jieio African llelerocera. 543 



Expanse 3G mm. 



IJab. N'Dalla Tando, 2700 feet ; November (Ansorye). 



Type ill my collection. 



Euproctis nigrolunulata^ sp. n. 



S . Head and thorax pale lemon-yellow ; abdomen dirty 

 yellow. Primaries very pale lemon-yellow, with an obscure 

 paler curved median line, a similar waved postmedian line, 

 and a trace of a similar subterminal line ; a blood-red spot 

 closes the cell; a fine black lunule in the tornus between 

 veins 1 h and 2. Secondaries very pak-st lemon-yellow. 



Female precisely like the male. 



Expanse, S 26, ? 38 mm. 



Hub. Gunnal, "West Africa. 



Type in my collection. 



Euproctis fasciata, var. angolce, nov. 



^ . Primaries with the median area filled in with crimson 

 and bordered on each side with u line of black scales, no other 

 marks being present. 



Ilah. N'Dalla Tando, 2700 feet; December [Ansorge). 



Type in my collection. 



There is a fair series of this form, which appears to be 

 quite constant. 



Paraproctis, gen. nov. 



Primaries broad ; costa slightly arched^ apex rounded but 

 prominent ; termen gradually rounded off into the inner 

 margin, leaving the tornus rounded, not angled. Secondaries 

 smallish. Neuration : primaries with vein 3 from before the 

 angle, 4 from the angle, 5 from above the angle ; 6, 7, and 8 

 stalked, 6 from just beyond the cell, 7 and 8 a third from the 

 apex; 9 and 10 absent ; 11 highly arched, close to 12. Cell 

 long. Secondaries with vein 3 from just below the angle, 4 

 from the angle, 5 from above the angle, 6 and 7 slalked very 

 near the apex, 8 anastomosing w ith 7 to near the end of the 

 cell. 



Type, Paraproctis osiris, B-B. 



Paraproctis osiris, sp. n. 

 $ . Head, thorax, and abdomen dirty yellowish. Primaries 

 deep cream, with tiie wing almost covered with fine fawn- 

 coloured scales, the ground-colour showing through in obscure 

 paler lines ; a curved basal line ; median line lunulate, post- 

 median line obscure, waved ; a patch of darker fawn scales at 

 the end of the cell, an obscure small similar patch near the 

 tornus. Secondaries cream-colour. 



