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spots, the first at about half the wing-length, slightly above the 

 middle, the second on the same level beyond it, less than half-way 

 to the apex ; cilia greyish cinereous. Neuration, vein 2 from near 

 the middle of the wing-length, carried forward above the obsolete 

 anal angle ; 7 and 8 from a common stem ; rest separate. Hind 

 wings elongate, subovate, about the same width as the fore wings, 

 apex rounded, with very long cilia at the abdominal angle ; greyish 

 cinereous, with slightly paler cilia, near the base of which runs a 

 darker line. Neuration 8 veins ; 3 and 4 from a point ; 6 and 7 

 from a common stem. Abdomen dilated, acute, brownish grey. 

 Legs cinereous, sprinkled with ashy brown. Exp. al. 26 mm. 



Hab. Bathurst (Gambia), one specimen (Carter}. 

 Type, $ , Mus. Wlsm. 



YPSOLOPHUS, F. 



, Ypsolophus siccifolii, Wlsm. 

 Malvern (Natal), one specimen (Bou-ker). 



[PL v., fig. 43.] / j|/"<K 



,' Ypsolophus gig as, sp. n. 



Antennce, in the $ , pubescent ; brownish bone-colour. Palpi 

 with a very long projecting tuft beneath the second joint, almost 

 as long as the long slender apical joint, projecting three times the 

 length of the head beyond it ; brownish bone-colour. Head and 

 Thorax brownish bone-colour. Fore wings with the costa straight, 

 the apex depressed, but rather pointed, the apical margin very 

 oblique ; pale bone-brownish, sparsely irrorated with a few darker 

 scales, and with three indistinct darker spots, one on the fold at 

 half its length, and two at the outer extremity of the discal cell, 

 one at its upper, the other at its lower angle ; cilia unicolorous 

 with the fore wings. Neuration, 4 and 5 closely approximate at 

 the base ; 7 and 8 from a common stem, 8 ending above the apex ; 

 2 and 3 separate. Hind wings somewhat paler than the fore wings, 

 with an indistinct darker line running along the base of the still 

 paler cilia. Neuration, 3 and 4 from the same point ; 6 and 7 

 separate. Abdomen the same colour as the hind wings, but with 

 about six transverse darker brown segmental bars, corresponding 

 in colour with the three spots on the fore wings, and with a pale 

 anal tuft. Exp. al. 40 mm. 



Hab. Estcourt (Natal). 

 Type, $ , Mus. Wlsm. 



