NEGETA. By M. Gaede. 
ohlUcraia. 
nigrlhasis. 
albilinea. 
dileuca. 
gcmlnasira. 
digramvia. 
mohjhdota. 
orichalcea- 
arcuata. 
incisuraia. 
apjvoxi- 
mcnis. 
cgrlograin- 
via. 
20(t 
M. obliterata HoU. (19 d). Thorax intensely greyish white, abdomen greyish brown. Forewing pale 
red-brown. A white s])ot at the base at the inner margin, similar to serrulilinea. A black or white dot in the 
cell. Two white dots at the cross-vein, edged with brown and connected by a brown streak. Exterior line 
dark, almost straight, edged light outside. Hindwing greyish brown. 25—28 mm. West Africa. 
M. nigribasis Holl. (19 d). Thorax dark brown and grey, abdomen reddish brown. Forewing pale red- 
brown. A blackish brown spot is at the base at the inner margin, instead of the light spot in some other 
species. A black dot at the npper cell-angle. A dark exterior line from near the apex to the middle of the 
inner margin, exactly like that of obliterata. Hindwing dark brown. 30 mm. West Africa. 
M. albilinea Hmj^s. (19 d). Body and forewing pale brown, narrowly white at the costal margin. The 
dark dot in the cell and the two dots at the cross-vein as in the other species. Exterior line brown, edged white 
outside, oblique and straight from the apex to the inner margin behind the middle. No spot at the base at 
the inner margin. Hindwing greyish brown. $ 34 mm. Niger District. 
2. Patagia and tibiae normal. According to E. Pbout, tliis group would be better i^laced to the following 
genus Negeia where approximans Hmps. is somewhat similar. — The two first species are rather alike each other, 
the third being very similar to appro.ximans. 
M. dileuca Hmps. (19 e). Body and forewdng dark violettish brown, tinged with silvery blue d.s far 
as the exterior line. Interior line pale grey, edged with Itlack outside, oblique, excurved in the middle. A small 
white dot at the ujtper cell-angle, a larger one at the lower angle. Exterior line grey, black inside, excurved 
between the costal margin and vein 4, then obliquely continued to the inner margin. Hindwing dark brown. 
2b mm. Niger District, Cameroon. 
M. geminastra Hmps. (19 e). Thorax pale red-brown, abdomen dark brown. Forewing red-browui Avith 
a coppery lustre. Interior line browm, edged white inside, undulate. Tw'o white dots at the cross-vein, the 
lower one larger, both situate on a faded paler red-brown spot. Exterior line brown, edged white outside, simi¬ 
larly shaped as in dileuca. Hindwing lighter reddish brown. 24 mm. Niger District, Cameroon. — Numerous 
specimens of dileuca and geminastra, also are before me from Cameroon. According to them geminastra 
differs merely in much smaller w hite dots, the light spot occurs in but one specimen. The lines extend in the 
same w^ay. 
M. digramma Hmps. Thorax pale red-browm, abdomen greyish brown. Forewdng pale red-brown. 
The two transverse lines similarly shaped as in N. approximans (19 e). Interior line straight, dark browm, 
obliquely oiitw'ard. Two black spots wdth a few white scales at the cross-vein. Exterior line slightly incurved 
towards the costal margin, otherwise straight, about parallel wdth the distal margin. Hindwing brown wdth 
a silky gloss. ,^28 mm. Niger District. 
16. Genus: K’egeta If At. 
As we mentioned above, it differs little from MetalejMna, excepting perhaps the shape of the areole. 
In Metaleptina, vein 7 arises laterally from the areole, and 8+9 and 19 from its apex, Avhereas in Negata the 
areole is quite normal, 7 and 8+9 arising from its apex, vein 10 from the side. Type: contrariata If At. from 
the Indo-Australian Region where altogether about 4 species occur, while the numerous other species are ex¬ 
clusively Africans. The scheme of markings varies rather much in the different species. 
N. molybdota Hmps. (19 e). Thorax orange, abdomen brown. Forewing violet with a slight silvery 
lustre, the costal margin finely yellow^. Marking very insignificant. A narrow yellow band at the inner margin 
from the l)ase to the middle, besides 2 small yellow spots edged wdth browm at the cross-vein. Hindwdng 
greyish brown, lustrous. 24 mm. Gold Coast. — orichalcea-arcuata Gaede (19 e) differs little. The basal spot 
on the forewdng is in front nearer to the median vein and then more precipitous. It is bordered by brass- 
coloured scales. No dots discernible at the cross-vein. ^ 23 mm. Cameroon. 
N. incisurata Gaede (19 e). Thorax whitish grey, abdomen browmish wdiite. The greyish rvhite basal 
spot similar to molybdota, but slightly indented at vein 1. Forewdng very lustrous greyish brown. Cross-vein 
faded dark. The dark exterior line excurved betwmen the costal margin and the submedian fold, then vertical 
to the inner margin. Hindwdng almost wdiite, somewdiat brow'nish at the margin. $ 20 mm. East Africa. 
N. approximans Hmp)s. (19 e). Body and forewing yellowish brown, somewdiat violet, median area 
darker red-browui. Interior line wdiite, distinct, straight, obliquely outward. Sometimes fine black dots at 
the cell-angle. Exterior line also wdiite, almost vertical to the inner margin, slightly excurved in the middle, 
very near to the interior line at the inner margin. A submarginal line may be indicated by blackish shadows. 
Hindwdng copper-brown. 25—30 mm. Niger District, Cameroon. 
N. cyrtogramma E. Prout. Thorax cinnamon-brown, abdomen greyish brown. Forewdng of ^ typically 
dull pinkish brown in the basal and marginal areas, the latter area brow n at the margin. Other are violet¬ 
tish red. The median area dark cinnamon-brow'n. The forewdng of the $ is uniformly brow n, somewdiat darker 
only at the margin. The transverse lines typically wdiite, finely edged wdth black, in other specimens black. 
Interior line slightly concave in the middle, otherwdse similar to approximans. The exterior line, liow’eA^er, 
is strongly incurved toivards the costal margin, in its lower part parallel wdth the distal margin, bent somewdiat 
