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X0CTUID.S. 
white ; abdomen grey suffused with red-brown, the ventral 
surface white tinged with brown. Fore wing pale grey 
tinged with reddish brown, the terminal area suffused with 
blue-grey except at apex ; an antemedial black- brown bar 
from costa and a band slightly defined by whitish from just 
above median nervure to inner margin, its outer edge produced 
to a point above vein 1 and excurved at inner margin ; a 
minute round black spot defined by white in middle of cell ; 
a small oblique wedge-shaped black mark from costa above 
end of cell, defined on outer side by white ; postmedial line 
black slightly defined on inner side by white scales, arising 
below costa, at vein 4 retracted with a downwards curve, 
then bent upwards to upper angle of cell and forming a narrow 
bar on the upper discocellular, then sinuous to inner margin ; 
some white points on postmedial part of costa ; subterminal 
line brownish, defined on inner side by whitish and diffused 
on outer side, waved ; a terminal series of minute black 
lunules slightly defined on inner side by whitish. Hind wing 
reddish brown tinged with blue-grey. Underside blue-grey 
tinged with red-brown. 
Hab. N. Nigeria, Zungeru ( Macfie ), 4 9 type, Bida ( Macfie ), 
1 9 ; Br. C. Africa, Mt. Mlanje ( Neave ), 1 9- Exp. 20-22 
millim. 
Genus NEATHYRMA, nov. 
Type, N. iridescens, Dogn. (Baniana), Met. Nouv. Am. 
Sud. viii. p. 42 (1914). 
Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint 
reaching to vertex of head, fringed with long hair behind and 
moderately fringed in front, the 3rd long and fringed with 
long hair behind ; frons smooth, with ridge of hair above ; 
eyes large, round ; antennae of male bipectinate, with moderate 
branches, the apical part ciliated ; thorax clothed almost 
entirely with long rough scales, the pro- and metathorax 
with spreading crests ; fore femora fringed with long hair, 
the mid tibiae very short, dilated, indented and with tufts 
of hair on outer side, the inner spur very long, the hind tibiae 
slightly fringed with hair ; abdomen with large crest at base 
only. Fore wing with the apex rectangular, the termen 
slightly angled at vein 4 and somewhat 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 the cell about half the length of wing ; veins 
3, 4 from angle ; 5 fully developed from above angle ; 6, 7 
from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base 
only. 
