new African Ileterocera. 559 



ochreous_ grey with dark scales below the cell, a dark dash 

 above vein ■! and a dark oblique dash into the apex, a post- 

 median waved row of dark points ; cell and costa paler than 

 rest of wing, but with dark fine scales scattered about. 

 Secondaries uniform darker grey. 



Expanse 34 mm. 



IJah. Malange, W. Africa ; December. 



Type in my collection. 



Leptolepida, gen. nov. 



Palj)i minute, antenna? bipectinate in male. Wings : pri- 

 maries narrow, costa slightly arched, termen gradually 

 rounded from the apex ; secondaries small, somewhat truncate 

 just below the apex. Neuration : primaries, 2 from near the 

 angle, 3 and 4 from the angle, 5 from above the angle, 6, 7, 

 8, 9, 10 stalked, 6 well away from end of cell, 9 almost 

 obsolete, all these veins lie close to the costa. Secondaries 

 with 3 and 4, and also 6 and 7, stalked ; 5 from just below 

 the centre. 



Type, Leptolepida malangce, B-B. 



Leptolepida malangce, sp. n. 

 ^. Head and thorax iron-grey, abdomen yellowish grey. 

 Primaries iron-grey, with a curved basal row of dark dots, 

 and a waved postmedian row of dark points with fine outer 

 edgings of cream, and a short fine blackish dash along the 

 veins from these points ; costa slightly darker than rest of the 

 wing; termen with fine brown dots at the end of each vein. 

 In the subterrainal area there is an obscure broadisb paler 

 grey strongly indented line. The whole wing is but thinly 

 clothed with scales. Secondaries pale grey. 



Expanse 29 ram. 



Hab. Malange, West Africa. 



Type in my collection. 



Cleapa afra, sp. n. 



(J . Head and thorax chocolate-brown, abdomen dark grey. 

 Primaries dark chocolate-brown up to the subterminal line, 

 beyond which they are much paler ; a median zigzag double 

 line of raised scales up to the middle of the cell ; subterminal 

 line waved and w^hitish, the area beyond being greyish in the 

 tornal area and pale chocolate above. Secondaries dirty 

 greyish, getting darker at the apex and near the termen. 



Expanse 36 mm. 



Hah. Gunnal, West Africa ; October. 



Type in my collection. 



Near C. latefascia, Wlk., from India. 



