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NOCTUID^E. 
Saroba cyanescens, n. sp. 
Head, thorax, and abdomen pale grey-brown with a 
slight rufous tinge, the antennae black, ochreous above 
towards base ; pectus, legs and ventral surface of abdomen 
pale grey-brown, the tarsi blackish. Fore wing pale grey- 
brown tinged in parts with rufous and sparsely irrorated with 
large black scales which are white at base, the inner area to 
the post medial line and the postmedial area except towards 
costa glossed with blue-grey ; antemedial line indistinct, 
rufous, sinuous ; a white point in middle of cell and narrow 
white discoidal bar defined by blackish and with a white 
point beyond its upper extremity with a patch of black irro- 
ration beyond it ; three red-brown postmedial lines arising 
at vein 6 and placed on a rufous shade, the 1st sinuous, the 
2nd crenulate to vein 3, the 3rd excurved to vein 3, then 
incurved and excurved above inner margin ; a series of 
minute blackish spots before termen and of slight striae on 
termen. Hind wing pale grey-brown tinged with rufous 
and irrorated with large black scales which are white at base 
and with some whitish between the scales on veins 3, 2, 1 
just beyond middle ; a blackish terminal line forming points 
at the interspaces. Underside pale grey-brown tinged with 
rufous and irrorated with black. 
Ilab. Natal, Durban [Platt), 1 $ type. Exp. 42 millim. 
Genus NIPHOSTICTA, nov. 
Type, N . stigmagrapta. 
Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, slender, the 
2nd joint reaching to well above vertex of head, slightly 
fringed with hair in front and behind towards extremity, 
the 3rd minute and thickly scaled ; frons smooth, with tuft 
of hair above ; eyes large, round ; antennae of female with 
bristles and cilia ; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales 
and without crests ; tibiae moderately fringed with hair ; 
abdomen with some rough hair at base of dorsum but without 
crests. Fore wing with the apex rectangular, the termen 
evenly curved and slightly crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from 
near angle of cell ; 6 from below upper angle ; 7 from angle ; 
8, 9 stalked ; 10, 11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell 
about one-third 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. 
Niphosticta stigmagrapta, n. sp. 
$. Head and thorax pale red-brown tinged with grey ; 
antennae grey-brown ; palpi darker red-brown ; abdomen 
grey-brown ; pectus and ventral surface of abdomen whitish ; 
