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medial line excurved beyond the cell ; a conical dark brown 
patch from costa towards apex with two white points on 
costa ; a terminal series of blackish points. Hind wing 
creamy white with terminal series of dark striae except towards 
tornus. Underside creamy white irrorated with reddish 
brown ; fore wing with minute dark streak at middle of costa, 
postmedial line oblique to upper angle of cell then inwardly 
oblique, and terminal series of blackish points ; hind wing 
with dark discoidal spot, curved sinuous postmedial line, 
and terminal series of minute triangular spots to vein 2 and 
line in submedian interspace. 
Hab. S. Nigeria, Lagos, Ebute Meta (Boag), 2 $ type. 
Exp. 34 millim. 
Geniascota patagiata, n. sp. 
<$. Head, thorax, and abdomen creamy white suffused with 
pale red-brown, the abdomen dorsally irrorated with dark 
brown ; palpi with the 2nd joint red-brown except at base 
and extremity ; fore tibiae and the tarsi dark brown ringed 
with white. Fore wing creamy white tinged with pale 
red-brown and irrorated with brown ; traces of sinuous 
antemedial, medial and postmedial lines with small blackish 
spots at costa ; the postmedial line excurved beyond the cell ; 
some black points beyond it on costa ; traces of a pale sub- 
terminal line, incurved between vein 4 and submedian fold ; 
a series of black points before termen. Hind wing ochrcous 
white suffused with red-brown ; a faint dark discoidal spot 
and rather punctiform terminal line. Underside creamy white 
irrorated with brown ; fore wing tinged with rufous, a dark 
postmedial line angled outwards below costa, then retracted 
to upper angle of cell, then oblique ; hind wing with small 
blackish discoidal spot, sinuous postmedial line, and terminal 
series of small triangular spots to vein 2 and line in submedian 
interspace. 
Ab. 1. Darker and greyer brown. 
Hab. Br. C. Africa, Mt. Mlanje ( Neave ), 4 type. Exp. 
30 millim. 
Geniascota lacteata, n. sp. 
<$. Head, thorax, and abdomen creamy white, the head and 
tegulae slightly irrorated with brown ; antennae tinged with 
red-brown ; legs tinged with red-brown. Fore wing creamy 
white, the costal area slightly irrorated with reddish brown ; 
some slight brown marks on postmedial part of costa ; a 
series of dark brown points just before termen. Hind wing 
uniform creamy white. Underside creamy white, the costal 
half of fore wing faintly tinged with rufous. 
Hab. S. Nigeria, Old Calabar {Crompton), 1 £ type. 
Exp. 28 millim. 
