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-B. Porewing with the terminal area not darker than the ground colour. 



a. Forewing with the postmedial line very oblique, almost meet- 

 ing the subterminal line at costa halesusalis. 



b. Forewing with the postmedial and subterminal lines more parallel and 

 well separated at costa. 



a'. Forewing with the postmedial line not angled inwards to 



costa heliriusalis. 



b\ Forewing with the postmedial line angled inwards to 



costa tritonias. 



(1) Eapaena africana, Snell, Tijd. v. Ent. xv. p. 56, pi. 5, f. 1 (1872). 

 Hah. West Africa, Nigeria, Lower Guinea ; British East Africa, 



Machakos, Kikuyu, Eb. Urru ; Mashonaland, Salisbury (Mar- 

 shall) ; Natal, Durban (Leigh). Exp. 20-26 mill. 



(2) Eapaena feagilis, Butl. A.M.N.H. (4) xvi. p. 413 (1875). 



Hab. West Africa, Nigeria ; British East Africa, Nairobi, Eb. 

 Urru ; N'Gamiland (Lugard) ; Natal (Burrows). Exp. 24- 

 26 mill. 



(3) Eapaena helesusalis, Wlk. xvi. 238 (1858). 



Xanthoptera murcenula, Wllgrn. CEfv. Vet. Akad. Porh. 1875, 



p. 113. 

 Hah. Transvaal; Cape Colony (Dr. Smith), Transkei (Miss P. 



Barrett). Exp. 30 mill. 



(4) Eapaena helieiusalis, Wlk. xvi. 112 (1858). 

 Hah. Cape Colony (Dr. Smith). Exp. 30 mill. 



(5) Eapaena teitonias, n. sp. 



Head and thorax reddish orange with darker irroration ; palpi 

 dark at sides ; tegulse dark at tips ; abdomen ochreous tinged with 

 red and with dark irroration especially on dorsum. Forewing orange 

 thickly blotched with red and with some dark irroration ; an indis- 

 tinct subbasal line from costa to below cell, angled below costa ; the 

 antemedial line waved ; orbicular and reniform large outlined with 

 brown, the former open below, the latter with black points at angles 

 of cell ; the postmedial line obtusely angled outwards below costa 

 and at vein 4 where there is a dark spot and inwards in discal and 

 submedian folds ; a subterminal maculate line angled outwards at 

 veins 7 and 4 ; a terminal series of black points. Hindwing pale 

 yellowish suffused with red on inner and terminal areas ; indistinct 

 waved medial and postmedial lines obsolete towards costa ; a ter- 

 minal series of black points. Under side of both wings with sinuous 



