METALEPTINA. 



623 



Sect. IT. The patagia and legs normal. 



A. Fore wing with two small white discoiclal spots. 



a. Fore wing dark purple-brown, the postmedial line oblique 



to vein 6, then excurved to vein 4 dileiica. 



b. Fore wing red-brown, the postmedial line obliquely ex- 



curved from costa to vein 4 geminastra. 



B. Fore wing with two black discoidal points with a few white 



scales on them digramma. 



7057. Metaleptina dileuca, n. sp, (Plate CXC. fig. 19.) 

 5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen dark brown tinged with purplish 

 grey, the pectus and legs greyer. Fore wing dark purple-brown, 

 suffused with silvery blue-grey to postmedial line ; antemedial line 

 pale grey defined on outer side by black, oblique and slightly 

 curved ; a minute white spot at upper angle of cell and larger spot at 

 lower angle ; postmedial line pale grey defined on inner side 

 by blaclf, oblique to vein 6, excurved to vein 4, then inwardly 

 oblique ; a fine white line at base of cilia. Hind wing dark brown 

 with a fine white line at base of cilia ; the underside grey thickly 

 irrorated with brown. 



Hah. S. NiGEEiA, Lagos (Boag), 1 § type. £a^9. 26 millim. 



7058. Metaleptina geminastra. (Plate CXC. fig. 20.) 



Wesferinannia geminastra, Hmpsn. A. M. N. II. (7) xvi. p. 692 (1905). 



2 . Head and thorax pale reddish brown ; palpi whitish in front ; 

 abdomen fuscous brown. Fore wing reddish brown with a 

 cupreous gloss ; an oblique slightly sinuous brown antemedial line 

 defined by whitish on inner side ; two pure white discoidal spots, 

 the lower rather larger and placed on a diffused paler rufous 

 patch ; postmedial line brown defined by whitish on outer side, 

 excurved from costa to vein 4, then incurved ; a fine pale line at 

 base of cilia. Hind wing pale with a reddish gloss ; a fine pale 

 line at base of cilia ; the underside whitish tinged with reddish 

 brown. 



Hah. S. ]S'iGEEiA, Old Calabar {Crompton), 1 § type. Exp. 24 

 millim. 



7059. Metaleptina digramma. 



Westermannia digramma, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xvi. p. 592 (1905). 

 (S . Head and thorax pale red-brown ; abdomen greyish brown, 



Fig. 250. — Metaleptina digretmma, t^ . \. 



the dorsal crests and anal tuft dark at tips, the genital tufts 



