HYPODEVA. — MEXAPXVA.. 601 



7018. Hypodeva nocturna. (Plate CLXXXIX. fig. 26.) 



Westermannia nocturna, Hnipsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xvi. p. 591 (1905). 



(S . Head, thorax, and abdomen pale greyish brown. Fore wing 

 pale reddish brown suffused with greyish and irrorated with a fcAv 

 dark scales ; an oblique brown striga from middle of costa ; a slight 

 curved discoidal bar; an oblique brown streak from costa beyond 

 middle to vein 6 with a greyer patch beyond it ; traces of a 

 subterminal line cxcurved below costa and at middle. Hind 

 wing uniform rather pale red-brown ; the underside greyer, tinged 

 with fuscous from lower angle of cell to termen. 



Hah. Nigeria, Old Calabar {Crompton), 1 J type. Exp. 38 

 millim. 



Genus METAPTYA. 



Tj'pe. 

 Metaptya, Hinpsn. Moths Ind. iv. p. 522 (1896) svicea. 



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

 vertex of head and slenderly scaled, the 3rd moderate ; irons smooth ; eyes 

 large, round; antennas of male ciliated; thorax clothed ahnost entirely with 

 scales, the metathorax with dorsal ridge-like crest; tibire slightly fringed 

 with hair ; abdomen with dorsal crests on basal segments, the ci'est on 2nd 

 segment large. Fore wing with the apex produced and acute, the termen 

 somewhat excised below apex and exciirved at middle ; reins '6 and 5 from 

 near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 and 10 anastomosing with 8 to form 

 the areole ; 11 from ceil. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell ; 5 

 fully developed from just above angle; 6,7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing 

 with the celt near base only ; the tornus with a lai'ge fan of scales. 



Sect. I. Fore wing with the termen angled at veins 7 and 4 and excised 

 between those points. 



7019. Metaptya lucida. 



Metaptya lucida, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xvi. p. 587 (1905). 



6 . Head, thorax, and abdomen brownish grey ; palpi white in 

 front ; tarsi with fuscous bands. Fore wing ochreous brown 



Fig. 24:2.~Metapfya lucida, S- !• 



suflfused with glistening grey and irrorated with a few black 

 scales ; a fine obliquely curved whitish antemedial line ; a slight 



