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ochreous band on its inner edge, inside which is sometimes a 

 black spot below median nervure ; the two discocellular black 

 specks sometimes conjoined into a lunule and with an ochreous 

 and black mark on costa above them; a submarginal sinuons 

 black line, with ochreous band on its outer edge and diffused black 

 patch beyond it on costa. Hind wing white ; both wings with 

 tine black and ochreous marginal line, most prominent on fore 

 wing, which has two fine dark lines through the cilia. Underside 

 of male with a jet-black spot at base of costa of hind wing. 

 Ilab. Aden {Nurse). Exp. 20 mm. 



Nhphoptebyx (Salbbeia) nigristbiata, n. sp. (Plate X. fig. 22.) 

 cf . Head and thorax white, irrorated with black ; abdomen 

 brownish. Fore wing white irrorated with black, the inner area 

 tinged with ochreous; a short black streak below the base of 

 costa ; a long streak below median nervure and a short streak on 

 median nervure ; an antemedial black line running out to an acute 

 angle to lower angle of cell, then interrupted ; postmedial black 

 streaks on subcostals and veins 6, 5, and 1 ; a double submarginal 

 black line slightly excurved at middle. Hind wing ochreous white. 

 Underside with a jet-black spot on base of costa of fore wing. 

 Ilah. Aden (Nurse). Exp. 14 mm. 



PlIVClTA PlIOSNICOOEASPIS, n. Sp. 



S . Palpi with the second joint hollowed out to receive the 

 maxillary palpi, which are triangular aud flattened against the 

 f rons ; antennae with a sinus at base of shaft containing a ridge of 



Head and thorax grey, irrorated with a few pink scales ; abdo- 

 men white. Fore wing fuscous, thickly irrorated with white and 

 pink scales ; a white costal fascia thickly irrorated with pink from 

 before middle to near apex ; an ill-defined brown antemedial band ; 

 an indistinct medial hne excurved at middle ; a brown patch at 

 lower angle of cell ; a submarginal sinuous line with a brown 

 patch on its inner side. Hind wing iridescent hyaline white, with 

 fuscous marginal line and line through the cilia. 



Hah. A.Ae.n{Yerhury). E.vp.2Qvam. 



Larva gregarious ; yellow with black bands ; much infested by 

 Ichneumons ; feeds on a prickly shrub. 



Phtoita poxbeiella, Zell. Isis, 1846, p. 743. 

 Aden. 



Epiceoois (Oanbiope) joannisella, Eag. Nouv. Gen. Phyc. 

 p. 14 ; Mon. Phyc. pi. 10. f. 12. 



Aden. 



Epioeoois (Candiope) eeubesoens, n. sp. (Plate X. fig. 30.) 



S . Differs from E.joannisella in being suffused with pink. Fore 

 wing with the first line more medial and with a dark patch before 



