STENILEMA. — LEPIDILEMA. 469 



Genus STENILEMA. Type< 



Stenilema, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (8) iv. p. 352 (1909) aurantiaca. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porreet, hardly extending- beyond the frons 

 which is smooth ; antennas of male minutely serrate with fascicidate cilia ; 

 tibiae with the spurs short. Fore wing narrow, the apex rounded, the termen 

 obliquely curved ; vein 2 from towards end of cell, oblique ; 3, 4 coincident ; 

 5 absent ; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked, 7 from before 9 ; 10 from cell ; 

 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 coincident ; 5 absent ; 

 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. 



In key differs from Blavia in the fore wing having vein 6 from angle of 

 cell. 



229 a, Stenilema aurantiaca. 



Stenilema aurantiaca, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (8) iv. p. 353 (1909). 



cT . Head and base of tegulse orange ; antennae brown ; tips of 

 tegulae and thorax fuscous tinged with leaden grey ; pectus, legs, 



Fig. 89. — Stenilema aurantiaca, $ . \. 



and abdomen deep orange. Fore wing leaden grey, a costal fascia, 

 a fascia on base of inner margin and the cilia deep orange. Hind 

 wing deep orange. 



Sab. Abyssinia (Drake- Brock man), 1 <3 type. Exp. 34 

 millim. 



Genus LEPIDILEMA. 



Lepidilema, Auriv. Sjost. Kilimanjaro-Meru Exp. ii. 9, Type, 



p. 26 (1910) vu vpeci inata. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi short, porreet ; frons smooth ; antennas of 

 male pectinate with rather long branches to near apex on outer side, with 

 serrations and bristles on inner side. Fore wing rather narrow and elongate ; 

 male with a small costal fold on upperside to near apex ; vein 2 from towards 

 angle of cell, oblique; 3, 4 stalked ; 5 absent; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 

 7, 8 to form the areole, 6 from end of areole, 7 from beyond 9 ; 11 from cell, 

 free. Hind wing with vein 2 from towards end of cell: 3, 4 stalked; 

 5 absent ; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from middle of coll. 



In key differs from Pusiola in the fore wing having an areole and vein 11 

 free. 



