72 Lord Waisingbam on 



margin at about one-fourth of the wing-length, reaches to beyond 

 one-third of the dorsal margin, and is slightly serrated throughout ; 

 this is followed by a large irregularly diffused olivaceous patch, 

 above which, on the costa, are two more olivaceous spots, with in- 

 distinct short oblique costal streaklets between, before, and beyond 

 them ; beyond the olivaceous patch are streaks and mottlings of 

 chestnut-brown, not reaching to the costal quarter of the wing ; 

 cilia shining dark purplish fuscous, almost black. Under side 

 greyish fuscous, with a pale ochreous space along the costal and 

 apical margins, which is irrorated throughout and shaded at the 

 extreme costa near the base with greyish fuscous. Hind wings 

 brownish grey, with slightly paler cilia, along the base of which 

 runs a slender line of the wing-colour. Abdomen dark brownish 

 grey. Legs whitish ochreous. Exp. al. 22 mm. 



Hob. Estcourt (Natal), one specimen (Hutchinson) . 



Type, 2 , Mus. Wlsm. 



A conspicuous and distinct species, easily recognised 

 by the short outwardly oblique dark basal-patch, con- 

 trasting somewhat strongly with the paler surface of the 

 wing beyond it. 



SEEICOEIS, Tr. 



[PL iii, fig. 9.] 



Sericoris apicipunctana, sp. n. 



Antennce grey. Palpi tawny grey, pale beneath and at the 

 extreme apex. Head tawny grey, the face paler. Thorax tawny 

 grey. Fore wings brownish fuscous, with an equal admixture of 

 diffused leaden grey mottlings, the darker shade prevailing only in 

 an ill-defined oblique transverse band beyond the middle ; the pale 

 costal geminations are alternated Math brownish fuscous spots or 

 streaks, of which two spots at the apex are most conspicuous, the 

 first costal, triangular ; and outwardly oblique, the other apical, 

 larger, more rounded, and somewhat inverted ; some tawny -brown 

 colouring is visible about the ends of the costal geminations; cilia 

 tawny, paler at the anal angle, a dark line near their base. Hind 

 wings brownish fuscous, with paler cilia, along the base of which 

 runs a pale line. Abdomen brownish fuscous. Exp. al. 12 

 16 mm. 



Ha b. Bathurst (Gambia), three specimens (Carter). 

 Type, $ $ , Mus. Wlsm. 



