1910.] MOTHS FROM NORTHERN RHODESIA. 451 



on discocellulars ; a minute black point in middle of cell ; the 

 area between these white markings and an oblique white fascia 

 from costa towards apex to middle of inner margin pale greyish 

 fawn-colour ; postmedial line represented by a slight oblique 

 black line from costa to the white fascia, then by an obliquely 

 curved series of slight tufts of raised black scales beyond the white 

 fascia ; some white points on postmedial part of costa ; slight 

 subterminal black points below veins 8, 7, and 4 and towards 

 inner margin ; cilia grey-brown with a white line at base. Hind 

 wing pale cupreous brown, the cilia grey tinged with brown ; the 

 underside whitish tinged with cupreous red, a fine dark terminal 

 line. 



Hah. N.W. Rhodesia, Alala plateau, Mkushi distr. (Weave), 

 1 d 1 type. Exp. 26 mm. 



Naarda xanthonephra, sp. n. (PI. XXXVIII. fig. 32.) 



$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen dark brown irrorated with 

 leaden silvery scales. Fore wing dark brown suffused with leaden 

 silvery scales ; antemedial line indistinct, dark, somewhat inwardly 

 oblique and slightly sinuous ; an indistinct diffused dark medial 

 line ; reniform yellow, narrow, elliptical ; postmedial line dark, 

 somewhat diffused and almost evenly curved ; a minutely dentate 

 grey- white subterminal line ; a terminal series of blackish points. 

 Hind wing brown with a purplish grey gloss ; indistinct rather 

 diffused dark medial and postmedial lines, a greyish subterminal 

 line faintly defined on inner side by brown, and a fine blackish 

 terminal line ; the underside greyer, a faint dark discoidal striga, 

 rather diffused postmedial line and sinuous grey subterminal line. 



Rob. X.E. Rhodesia, upper Luangwa valley (Weave), 1 $ type. 

 Exp. 16 mm. 



Magulaba mcestalis Wlk. xxxiv. 1126 (1865). 

 X.E. Rhodesia, upper Luangwa distr. 



Rh.esena subcupralis Wlk. xxxiv. 1167 (1865). 

 N.E. Rhodesia, E. Luangwa distr., Luangwa valley. 



HvBL.EIN.E. 

 HyBLjEA FLAVIPICTA, sp. n. (PI. XXXVIII. fig. 19.) 



Head and thorax olive fuscous mixed with some grey ; palpi 

 below, pectus and legs yellow, the mid tarsi above and hind tibiae 

 and tarsi suffused with scarlet ; abdomen blackish with scarlet 

 segmental lines, the anal tuft scarlet, black at tip, the ventral 

 surface scarlet. Fore wing blackish suffused with leaden grey, 

 the costal edge rufous ; obliquely placed rounded pale yellow 

 antemedial patches below costa and cell ; a small patch of pale 

 yellow scales above middle of inner margin ; a large more or less 

 prominent pale yellow patch striated with fuscous from costa 



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