MICROZADA. — BEAEA. 581 



defined on outer side by whitish, oblique from costa to vein 6, in- 

 curved at discal fold, oblique and waved below vein 4 ; an indistinct 

 waved, whitish subterminal line with slight black spots on its outer 

 edge, excurved below vein 7 and at middle ; a terminal series of 

 black points. Hind wing white slightly suffused with purplish red 

 except on iuner area; a terminal series of black points from apex 

 to vein 3. Underside of fore wing suffused with purplish red 

 except on inner area and termen. 



The specimen from S. Nigeria has veins 9 and 10 anastomosing 

 with 8 to form a long narrow areola. 



Hub. Gold Coast, Kumasi ( Whiteside), 2 (^ type ; S. Nigeria 

 {Sampson), 1 S . Exp. 18 millim. 



Genus BEARA. „ 



Type. 



Beara, Wlk. xxxv. 1703 (1866) dichromella. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about 

 to middle of frons, moderately scaled and slightly fringed with hair behind at 

 extremity, the 3rd moderate, somewhat porrect ; eyes largo, round ; frons 

 sraootli ; antenna; of male typically bipectinate with moderate branches to two- 

 thirds length, the apical part ciliated; thorax clothed with scales and hair 

 mixed, the prothorax with spreading crest ; tibiae slightly fringed with hair ; 

 abdomen with small basal crest only. Fore wing with the costa highly arched 

 near base, the apex somewhat produced and acute, the termen somewhat 

 excised below apex, excurved at middle and oblique towards tornus ; veins 3 

 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 and 10 anastomosing 

 with 8 to form a minute areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3,4 

 shortly stalked ; 5 fully developed from angle of cell ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 

 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 



Sect. I. Antennae of male bipectinate with moderate branches to two-thirds 

 length, the apical part ciliated ; pectus without scale-fans. 



A. Hind wing with the apical area suffused with red dichromella. 



B. Hind wing with the apical area suffused with purplish 



brown nubiferella. 



6989. Beara dichromella. 



Beara dichromella, Wlk. xxxv. 1703 (1866) ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. ii. p. 115, 

 pi. 123. ff. 2, 2a ; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 428. 



Head and thorax red-brown tinged with grey ; pectus and legs 



Fig. 227. — Beara dichromella, c?. }. 



white, the fore and mid tibine and tarsi suffused with brown ; 

 abdomen white dorsally tinged with brown, the basal crest blackish. 



