in'plu'lotd. 
inihi/ufid. 
ii'ilotiva. 
sv.rUmcd. 
stictiijro pha. 
siictiqra p/icl- 
la. 
iiiclanugra- 
pha. 
nhjrlcollarls. 
(jlaphpru. 
iiiiophora. 
ferriijrisea. 
ISO (’HARACOMA. By M. (Uede. 
G. nephelota Hinps. (17 f). Body and forewing light brown, somewhat grey, with a dark brown mark¬ 
ing. interior line nniformly excairved, dentate. A fine hina at the cross-vein. Exterior line convex behind 
the cell, also dentate, a faint dark brown shadow behind it. Snbmarginal line convex below the costal margin 
and in the middle. Hindwing whitish, narrowly brown at the margin. mm. Xiger District. 
G. nubilosa Hmps. (17 i). Thorax brownish grey, abdomen brownish white. Forewing grey at the base 
and in the central area, predominantly olive brown. Marking black. IVIedian line oblique as far as the lower 
cell-margin, then sleejjer. A lhack dot at the cross-vein. Exterior line faded, oblique as far as vein 6, then 
rather vertical. Bulnnarginal line faded, undulate. Hindwing white, slightly brownish at the apex, o -0 mm. 
East Africa. 
3. Genus: Cliaraeoma Wkr. 
Proboscis and ])alpi as hitherto. A hair-tnft on the metathorax and at the base of the abdomen. Fore¬ 
wing broad, veins 3— o near the cell-angle, the areole normal. Veins 3 + 5 of hindwing stalked. Type: aJhulalis 
Wkr. from Borfieo. Most of the s])ecies are Indo-Australian. one is known from Peru. 
Ch. nilotica Bghf. has been dealt with already in Vol. HI. ]). 290 and pi. 33 d. It occurs in the Southern 
Palaearctic Region as well as in West Africa. India, and America. 
Ch. sexilinea B.-Bak. is somewhat like Selepa violescens (17 g). Forewing of 3 with a scent-scale spot 
at the base. Thorax greyish white, abdomen greyish brown. Forewing greyish white with a black marking. 
Interior line double, convex at the median vein, with an inward angle at vein 1. A V-shaped mark behind it 
below the cell. A streak at the cross-vein. An indistinct streak from the middle of the costal margin obliquely 
inwards, and a dark lirown s])ot behind it at the costal margin. Exterior line proceeding from this spot, double, 
convex behind the cell, inserted in the submedian fold. A short streak extends from it at vein 2 to the anal 
angle. Snbmarginal line undulate, inserted behind the cell, ending at vein 3. Hindwing pale brown. 
Congo District. 
Ch. stictigrapha Hmps. Thorax greyish brown, abdomen whitish brown. Forewing reddish brown 
with a black marking. Interior line composed of 4 dots in an oblique bent row, another dot behind them in 
the snbmedian fold. One dot at the cross-vein. Exterior line comjiosed of 9 small dots, uniformly bent. Some¬ 
what darker behind it at the costal margin. SidDinarginal line interrupted, excurved below vein 7 and in the 
middle. Hindwing pale reddish brown. — stictigraphella Sfrd. exhibits a round black spot in the snbmedian 
fold in the centre of the forewing. 23 mm. Gold Coast, Natal. 
Ch. melanographa Hmps. Thorax white with black s])ots, abdomen brownish white. Forewing white 
with a black marking. Interior line oblique, undulate, a few black dots before it. black dusting at the inner 
margin and a streak in the cell. A dot at the cross-vein and a spot below the cell-end. Exterior line out¬ 
wards below the costal margin, excurved as far as vein 3, then undulate. A somewhat faded triangular spot 
behind it at the costal margin. Distal area dusted blackish except at the costal margin. An oblique line at 
the a])ex. Submarginal line beginning belov' the costal margin, nndnlate. Hindwing white, neuration and 
margin somewhat brown. (^22 mm. Transvaal. 
Ch. nigricollaris Hmps. Thorax bluish grey with black spots, abdomen reddish brown. Forewing pale 
l)luish grey, dusted reddish brown. Avith a black marking. Interior line oblique, slightly excurved as far as 
vein 1. where it ends. A fine streak behind it in the submedian fold as far as the exterior line. A fine dot at 
the cross-vein. Exterior line indistinct, edged someAvhat white outside. Bent down below the costal margin 
outwards, then undulate, bent inwards behind the cell and below vein 4, a slight spot behind it at the costal 
margin. 8ul)marginal line of dots, inserted behind the cell and below vein 3. Hindwing white, trans])arent, 
finely brown at the margin. 39 mm. Transvaal. 
Ch. glaphyra HoU. (17 1). Thoj'ax brownish oclneous, abdomen greyish brown, f’orewing yellowish 
brown with a blackish brown marking. Interior line in a large bov' vertical to the inner margin, connected 
with the exterior line by a faded spot in the submedian fold. Elxterior line fine undidate, uniformly excurved 
behind the cell. A broad faded stripe from the apex to below vein I. not quite to the exterior line. Traces 
of a SAdjinarginal line. Hindwing rvhitish. slightly brownish at the margin. 5 18 mm. Sierra Leone. 
Ch. miophora Hmps. (17 f). Body and forewing olive brown, somewhat greenish with a blackish mark¬ 
ing. Interior line undulate, vertical. Median line obliquely outrvards as far as the median vein, then vertical, 
undulate. Avhite outside. Exterior line obliquely outwai'ds as far as vein 3. then rather sharply bent round 
vertical from vein 2. white outside. Sidjinarginal line very undidate. Hindwing whitish, brownish at the 
margin. A side-form exhibits a white spot at the anal angle of the forewing, and darker hindwings. q -- 
Sierra Leone. TransAmak 
Ch. ferrigrisea Hinps. (17 i). Body and foreAving pale yelloAAish broAvn. the lines dark broA\n. Interior 
line obliquely outAA’ards. obtusely angular in the submedian fold, edged Avhite inside. A black dot at the cross- 
