new African Ileterocera. 573 



the base. Secondaries fairly ample. Neuratlon : primaries 

 witii 3 from before the angle, 4 from the angle, 5 from near 

 tlie angle, 6 from the middle o£ the cell, 7 trom the upper 

 angle; 8^ 9, and 10 stalked, 11 free from the cell. Second- 

 aries with 4 from the angle, 5 from above the angle, 6 and 7 

 stalked, 8 anastomosing shortly with the cell, then free. 

 Type, Trachi/ptena rufaj B-B. 



Trachyptena rufa^ sp. n. 



? . Head, thorax, and abdomen pale rufous. Both wings 

 quite uniform markless pale tawny, entirely irrorated with 

 line rust-coloured scales. 



Expanse 24 mm. 



Idab. Lokoja District (100 miles north). 



Type in my collection. 



Zygaenidae. 



HlMANTOPTESiyjS. 



Petoptila catorij sp. n. 



c? . Head, thorax, and abdomen blackish, covered witli 

 fine deep orange hairs. Primaries with the basal half of the 

 wings up to tlie end of the cell yellow, the outer portion 

 being entirely dark sooty grey. Secondaries yellowish for 

 the basal third, the rest being dark sooty grey ; the tail is 

 very narrow for two-thirds, then suddenly expands and is 

 spatulate, but equally suddenly narrows into a short, fine, 

 slightly hooked tip. 



Expanse 22 mm. 



Uab. Lokoja District (100 miles north). 



Type in my collection. 



Near P. neuropten'dia, Btl,, but the yellow patch is different 

 and the secondaries are quite a different shape. 



Doratoptcryx zopTieropa, sp. n. 



$ . Head and thorax dusky grey ; abdomen yellowish. 

 Primaries dusky grey, with an obscure yellowish dash in the 

 cell and a small basal patch below the cell. Secondaries 

 with the base yellowish and the long entirely filamentary tail 

 dusky. 



Expanse 24 mm. 



Hah. Entebbe, Uganda; January. 



Type in my collection. 



