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SIR GEORGE HAMPSON ON THE 



the shaft with sinus at base containing a ridge of scales. Fore 

 wing narrow, the apex rounded ; vein 2 from towards angle of 

 cell ; 3 and 5 stalked, 4 absent ; 5 from below upper angle ; 8, 9, 

 10 stalked, 8 from beyond 10; 11 from cell. Hind wing with 

 vein 2 from close to angle of cell ; 3 and 5 strongly stalked, 

 4 absent ; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 anastomosing with 7. 



(1) *Navasota hebetella. 



Navasota hebetella Rag. N. Am. Phyc. p. 18 (1887); id. Rom. 

 Mem. viii. p. 369, pi. 39. f. 5 ; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 439. 

 U.S.A., Texas. 



(2) fNAVASOTA persectella, sp. n. 



2 . Head and thorax purplish red ; abdomen white, dorsally 

 suffused with fulvous yellow towards base ; pectus and legs 

 white tinged with rufous. Fore wing purplish pink ; the costal 

 area creamy white, narrowing to a point at apex, vein 12 defined 

 by the costa above it being purplish red and by a fine streak 

 below, the costal area defined by a red-brown fascia below ; 

 veins 4, 3, and 1 slightly streaked with white. Hind wing white 

 slightly tinged with ochreous brown. 



Timor, Dili (Doherty), 1 2 type. Exp. 16 mm. 



(3) f Navasota h^emaph.eella, sp. n. 



2 . Head and thorax dusky crimson ; abdomen fuscous, the 

 base of dorsal area fulvous. Fore wing dusky crimson with a 

 slightly defined rather paler costal fascia attenuated to a point 

 before apex ; a very slight irroration of black scales and traces of 

 a terminal series of points. Hind wing ochreous tinged with 

 pale fuscous. 



Louisiades, St. Aignan I. (Meek), 1 2 type. Exp. 24 mm. 



(4) fNAVASOTA LEUCONEURELLA, Sp. n. 



(5 . Head and thorax dusky crimson ; abdomen ochreous 

 white. Fore wing crimson ; the veins streaked with white, the 

 subcostal and median nervures strongly so and the former 

 defined on lower side by brown suffusion from base to apex. 

 Hind wing yellowish white, the costal area tinged with fuscous. 



Uganda, Kampala (Ansorge) ; Transvaal, White R. (Cooke), 

 1 $ ; Natal, Estcourt (Hutchinson), 1 3 type ; Cape Colony, 

 Transkei (Miss F. Barrett), 1 <$ . Exp. 24 mm. 



(5) fNAVASOTA CHIONOPHLEBIA, Sp. n. 



Head and thorax purplish red mixed with some ochreous 

 white ; abdomen rufous, dorsally fulvous yellow on basal half ; 

 pectus and legs whitish suffused with rufous. Fore wing purplish 

 pink, the veins strongly streaked with white. Hind wing white 

 tinged with rufous. 



