360 Mr. W. L. Distant on 



Fam. Lymantriidae. 



Dasychira conjinis, sp. n. 



Headj pvonotum, and base of abdomen cretaceous, remaining 

 two thirds of abdomen bright ochraceous ; posterior margins 

 of the three basal segments bhick and with two discal trans- 

 verse black spots before apex. Antenna? cretaceous, its fringe 

 ochraceous ; eyes black, with their basal margins brownish. 

 Body beneath and legs cretaceous ; apex of abdomen ochra- 

 ceous ; legs with indeterminate black markings. 



Wings above and beneath cretaceous, unicolorous. 



Exp. w'ings 46 millim. 



Hah. Transvaal, on the Natal frontier. 



Chadisra hicolor^ sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, and apex of abdomen cinereous ; antennaj 

 and abdomen ochraceous ; body beneath and legs cinereous, 

 base of abdomen narrowly ochraceous. 



Anterior wings cinereous ; a lunulate fascia at end of cell 

 and a much waved lineate fascia crossing wing beyond cell, 

 blackish. Posterior wings bright ochraceous ; a marginal 

 spot composed of black speckles near anal angle. Anterior 

 wings beneath a little paler than above, with the blackish 

 markings invisible. 



Exp. wings 47 millim. 



IJab. IVansvaal, Pretoria. 



Chadisra is an Oriental genus founded on a species from 

 Ceylon ; but Sir G. F. Hampson has kindly examined the 

 Transvaal species and pronounced it congeneric. 



Heteronygmia jlammeola, sp. n. 



Head and pronotum griseous, longly pilose, posterior pro- 

 notal tul't ochraceous ; abdomen ochraceous, with the posterior 

 segmental margins blackish ; body beneath and legs ochra- 

 ceous ; tibiaj more or less strongly pilose and griseous ; 

 abdomen with central and lateral longitudinal series of sub- 

 quadrate piceous spots. 



Anterior wings safl'ron-coloured, with a large patch of 

 brown and piceous speckles on inner basal margin ; two spots 

 in centre of cell, one beneath cell, some shading beneath apical 

 area of cell, lineate fascige (mixed with piceous) at end of 

 cell, and beyond this a much waved linear fascia crossing 

 wing very dark ochraceous ; a submarginal outer line of dark 

 brownish speckles, recurved and much angulated at apex j 



