.^52 On new African Heterocera. 



termen slightly arched, wings expanding rapidly. Neura- 

 tion: primaries with vein 2 given off a quarter from the lower 

 angle, 3, 4, and 5 from close to the angle, 6 from the upper 

 at)gle, 7, 8j 9, and 10 stalked, 7 from nearest the cell, 11 

 from near end of cell. Secondaries with 3 and 4 stalked, 

 5 from below the middle, 6 and 7 stalked. 

 Type, Lymantriades ohliqualinea, B-B. 



Lymantriades ohliqualinea, sp. n. 



cJ . Head and thorax dark brownish grey, palpi and 

 antennal tufts bright orange-yellow ; abdomen" alternately 

 banded yellow and black. Primaries brownish grey with a 

 dark median line palely edged internally, postmedian line 

 very oblique, the area in front of it being paler than rest of 

 wing, a broad dark indefinite area behind it, a subterminal 

 scalloped dark line palely edged internally. Secondaries 

 pale brownish, lightest at the base. 



Expanse 28 mm. 



Hah. Gunnal, West Africa. 



Type in my collection. 



ParAPIRCxA, gen. nov. 



(J. Palpi minute, hairy; face hairy, antennae of both 

 sexes deeply pectinate, more deeply in male. Neuration 

 with 3 from well before the low^er angle, 4 and 5 from 

 the lower angle, 6 from below the upper angle, 7 from 8 

 and connected by a bar in the middle with 6 and constricted 

 at that point, 8 and 9 forked near the apex, 10 and 11 from 

 the cell, 10 connected with 8 by a short bar beyond 7 and so 

 forming a long areole. Secondaries with 3 from well before 

 the angle, 4 from the angle, 5 from below the middle of the 

 cell, 6 and 7 stalked, 8 free from the base, but connected 

 with the cell by a short bar. 



Type, Parapirga neurabruntiea, B-B. 



Parapirga neurabrunnea, sp. n. 

 ^ . Head and face brownish, thorax grey ; abdomen pale 

 grey. Both wings subdiaphanous, but scaled all over with 

 white seniitransparent scales. Primaries with all the veins 

 covered with fine brown scales, which also are spread some- 

 what along the termen. Secondaries with the veins brown 

 only quite close to the termen. 



$ . Like the males, but veins less densely brown. 

 Expanse, ^ 46, ? 59 mm. 

 Hah. N'Dalla Tando, 2700 feet ; November. 

 Type in my collection. 



[To be continued.] 



