64 SIR GEORGE HAMPSON ON THE 



*H0SimA OOHRINEURELLA. 



Hosidia ochrineurella Hmpsii. Koni. Mem. viii. p. 409, pi, 45,. 

 f. 1 (1901). 

 Natal. 



Genus Dembea. 



Type. 

 Dembea Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 45 (1888) venulosella.^ 



Probcscis aborted and minute ; palpi upturned to about vertex 

 of head and thickly scaled ; maxillary palpi minute and slightly 

 dilated with scales; frons with large rounded prominence thickly 

 clothed with scales ; antennae of male laminate and ciliated, the 

 shaft with ridge of scales at base. Fore wing narrow, the apex 

 i-ounded ; vein 2 from towai-ds angle of cell ; 3 and 5 shortly 

 stalked, 4 absent; 6 from below upper angle; 8, 9, 10 stalked,. 

 8 from beyond 10; 11 from cell. Hind wing with vein 2 from 

 jvngle of cell ; 3 and 5 stalked, 4 absent; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 anas- 

 tomosing strongly with 7. 



tDEMBEA VENULOSELLA. 



Dembea venalosella Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 45 (1888); id. Rom.. 

 Mem. viii. p. 3(58, pi. 44. f. 19. 



N. Nigeria ; Abyssinia ; Br. C. Africa. 



Genus Leotropa, nov. 



Type, L. j^hcenicias. 



Proboscis absent ; palpi obliquely upturned to about vertex of 

 head and moderately scaled ; maxillary palpi minute and filiform ; 

 frons smooth, rounded ; antennae of male laminate and ciliated, 

 with a sinus at base containing a double ridge of scales. Fore 

 wing narrow, the apex rounded ; vein 2 from towards angle of 

 cell ; 3 and 5 stalked, 4 absent; 6 from below upper angle ; 8, 9, 10 

 stalked, 8 from beyond 10 ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with vein 2 

 from just before angle of cell ; 3 and 5 very strongly stalked,, 

 4 absent; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 strongly anastomosing with 7. 



(1) tLEOTROPA phcenicias, sp. n. 



(S . Head and thorax purplish pink ; abdomen pale brownish 



brownish tinged witli purplish pinK. J^ ore wing purpiisn pinK, 

 the veins streaked with white; a dark brown fascia through 

 Tipper part of cell to apex, the costal area towards apex white» 

 Hind wing brownish white ; a slight brown terminal line. 

 Sierra Leoxe {Clements), 1 6 type. J^xp. 22 mm. 



(2) tLEOTROPA SARCINA, Sp. n. 



cJ . .Head and thorax white mixed with ochreous brown ; 

 abdomen white, dorsally faintly tinged with fulvous towards 



