SELEPA. 303 



costa to vein 6, ihon excurved, slightly angled inwards in discal fold, 

 at vein 2 retracted to near cell, slightlj' angled outwards at sub- 

 median fold and excurved to inner margin ; subterminal line 

 represented by some diffused rufous, excurved at vein 7 and middle; 

 a small triangular white mark from termen to postmedial line at 

 vein 2 ; a tufc of dark scales above tornus ; a terminal series of 

 black striae ; cilia rufous. Hind wing white, the terminal area 

 slightlj^ tinged with brown ; the underside with the costal area 

 slightly tinned with red-brown. 



Ah. 1. Head, thorax, and abdomen browner; fore wing with the 

 triangular white mark rather larger; hind wing wholly suffused 

 Avith dark brown. 



Ab. 2. Fore wing without triangular white mark ; hind wing 

 whitish suffused, with pale brown. 



Hah. Sierra Leone (Clements), 1 $ ; Gambia, Bathurst 

 (Sir G. Carter), 1 $ ; Be. E. Africa, Teita (Jackson), 1 5 type. 

 Rvp. 16-20 millim. 



6603. Selepa circulella. (Plate CLXXXII. fig. 18.) 



Sahrita circulella, Wlk. xxxv. 1747 (1866). 



Sarotricha demioia, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1889, pp. 300, 464 (S)- 



2 . Head and thorax grey mixed with brown ; palpi at base, 

 pectus and abdomen whitish, the last with the crests blackish. 

 Fore wing purplish grey mixed with some red-brown and whitish 

 and with patches of white on costal area at middle and apex ; some 

 blackish scales on inner margin towards base ; an oblique ante- 

 medial ridge of raised brown and blackish scales from costa to vein 

 1 ; a point of raised black scales in middle of cell and discoidal 

 striga on a broAvn discoidal spot ; a blackish streak on base of 

 vein 3 ; postmedial line double, arising from costa near antemedial 

 line, strongly bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 3, then 

 bent inwards and waved to inner margin, crossed by slight black 

 streaks above and below vein 2 and with tufts of raised scales on it 

 above and below vein 1 ; subterminal line obselete towards costa, 

 then defined on inner side by black suffusion, waved, and with small 

 white mark beyond it at vein 2 ; a maculate blackish terminal line 

 slightly defined on inner side by whitish. Hind wing whitish 

 tinged with brown especially on terminal area. 



(5 . Hind wing with tuft of blackish hair at middle of cilia of 

 inner margin. 



Hub. Celebes, Makian (Wallaee), 1 5 type; New Guinea 

 (Sayer), typef J demiota in Coll. Meyrick. Kvj). 28 millim. 



6604. Selepa molyhdea, n. sp. (Plate CLXXXII. fig. 19.) 



Head, thorax, and abdomen purplish grey tinged with brown ; 

 palpi below, pectus, mid and hind legs and ventral surface of ab- 

 domen whitish. Fore wing ochreous suff'iised with red-brown and 



