new African Heterocera. 551 



8 anastomosing with 7 close to the cell to form a very small 

 aveole ; 8, 9, and 10 branches given off nearer the apex than 

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

 above the angle, 6 and 7 from the upper angle, 8 joined by a 

 minute bar to 7 near the middle of the cell. 

 Type Dasychirana ohliqualinea, B-B. 



Dasycldrana ohliqualinea^ sp. n. 



cJ . Head, thorax, and abdomen brown. Primaries brown, 

 within obscure basal dark line angled in the cell to the costa 

 but erect below the angle; an oblique dark, straight, post- 

 median, line ; except for these two lines the wing is practically 

 patternless. Secondaries uniformly brown. 



Expanse 38 mm. 



IJab. Malange, West Africa. 



Type in my collection. 



Dttftychirana unilineafa, sp. n. 



cJ . Head, thorax, and abdomen brown. Primaries brown, 

 with an indefinite darkening of the ground-colour in and 

 around the cell ; postraedian line pale, waved outwards at its 

 middle and placed somewhat near the termen ; the darkening 

 of the ground-colour extends rather beyond this line. 

 Secondaries glossy brown. 



Expanse 34 mm. 



Hab. Lokoja District (100 miles north). 



Type in my collection. 



Dasi/cJiirana crenulata, sp. n. 



(J . Head, thorax, and abdomen greyish brown. Primaries 

 pale brown, with a dark, curved, interrupted, crenulate basal 

 line; a dark, outwardly oblique, crenulate median line palely 

 edged externally ; postmedian line dark, palely edged, in- 

 wardly waved, crenulate, and inwardly oblique; a trace of a 

 subterminal spotted line ; termen with a row of cream- 

 coloured dots edged in\vardly with dark brown; fringes pale 

 grey, interrupted with brown. Secondaries pale brownish 

 grey, with an obscure oblique median line. 



Expanse 34 mui. 



Hab. Lokoja District (100 miles north). 



Type in my collection. 



Lymanteiades, gen. no v. 



Palpi depressed, small ; antennae bipectinate, with cilia, 



branches long in male, a tuft of depressed hairs given off 



below the antennae; mid tibise with one pair of spurs, hind 



tibise with two pairs ; costa straight, depressed at apex, 



