new Species of Noctuklse. 589 



Westermaimia leucogonia, sp. n. 



? . Head, thorax, and abdomen pale rufous. Foj'e wing 

 pale rufous, with slight dark irroration ; an oblique white 

 subbasal line from costa to submedian fold, Avith a small 

 round rufous spot defined by a fine white aimulus beyond it 

 in cell ; the area to antemedial line suffused with grey-white 

 from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line white, ex- 

 tremely oblique from costa to median nervure near lower 

 angle of cell, then incurved to vein 1, where it meets tlie 

 postmedial line and terminates; a pear-shaped rufous 

 discoitlal spot defined by a fine white aunulus, some grey 

 suffusion beyond upper and lower angles of cell, the veins 

 from lower angle streaked with white ; postmedial line white, 

 very oblique from costa to vein 7, oblique below vein 3 to 

 vein 1, where it terminates, curving round to join the ante- 

 medial line ; a triangular white patch beyond it from costa to 

 vein 7, then slightly defined by grey on outer side and below 

 vein 3 by white ; a somewhat irregular subterminal series of 

 slight blackish spots ; a fine pale line at base of cilia. Hind 

 wing pale rufous, the costal area paler; the underside 

 whitish, with slight brown discoidal spot. 



Hab. Old Calabar {Crompton), 1 ? type. Exp. 30 mm. 



Westermannia agrapha, sp. n. 



? . Head, thorax, and abdomen pale ruPous ; palpi in 

 front, pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen whitish. 

 Fore wing pale rufous ; a fine white streak from base of costa 

 along vein 1 to tornus, emitting a slight streak along median 

 nervure to the slight very oblique white antemedial line, the 

 angle between these lines tinged with grey; a rather trian- 

 gular cupreous discoidal spot defined by a fine whitish 

 annulus ; postmedial line indistinct, fine, whitish, oblique 

 from costa to vein 6, and below vein 4 bent inwards to 

 below end of cell, then erect to inner margin ; terminal area 

 suffused with golden cupreous ; a white subterminal point 

 on costa. Hind wing pale rufous, the underside whitish. 

 Hab. Sierra Leone {Foxcrojt), 1 $ type. Exp. 26 mm. 



Westermannia argyroplaga, sp. n. 



S . Head and tegulse white, palpi above and antennpe 

 rufous, the tegulse with some rufous scales at edges ; thorax 

 white suffused with rufous ; pectus and legs pale rufous ; 

 abdomen white tinged with rufous. Fore wing pale rufous, 

 with some darker rufous irroration ; a large oblique quadrate 



