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Sir G. r. llampson on tiew 



2C0 a. Si/titomis higosensi!*, sji. n. 



Black ; frons yellowish white ; antennro wliito at tips ; 

 pectus and coxje with some yellowish-white scales; abdomen 

 ^ith dorsal ycllowish-wiiite patch at base and band on filth 

 sepment, the ventral surface with the segments fringed with 

 3-elluwish white. Fore wing with wedge-shaped hyaline 

 patch in cell, an elongate patch below the cell from near base 

 to near termen, and elongate spots beyond the cell above 

 veins 6, 4. 3. Hind wing with hyaline patch below the cell 

 and spot above base of vein 2. 



JJab. Lagos, Ebute Meta [Doag), 1 c? , ^ ? type. Exp. 

 2() mm. 



Genus Paral.ethi.v, nov. 

 Type, r. suhformicina, Beth. -Baker. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, not extending 

 beyond frons ; antennje of male ciliated ; fore tibiaj and tarsi 

 of male thickly fringed with scales on inner side; mid and 

 hind tibiai with the spurs short. Fore wing with veins 2, 3 

 iVom a point long before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 

 from long below upper angle ; 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 stalked. Hind 

 wing with vein 2 from long before angle of cell ; 3, 4 

 absent; 5 from angle; 6, 7 -talked, 6 curved downwards. 



271a. Apt'sa wetarctiodes, sp. n. 



(J . Head and thorax reddish fulvous ; pal)»i, frons, branches 

 of antennae, and tips of tcgultt brown ; j>ectus and frin^ies of 

 hair on femora and tibiae brown ; abdomen fulvou.", tinged 

 with brown towards extremity, a slight Mhiti.sh dorsal band 

 at base, and subdorsal wliite spots on second segment ; the 

 ventral surface brown, with the first three segments fringed 

 with whiti:*]i. Foie wing reddish fulvous, the medial area 

 suflTu.-ed with dark brown except at co.'^ta, narrowing below 

 tlie cell and embracing all the spots, the veins of terminal 

 area with dark streaks ; a quadrate semihyaline white S|)ot 

 in middle of cell and an irregularly ellijAical spot below 

 middle of cell extending to below vein 1 ; a trifid spot beyond 

 upper angle of cell from above vein 7 to below 6 and a bifid 

 spot above and below vein 4; cilia dark brown. Hind wing 

 w hitish, the inner area tinged with flesh-yellow and the irmer 

 margin and terminal area suffused with biown ; a small 

 brown spot below end of cell above base of vein 2 ; cilia 



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