iEGERIADiE. 
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externally suffused dull rosy. Forewings rather elongate ter men 
hardly rounded, rather oblique ; clear yellow ; costal edge orange 
towards base ; markings rosy-orange ; an irregular twice or thrice 
widely interrupted line from costa at ^ to dorsum beyond middle, 
a mark on costa at |, o.ne on end of cell, and an irregular line or 
partial strigulation before termen strongest above middle and along 
posterior part of costa : cilia light yellow. Hind wings pale grey 
or grey-whitish ; cilia grey-whitish. 
Texas, Alpine, 7000-8O00 feet, May to July ; 6 ex. Nearest 
j orocax and tempestiva. 
^EGERIAIEE. 
MELISOPHISTA, n.g. 
Head loosely rough-haired above, face with appressed scales; 
ocelli large, posterior; tongue developed. Antennae dilated 
towards apex, terminating in minute hairpencil. Labial palpi 
rather long, curved, ascending, second joint with rough projecting 
scales anteriorly, terminal joint shorter than second, loosely scaled, 
pointed. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Thorax clothed with long fine 
hairs above. Abdomen stout, towards base hairy. Femora hairy 
beneath, middle tibiae clothed with rough scales, posterior tibiae and 
basal joint of tarsi clothed with rough scales. Forewings 2 and 3 
closely approximated throughout from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to 
apex, 11 from beyond middle. Hindwings 1, ovate, cilia ^ ; 3 and 
4 stalked, 5 absent, 6 and 7 somewhat approximated towards base. 
Melisophista geraropa, n. sp. 
5 . 24 mm. Head grey, face whitish. Palpi white slightly mixc d 
grey. Thorax blackish, hairs light yellowish. Abdomen black, 
hairs yellowish, a white apical ring on 2. Fore wings hyaline, 
veins black; a dark grey costal streak throughout, continued 
slenderly round termen; dorsum slenderly dark fuscous ; a rather 
thick dark fuscous bar on transverse vein, anterior edge slightly 
angulat.ed ; cilia fuscous, a dark fuscous basal shade. Hindwings 
hyaline, veins black ; a dark fuscous spot on upper angle of cell; 
cilia dark grey. 
British East Africa, Embu, 4800 feet, June (Browne); 1 ex. 
(Brit. Mus.). 
Aegeria citrura, n. sp. 
<$. 14 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen dark indigo-grey, sides of 
face white, collar and lateral edge of thorax pale yellowish, abdomen 
with segmental edge of 2 pale yellow and of 5, 6 white, 5 with 
snow-white ventral band, anal tuft pale yellow dorsally except on 
sides. Forewings hyaline ; a dark bluish-fuscous costal streak; 
veins, a bar on end of cell, and slender terminal fascia dark bronzy- 
fuscous : cilia fuscous. Hindwings hyaline; veins and slender 
terminal streak dark bronzy-fuscous; cilia fuscous. 
Ugaxda, Kampala, bred January from Hibiscus ccinnabinus 
(Hargreaves) ; 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). 
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