96 Sir G. F. ITainpson on riew 



to middlo of frons. moiloratoly sc;\lfil, the 8rd moderate ; maxillary 

 ]»alpi triangularly dilated with scales ; antenn:e of male laminate. 

 Fore wintj with the median nervure strongly downcurved towards 

 end of eell, the discoeel hilars strongly excurved ; vein 3 from 

 before angle of cell ; •') from above angle ; 6 from upper angle ; 

 7, 8, 9 stalked from before angle ; 10, 11 from cell. Hind wing 

 with the cell short ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle ; 6, 7 from 

 up])er angle, 7 not anastomosing with 8. 



Genus LoRTMODES, nov. 



Type, Pyralis diagonaJi^, Hmpsn. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint tufted 

 with scales produced to a point in front at extremity, the 3rd long 

 and acuminate; maxillary palpi slightly dilated with scales, antennae 

 of male with fasciculate cilia, the basal joint long. Fore wing 

 with vein 3 from close to angle of cell ; 4, 5 stalked ; 6 from upper 

 angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10, 11 from cell. Hind wing with vein 3 

 from close to angle of cell ; 4, 5 stalked ; G, 7 from upper angle, 

 7 not anastomosing with 8. 



(2) Lorymodes stenopteralis, sp. n. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen white tinged with red-brown ; 

 antennje fuscous except towards base. Fore wing very narrow ; 

 whitish suffused with red-brown ; a slight brown antemedial mark 

 in submedian fold ; the medial part of costa with slight brown 

 points ; antemedial line slight, black defined on inner side by 

 whitish, very oblique from costa to the postmedial line at vein 2, 

 then inwardly oblique to inner margin, defining on inner side the 

 postmedial line, which is rather dilfused black-brown defined on 

 outer side by whitish, very oblique and slightly curved from costa 

 near apex to submedian fold, tlien still more oblique to middle of 

 inner margin ; a fine brown terminal line ; cilia whitish. Hind 

 wing .silvery white. Underside of fore wdng white, tinged with 

 brown on costal lialf. 



H(th. Gambia, 1 c? ; N. Nigeria, Zungeru {Macfie), 1 $ type. 

 Exp. 16 mm. 



Genus Dattinia. „ 



Type. 



Dattinia, "Rug. Biill. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1887, p. cxxxvii syrtalie. 



Constantia. Kag. BulL Soc. Ent. Fr. 1887, p. cxxxvii (nee Adams, 



Moll. 1860) leonalis. 



Buliana, Navas, Bol. Soc. Aragon, x. p. 64 (1913) leonalis, 



(4: e) DaHinia eumictalis, sp. n. 



5 . Head and thorax yellowish white mixed with rufous, red- 

 brown, and dark brown ; abdomen white suffused with red-brown ; 

 antennie white ringed with dark brown ; legs white irrorated with 

 brown. Fore wing yellowish wliite very thickly irrorated witli 

 rufous and red-brown and with a few dark brown scales ; a whitish 



