Lepidoptera from Tropical Africa. oil 



nately with light ami dark. Secondaries pale greyish, with 

 darker tenuen. 



Expanse 24 mm. 



Jlab. Entebbe, ULT-'iiida (Juckson). 



Type in my collection. 



Diparopsi's tephragramma, sp. n. 



c? . Head pale pinkish brown, thorax greyer, abdomen 

 creamy. Primaries pale pinkish brown, with a wedge- 

 shaped patch of darkish grey occupying most of the cell and 

 })art of the fold ; postmedian line pale, even, curved below 

 the costa, then descendiiif^ obliquely straight to the inner 

 margin ; this line is preceded by an irregular dark grey line, 

 and is followed by a broad oblique band of dark grey. 

 Secondaries creamy white. 



Expanse 32 mm. 



Utib. Gunnal, W. Africa ; November. 



Type in my collection. 



Prodenia metricdes, sp. n. 



cJ . Head and thorax pale ochraceous grey, abdomen pale 

 grey. Primaries pale ochraceous grey, with dark markings ; 

 a small darkly outlined basal spot, followed by a pale patch 

 with dark scales on its outer edge ; median dark line curved 

 and scalloped, palely edged internally, the usual pale "Pro- 

 denia^^ mark across the cell, but less conspicuous than usual; 

 icniform distinct, darkly outlined Avith pale interior edge, 

 tilled in darkly with a pale apex; postmedian line irregular, 

 crenulate, palely edged externally, followed immediately by 

 a pale area below vein 3 ; a dark patch between 3 and 5, 

 above which is a chestnut patch ; subterminal line pale 

 dentate, area beyond this chestnut-colour; termen darkly 

 ])ointed ; fringes palely intersected. Secondaries pearly, 

 with termen finely dark. 



Expanse 32 mm. 



Hub. N. Nigeria. 



Type in my collection. 



Petilampa homora, sp. n. 



^ . Head, thorax, and abdomen greyish. Primaries 

 uniform shining ])ale brownish grey, with an indistinct basal 

 line and a pale postmedian line which is highly curved below 

 the costa (almost angled), then receding slightly to the inner 

 margin ; a trace of an irregular subterminal line ; reniforui 



