638 NocxuiD^. 



ventral surface with some dark scales. Fore wing grey tinged 

 with brown and thickly striated with brown, the veins slightly 

 paler ; antemedial line pale purplish pink defined on outer side by 



Fig. 257. — Gonioxestis zander i, 5. !-• 



brown, very oblique inwardly ; postmedial line pale purplish piuk 

 defined on inner side by brown, oblique from costa to vein 7 where 

 it is acutely angled, then inwardly oblique ; an oblique blackish 

 streak from apex. Hind wing semihyaline white, the veins of 

 terminal half and the terminal area to below vein 2 tinged with 

 brown ; a brown terminal line. 



Hah. Up. Guinea, Dioudougon, 1 5 ; Abyssinia. E,vp. 46 millim. 



Genus NEAXESTIS. 



Type. 



Neaxestis, Hmpsn. Ann. S. Mv. Mas. ii. p. 316 (1902) acutangula. 



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

 middle of frons and slenderly scaled, the 3rd moderate ; frons smooth ; eyes 

 lartre, round ; antenme of male with long cilia; thorax clothed almost entirely 

 with scales and without crests; tibiae moderately fringed with hair, the mid 

 and hind tibia; with slight tuft of hair at extremity; abdomen with slight crest 

 at base only. Fore wing with the apex somewhat produced, the termen 

 evenly curved, the inner margin with lobe before middle and slight scale-tooth 

 at tornus ; vein 3 from before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6, 7 from upper 

 angle; 8, 9 absent in male, 8 shortly stalked with 7 in female; 10, 11 from 

 cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 shortly stalked ; 5 fully developed from angle 

 of cell; C, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell to near middle. 



A. Fore wing with the postmedial line angled outwards to 



below apex. 

 a. Fore wing with the costal area white, the lines fuscous 



defined by white griseaia. 



h. Fore wing with the costal edge white, the lines fine and 



white acuiangula. 



B. Fore wing with the postmedial line not angled outwards to 



below apex. 



a. Fore wing bright rufous rhoda. 



h. Fore wing ochreous. 



a\ Fore wing with the postmedial line oblique below 



vein 6 mesogonia . 



b^. Fore wing with the postmedial line incurved below 

 vein 6. 



rt". Fore wing with blackish discoidal point irrorata. 



Ir. Fore wing without blackish discoidal point piperita. 



