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46. Rhanidophora albigutta, sp. n. (PL I. fig. 12.) 

 Description. — S . Head, thorax, and fore wing pale brown, or 



monse-colour. Abdomen and hind wing dull yellow. Fore 

 wing with three white circular spots, one in cell and two, one 

 above the other, on discocellulars. 



Differs from R. cinctigutta Walker in the white spots of the 

 fore wing having no black rings. 



Habitat. Kedai, December. Expanse 40 mm. 



47. Grajvimodes geometrica Fabricius. 

 Habitat. Kedai, 25th November. 



48. Prodenia litxoralis Boisduval. 



Habitat. Masongaleni, 8th January and 9th June. Common, 

 as elsewhere. 



Lymantriad.e. 



49. L^elia testacea Walker. 

 Habitat. Masongaleni, 23rd June. 



50. Caviria flavifrons Hampson. 

 Habitat. Masongaleni, 31st May. 



51. Pxeredoa telesilla Druce. 

 Habitat. Kedai, 8fch December. 



52. Psalis securis Hiibner. 

 Habitat. Masongaleni, 18th June. 



53. Aroa discalis Walker. 

 Habitat. Kedai, 22nd February. 



54. Aroa libyra Druce. 

 Habitat. Kedai, 28th December. 



55. ACONOPHLEBIA TRIANGULIFERA HampSOn. 



Habitat. Kedai, 8th December. 



Only the type specimen is in the British Museum. 



56. Lymantria melete, sp. n. (PI. I. fig. 9.) 



Description. — $ . Head and thorax pale fuscous, abdomen pale 

 red with a dorsal row of black spots. Antennte black. Fore 

 wing fuscous brown with a medial white fascia from costa to 

 inner margin, suffused with an irroration of fuscous atoms. In 

 some specimens this irroration is so dense that the white fascia 

 becomes very indistinct. A black point at apex of cell. An 

 indistinct postmedial lunular grey band, beyond which the sub- 

 marginal area is irrorated with grey. Hind wing pale fuscous. 



Habitat. Kedai, 8th June ; Masongaleni, 24th March. Ex- 

 panse 46 mm. 



