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Genus CAEIPODIA, nov. 



Type, C. chrysargyria. 



Proboscis aborted, minute ; palpi porrect, roughly scaled, not extending as 

 far as frons, which has a large rounded thickly scaled prominence ; antennae 

 of male minutely serrate, with long bristles and cilia ; fore femora dilated ; the 

 tibite short, with long curved claw on inner side and short claw on outer ; hind 

 femora short, fringed with thick hair ; abdomen clothed with rough hair. 

 Fore wing long and rather narrow, the costa arched towards apex, the termen 

 oblique ; the cell long ; vein 2 from near middle of cell, oblique ; 3 from just 

 before angle ; 5 from above angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the 

 areole, 6 from areole ; 11 free, curved. Hind wing with vein 2 from middle 

 of cell; 3, 4 on a long stalk; 5 from angle; 6, 7 stalked; 8 from middle of 

 cell. 



Sect. I. Hind tibia with one pair of spurs ; fore wing with vein 7 from 8 

 beyond 9. 



523. Caripodia chrysargyria, n. sp. 



Head, tegulse, and patagia orange ; antennae and thorax whitish, 

 grey; tarsi black; abdomen orange. Fore wing silvery grey- 

 white ; narrow orange fa seise on costa and inner margin ; the 

 costal edge black towards base ; cilia orange. Hind wing orange, 



Fig. 162. — Caripodia chrysargyria, (^ , \. 



tinged with fuscous towards costa. Underside of fore wing and 

 the costal area of hind wing, except the margins, black. 



Hah. C. AmiCA, Tanganyika, Nyasa (Simons), 1 c? ; Mashonaland, 

 Salisbury {Marshall), 3 d* , 1 $ , type. Exp. 24-36 miJlim. 



A specimen from the Soudan, Djur, in Coll. Staudinger, has 

 veins 3, 4 of hind wing coincident ; and another specimen, from 

 Gebman E. Africa, Dar-es-Salaam, has veins 7, 8, 9 stalked : they 

 otnerwise appear to be identical with the typical form. 



Sect. II. Hind tibite with two pairs of spurs; fore wing with vein 7 fi'om 8 

 before 9. 



524, Caripodia metaleuca, n. sp. (Plate XXV. fig. 14.) 



S . Head and thorax orange-yellow ; abdomen whitish, the 

 extremity and ventral surface orange-yellow. Fore wing silvery 

 white, the costal edge and a fine terminal line orange. Hind wing 

 white, with fine terminal orange line. 



Bah. SiEREA Leone (C'Zc-men/s), 1 cJ type. Exp. 26 millim. 



