640 NOCTUIDJE. 



Genus MENEPTERA, nov. 



Type, M. diopis. 



Proboscis aborted, minute ; palpi porrect, not extending be3'0nd the frontal 

 prominence and moderately scaled, the 3rd joint short; frons with long 

 truncate conical prominence with raised edgos at extremity ; eyes rather small 

 and elliptical; antennse of female ciliated; thorax clothed with hair and 

 scales mixed and without crests ; tibi^ moderately fringed with hair ; abdomen 

 without crests. Fore wing narrow, the costa excised beyond middle ; the apex 

 produced upwards, tbe termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; veins 3 and 

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

 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of 

 cell ; 5 almost fully developed from well below middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 

 stalked ; 8 anastomosing with the cell to middle. 



5974. Meneptera diopis. 



Tarache dloiyis, Hmpsn. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. iii. p. 435(1905). 



5 . Head and thorax black-brown ; pectus, legs, and abdomen 

 dark reddish, brown. Pore wing red-brown with slight dark 

 irroration ; orbicular and reniform small, white, the former round, 

 the latter lunulate, a black patch between them ; postmedial line 

 13ale rufous, iudistinct, rather obliquely curved ; subterminal line 



Fig. 173. — Meneptera diopis, $ . f- 



represented by a slight whitish point on costa ; cilia whitish tinged 

 with rufous. Hind wing dark cupreous brown; cilia whitish 

 tinged with rufous ; the underside fuscous brown. 



Eah. Teansvaal, Piet lietief {Grawsliay), 1 $ type. Exp. 

 24 millim. 



Genus PSEUDOSTEREHA. 



Type. 



Pseudo^terrha, Rebel, Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 373 (1901) non 



descr oronaria. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, hardly reaching beyond the frons 

 which is smooth ; eyes large, round ; ocelli present ; antennas of female 

 ciliated ; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales and without crests ; tibije 

 slightly fringed with hair ; abdomen without crests. Fore wing narrow, the 

 apes produced and acute, the termen obliquely curved and not crenulate; 

 veins 3 aad 5 from near angle of cell ; tt from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anasto- 

 mosing with 8 to ibrm the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 

 stalked ; 5 nearly fully developed from below middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 

 shortly stalked ; 8 anastomosing with the cell to well beyond middle. 



