752 MR. E. MEYKiCK ON [June 16, 



Amydria Clem. 



Head rongh-haired ; ocelli and tongue absent. Antennae -f, 

 in c? stout, simple, basal joint without pecten. Labial palpi 

 moderate, curved, ascending, second joint clothed with dense 

 loose scales projecting beneath towards apex, with a row of long 

 projecting iDristles externally or sometimes with numerous 

 spreading bristles beneath, terminal joint moderate or short, some- 

 what pointed. Maxillary palpi short. Posterior tibiae loosely 

 haired. Fore wings with 2 from towards angle, 7 to apex, 11 from 

 before middle. Hind wings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia i; 2-7 toler- 

 ably parallel. 



Amydria optania, sp. n. 



c? . 18 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax deep yellow- 

 ■ochreous ; second joint of palpi Avith external bristles. Abdomen 

 pale ochreous. Fore wings elongate, rather narroAv, costa gently 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; deep yellow- 

 ochreous, very faintly strigulated with brownish : cilia yellow- 

 ochreous, tips blackish on termen. Hind wings light fviscous 

 tinged with yellowish ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 

 S. Nigeria, Ogrugu ; two specimens. 



Amydria leontopa, sp. n. 



c? 17-18 mm. Head and thorax brownish-ochreous, head 

 iulvous-tinged. Palpi pale ochreous, second joint and a median 

 ring of terminal joint suftused with dark fuscous, second joint 

 with external bristles. Antennae greyish-ochreous, more or less 

 linged with dark fuscous. Abdomen pale ochreous. Fore wings 

 elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen 

 very obliquely rounded ; brownish-ochreous : cilia concolorous. 

 Hind wings grey ; cilia pale ochreous, more or less sprinkled with 

 fuscous. 



Transvaal, Pretoria, in October and November (Janse) ; three 

 specimens. 



Amydria opifica, sp. n. 



S> 13 mm. Head and thorax greyish-ochreous mixed with 

 dark fuscous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint and median 

 band of terminal joint suffused with dark fuscous, second joint 

 with external bristles. Antennge fuscous. Abdomen light grey. 

 Fore wings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; pale greyish-ochreous 

 irrorated with fuscous and dai'k fuscous : cilia whitish-ochreous 

 irrorated with dark fuscous. Hind wings light grey ; cilia pale 

 greyish-ochreous, sprinkled with grey. 



Transvaal, Pietersburg, in September [Janse) ; one specimen. 



