544 Mr. G. T. Bctlumc-Baker on 



Expanse 29 mm, 



IJab. Lokoja District (100 miles north). 



Type in my collection. 



EuprtOCTOiDES, gen, nov. 



Palpi porrect, thickly scaled to tip, end-segment short ; 

 antenna? of male deeply pectinate with cilia ; hind legs witii 

 two pairs of long tibial spurs. Neuration : primaries with 

 3 from below, 4 from the angle, 5 from just above the angle, 

 G from below the upper angle, 7 from the end of the areole, 

 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole, but the fork given 

 off beyond the areole ; 9 given off from 8 at two-thirds from 

 the areole, 8 depressed strongly, reaching the termen below 

 the apex. Secondaries with 3 and 4 from the angle, 5 from 

 a little above the angle, 6 and 7 stalked near the cell, 8 

 depressed towards the cell at a fifth from the base, contact 

 . very short, then quite free. 



Type, Euproctoides miiiiata, B-B. 



Euproctoides miniata, sp. n. 



Palpi ochraceous, with a dark patch above; head and 

 thorax dull red lead-colour; abdomen pale yellowish brown. 

 Primaries orange-red lead-colour, with broad dark grey 

 spotted lines or bands ; a trace of a basal line ; antemedian 

 line angled outwards in the cell ; some dark grey scales at 

 the end of the cell ; postmedian line intercepted by each vein, 

 curved outwards about vein 7 ; a subterminal row of inter- 

 nervular dark grey spots; fringes red. Secondaries pale 

 reddish orange. 



Expanse 34 mm. 



Bab. N'DallaTando, 2700 feet; November {A7isorge). 



Type in my collection. 



Laci'pa sid>2>unctata, sp. n. 



J . Both wings white. Primaries with the median line 

 very broad, yellowish, deej)ly and acutely angled nearly up 

 to the end of the cell ; postmedian line yellowish, very broad 

 and oblique ; a black dot below the cell near the base, three 

 black dots beyond the end of the cell; termen finely dotted 

 with black. 



Expanse 24 mm. 



Bab. N'DallaTando, 2700 feet; December {Ansorge). 



Type in my collection. 



Paraxena, gen. nov. 

 Palpi fine, end segment curved downwards (sickle-shaped). 



