550 Mr. G. T. Betlmne-Baker on 



Dasychira ladhiiryi^ sp. u. 

 $ . Head ochreous grey ; thorax and abdomen greyish ; 

 collar greenish. Primaries green, with a dark basal spot 

 below the costa; antemedian line dark, irregular, as to its 

 upper portion dentate and fine, but below the cell broadish 

 and obliqup, with a blackish patch in the fold ; an obscure 

 spot darkly edged closes the cell, beyond this the obscure 

 postmedian grey line is crenulate and waved ; subterminal 

 line excessively irregular, broad and dark, deeply angled 

 several times ; a preterminal line of blackish internervular 

 lunules ; fringes dark grey, intersected at the veins with 

 paler grey. Secondaries clear ochreous grey. 



Expanse 54 mm. 



Hab. Bugoma Forest (Uganda Protectorate) ; July. 



Type in my collection. 



Allied to D. gnava, Swinh. 



Daf^ychira styx, sp. n, 



^ . Head and thorax deep velvety brownish black; abdo- 

 men somewhat less dark. Primaries deep blackish brown, 

 with lines deep velvety black ; basal line distinct, irregular, 

 waved, and dentate ; median line scalloped and curved out- 

 wards ; postmedian line very irregular and deeply waved, 

 followed by another line, somewhat crenulate and waved, but 

 not parallel with the postmedian line ; a subterminal row of 

 dots recessed on the fold into the outer postmedian line ; 

 termen with dark internervular dashes.; the end of the cell 

 is closed by two fine dark lines, the outer one forming part of 

 the postmedian line proper. Secondaries grey, becoming 

 dark brown beyond the cell. 



? . Like the male, but with fawn-coloured edging to some 

 of the lines and spots. 



Expanse, ^ 34, ? 40 mm. 



Hab. N'Dalla Tando, 2700 feet ; November [Arisorge). 



Types in my collection. 



Allied to i>./Msca,Wlk. 



Dastchirana, gen. nov. 

 Palpi porrect, thickly haired and fringed with longer hairs, 

 end segment of moderate length ; antennse deeply pectinate, 

 pectinations with long cilia. Legs : mid tibiae with one pair, 

 hind tibiae with two pairs of long spines ; fore leg with a 

 thick tuft of hairs. Wings : primaries of moderate width ; 

 costa slightly and evenly arched ; termen fairly erect, evenly 

 rounded : secondaries fairly ample. Neuration : primaries 

 with 3 from below the angle, 4 from the angle, 5 from abov 

 the angle, 6 from the upper nngle ; 7, 8, 9, and 10 stalked, 



