused with rufous ; a 

 brown antemedial line obtusely angled in cell, then oblique 

 and slightly sinuous; a brown postmedial line angled at vein 

 6, then oblique ; traces of a subterminal line towards costa 

 and an ill-defined spot on inner margin ; cilia rufous, mixed 

 with brown. Hind wing semihyaline yellowish white with a 

 slight rufous tinge towards termen. 



? . Fore wing with the medial area suffused with dark 

 brown, the terminal area tinged with brown ; hind wing 

 more ochreous, the termen brownish. 



Hab. Abyssinia {Girrard), 2 c?, 1 ? fype. Exp., S 24, 

 ? 2Q mm. 



Paraxestis glaucescens, sp. n. 



? . Head and thorax olive-ochreous, with a slight rufous 

 tinge ; palpi, tibiae, and tarsi rufous ; abdomen ochreous, 

 tinged with rufous. Fore Aving olive-oclireous, suffused with 

 rufous and with a silky gloss ; traces of slightly curved ante- 

 and postmedial rufous lines; termen and cilia deeper rufous. 

 Hind wing ochreous, tinged with rufous, especially on 

 terminal area. 



Hab. Old Calabah {Cr'ompton), 1 $ type. Exp. 22 mm. 



Arcyophora piperita, sp. n. 



? . Head ochreous ; thorax ochreous suffused w^ith brown ; 

 pectus, legs, and abdomen whitish. Fore wing ochreous, 

 thickly irrorated with brown, the terminal half tinged with 

 rufous, and the terminal area very minutely striated with 

 brown ; an indistinct antemedial line slightly excurved below 

 costa, then oblique ; an indistinct postmedial line excurved 

 from below costa to vein 5, then slightly incurved, faint traces 

 of a subterminal line. Hind wing semihyaline white, the 

 termen tinged with ochreous. 



Hab. Nigeria, Borgu, Yelwa Lake [Migeod), 1 ? type. 

 Ecip. 22 mm. 



