418 Mr. A. G. Butler on a Collection of 



with paler brown, the transverse lines widened into diffused 

 bands, very distinct on secondaries ; costa of primaries, area 

 between the bands of secondaries, and the body very slightly 

 mottled, and consequently much yellower in appearance than 

 the rest of the underside. Expanse of wings 1 inch 5 lines. 

 Natal. 



Family 45. Acidaliidse. 



Genus 98. Acidalia, Treitschke. 



127. Acidalia natalica, n. sp. 



Whity brown ; wings crossed by two brown lines, the inner 

 line diffused, oblique in primaries, and crossing discocellulars 

 to near the middle of inner margin, arched in secondaries and 

 crossing the apical fourth of discoidal cell ; the outer line dark 

 brown, irregularly sinuated, crossing the disk of both wings, 

 and succeeded by a narrow diffused brown streak, which gives 

 it the appearance of being double ; a black dot at the end of 

 the cells, and a marginal series of black dots ; fringe whity 

 brown : wings below slightly paler than above, mottled with 

 darker brown ; the two lines better defined. Expanse of wings 

 1 inch 2 lines. 



Natal. 



The frons is not black, as in several of M. Gue'ne'e's African 

 species. A. natalicais most nearly allied to A. strigulifera. 



128. Acidalia lactaria } Walker. 

 Natal. 



This species is identical with A. derasata of Walker (part 

 xxvi. p. 1604). 



129. Acidalia instructata, Walker. 

 Natal. 

 This species varies much in tint. 



130. Acidalia cinerascens, n. sp. 



Pale grey, mottled with brown ; black discocellular dots ; 

 a marginal series of black dots ; primaries with a transverse 

 zigzag discal brown line ; secondaries with two central, slightly 

 irregular, subangulated brown lines : wings below testaceous, 

 mottled with brown, less densely on costa of primaries ; a 

 transverse subapical costal brown litura. Expanse of wings 

 1 inch 2 lines. 



Natal. 



