Lepxdoptera from 1 ropical Africa. 517 



Ratnesodes nycteris, sp. n. 



^ . Head, thorax, and abdomen dull brown. Primaries 

 dark madder-brown, with the lower edge of the cell rather 

 paler, extending in two palish rays alon<; veins 4 and 5 to the 

 termen ; postniedian line palely edged, receding very rapidly 

 from vein 4 to below 2, then descending to the inner margin 

 in an erect double scallop; costa to vein 6 from the end of 

 the cell to the apex dark slate-grey ; subterminal area below 

 this paler brown to the pale ray. Secondaries: basal half 

 white, outer half dark grey. 



Expanse 34 mm. 



Hub. jMalange, W. Africa. 



Type in my collection. 



PhragmatiphUa connexa, sp. n. 



cJ . Head, thorax, and abdomen brown. Primaries clear 

 brown, with a fine, dark, irregular basal line ; median line 

 fine, very irregular, projected outwards on the fold ; orbicular 

 and reniform stigmata pale and distinct ; postmedian line 

 obscure, very tine, crenulate, the area from the median to the 

 postmedian line somewhat darker brown; a fine cream- 

 coloured subterminal line, distinct in the tornal area, evan- 

 escent as it approaches the apex; this line is surrounded by 

 a somewhat darker stripe of brown j termeu with fine dark 

 scallops. Secondaries pale brown. 



Ex[)anse 34 mm. 



llab. N'Dalla Tando, Angola, 2700 feet ; November [An- 

 sorge). 



Type in my collection. 



Acrapex brunneosa, sp. n. 



(J . Head, thorax, and abdomen dirty greyish brown, legs 

 and pectus the same colour. Primaries dirty greyish brown, 

 with a broad paler area both along the fold and in the cell, 

 the latter increasing in width slightly and ascending to the 

 apex ; end of cell marked by a pale small angled spot, beyond 

 which is a dark dotted line slightly oblique and waved ; an 

 oljscure line of dark shading near the termen roughly parallel 

 with the dotted line ; termen with fine dark internervular 

 dashes. Secondaries uniform sooty grey. 



Expanse 24 mm. 



Bab. N'Dalla Tando, 2700 feet ; November {Ansorge). 



Type in my collection. 



