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Hindwing cut out at the costal margin behind the middle. Veins 3+4 on a short stalk, 5 normally developed, 
little above the lower cell-angle. Type; fhasianura Luc. from Queensland. 
H. permaculata Hmps. (13 c). Body and forewing white, slightly brownish. A blackish-brown sj)ot pennanula- 
at the base below the cell. Interior line coloured the same, extra-angular in the cell and at vein 1, introangidar 
between them. A black dot in the middle of the cell, a brown triangle at the cell-end. Exterior line dark, fine, 
projecting much at vein 4, with a brown lunar spot behind the cell. Sid^marginal line lu'own, faded, inter¬ 
rupted below the costal margin. A brown spot in the middle of the distal margin. Hindwing almost a copy 
of the forewing. 16—18 mm. Sierra Leone. 
H. erosides Hmps. (13 c). Body and wings ])urely white. Two small brown spots at the base. Interior erosUUs. 
line brown, notched, bent inwards at the costal and inner margins. A black dot in the middle of the cell. Ex¬ 
terior line brown, obliquely outwards from the middle of the costal margin, bent inwards below the cell, with 
a black dot outside at the costal margin. Submarginal line indistinct, a brown double line behind it. Hind- 
wing with a large brown ring below the middle of the costal margin, with a black central dot. Submarginal 
line double, faded, not reaching to the inner margin. (J 18 mm. Natal. 
H. melanosticta Hmps. (13 c). Body and wdngs white. Forewdng with a brown median band beginning melnnostic- 
below the costal margin, finely edged black outside, a black spot behind it at the inner margin. Subjnarginal 
line pale brown, excurved behind the cell, a black spot in the angle produced thereby, slightly excurved again 
at the inner margin. Black scales and streaks at the margin. Hindwdng with a few pale brown spots in the 
anterior part. 12—16 mm. Sierra Leone, Niger District, East Africa. 
H. albida Hmps. Body and wings white. Forewing with a black dot near the cell-end and small black cdhUla. 
submarginal dots at vein 5. Hindwing wdth a slight red-brow-n hue, indistinct bent exterior and marginal 
bands, both white. 12 mm. Gold Coast. 
11. Genus : l^oplioer^ptis Hmps. 
Proboscis and palpi as in Holocryptis. Antennae of $ ciliated, thorax wdth scales, without tufts. Tibiae 
somewhat hairy, abdomen tuftless. Eorewing slightly cut out below' the rectangular apex, excurved at vein 4. 
Neuration of forew'ing as in Holocryptis, only vein 6 from the upper cell-angle, not below' it. Hindw'ing w'ith 
a long hair-pencil in the cell-end on the upper surface. Veins 3 and 4 from the cell-angle. 
L. argyrophora Hmps. Body and w'ings creamy w'hite. Forew'ing w'ith a few' black and silvery white arguropho- 
scales. Interior line fine, brownish ochreous, w'ith convexities in and below the cell. An obliqiie brow'nish 
ochreous streak behind it at the costal margin. A similar one with silvery wdiite scales at the cross-vein and 
a streak above it at the costal margin. A postmedian black and silvery dot above vein 5. Exterior line from 
the costal margin behind the middle excurved to the anal angle. Red-brow'ii before it in the centre and in 
the space behind it. A silvery subapical spot, follow'ed by a parted silvery line as far as vein 4 at the margin, 
silvery scales below it. Black streaks close at the margin. Hindw'ing w'ith black scales at the base, black s])ots 
before the margin, a silvery marginal line. $ 18 mm. Gold Coast. 
12, Genus: Saemaplilebia Hmps. 
Proboscis normal. Pal]>i projecting far, the second joint wdtli long hair below. Antennae of d ciliated. 
Thorax with scales, tuftless, abdomen also tuftless. Forew'ing with a round apex. Vein 3 far before the lower 
cell-angle, 6 from the upper angle, 7+10+8+9 stalked. Hindw'ing; veins 3+4 stalked, 5 ahnost normally 
developed, arising a little below the middle of the cell. Type; atripalpis Hmps. 
H. atripalpis Hmps. Body and wings whitish ochreous w'ith brown and black scales. Forew'ing w'ith atripalpis. 
such scales especially on the veins in the discal area. Veins of marginal area somew'hat red. Subbasal and 
interior lines fine, black, undrdate. A small black luna at the cross-vein, a faded black spot above it at the 
costal margin, and one at the inner margin. Exterior line black, finely notched, uniformly bent, edged white 
outside. Blackish-brown behind it, radially interrupted w'hite in the middle. Then 2 black undulate faded 
lines as far as the margin. Fringe ])arted by w'hite. Hindwdng wdth blackish-brow n radial stripes and a wliite 
exterior line, cj 15 mm. Gold Coast. 
H. phaeomicta Hmps. Wings somewhat undulate at the margins. Body and wings white, somew'hat phaeomicta. 
brownish. Subbasal and interior lines black, undulate. 2 faded dark brow'n median lines. Exterior line in¬ 
distinct, dark, undulate, bent. A blackish-brow'n spot behind it betw'een veins 3 and 5, and w'hite and dark 
brown dots at the costal margin. Submarginal line white, undulate, with browm spots outside. Hindwing with 
an indistinct, double, black median line and a similar single exterior line. Submarginal line w'hite, dark spots 
behind it. $ 22 mm. Central Africa. 
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