new African Ileterocera. 557 



Ilah. N'Dalla Tando, Angola, 2700 feet ; November 

 {Ansorge) . 



Type in my collection. 



Notodontidas. 



Epicerura, gen. nov. 



Palpi short, Iiairy, porrect ; antennee shortly bipectinate 

 and with cilia ; legs hairy. Wings : primaries roughly 

 tiiangular, broadish ; costa straight, apex acutely rounded ; 

 termen receding slightly from vein 6. Secondaries small, 

 sharply rounded at apex, receding in a slight curve to the 

 angle. Neuration with vein 5 from above tiie middle, 6, 7, 

 8, 9, and 10 stalked, 6 from near the upper angle, 7 and 9 of 

 even lengtli, 8 given off near the apex, 10 from betu'een 6 

 and 9. Secondaries with 3 and 4 from the lower angle, 

 5 from the middle, 6 and 7 stalked, 8 depressed suddenly 

 near the base on to 7, lying on it to near the end of the cell, 

 then rising slightly to the apex. 



Epicerura tanda, sp. n. 



S . Head, face, and thorax hairy, darkish grey, abdomen 

 darker grey. Primaries grey, base rather darker up to the 

 basal irregular dark line ; postmedian line incurved, slightly 

 scalloped, a dark short costal dash in front of it, subterminal 

 area paler, witii a row of dark internervular dashes. The 

 whole wing has a finely dusted appearance. Secondaries 

 shining white. 



Expanse 42 mm. 



Hab. N^Dalla Tando, Angola; December. 



Type in my collection. 



Stauropus catori, sp. n. 



$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen grizzly. Primaries 

 grizzly grey, with a few black scales and a black spot in the 

 median area, more black scales on the costa at the end of 

 the cell and also in the lower radial subterminal area, and 

 three dark costal subapical dots. The whole surface of the 

 wing has a roughly scaled appearance. Secondaries dark 

 dirty grey. 



Expanse 48 mm. 



Bab. Lokoja (100 miles to the north). 



Type in my collection. 



