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and incurved below vein 3 ; a subtevminal series of dentate black 

 spots with ochreous points on their inner edge ; a terminal series of 

 black points, Hindwing pure white, the costal area and a fine 

 terminal line or series of points on apical half fuscous. 



Hab. Natal, Karkloof (Marshall). Exp. 34 mill. Type in B.M. 



Genus ACRONYCTA. 



Type. 

 Acronicta, Ochs. Eur. Schmett. iv. p. 62 (1816) leporina. 



A. Forewing with the subterminal line strongly angled inwards in 

 submedian fold externa. 



B. Forewing with the postmedial line not angled inwards in sub- 

 median fold paragrapha. 



(1) AcKONYCTA EXTERNA, Wlk. xi. 756 (1857). 



Hab. Cape Colony, Annshaw (Miss F. Barrett). Exp. 34 mill. 



(2) AcRONYCTA PARAGRAPHA, Feld. Rcis. Nov. pi. 100, f. 8 (1874). 

 Hab. Madagascar; Cape Colony, Knysna. Exp. 44 mill. 



Genus BRYOPHILA. 



Type. 

 Bryophila, Treitschke, Eur. Schmett. v. pi. 1, 



p. 57 (1825) muralis. 



Zambia, Wlk. xxvii. 109 (1863) inferalis. 



A. Forewing with the ground colour green melanochlora. 



B. Forewing with the ground colour pale grey-brown indecora. 



C. Forewing with the ground colour blackish inferalis. 



D. Forewing with the ground colour white melanoleucn. 



(1) Bryophila melanochlora, n. sp. 



S . Head and thorax sap-green ; palpi banded black and white ; 

 antennae brown ; tegul^e at sides and patagia with black stripes ; 

 pectus and legs white irrorated with brown, the tibi^ and tarsi 

 banded with red and black ; abdomen brown, the ventral surface 

 white irrorated with brown. Forewing sap-green irrorated with 

 black scales ; a black fascia from base of costa to the postmedial line 

 interrupted in places ; some black strig^ from costa ; an obscure 

 strongly waved double antemedial line ; the orbicular and reniform 

 hardly traceable ; the postmedial line double, strongly bent outwards 

 below costa, curved to vein 4, then incurved and its inner line deep 



