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pale ochreous. Forewings moderate, rather dilated, costa anteriorty 
gently arched, without fold, termen slightly oblique ; glossy pale 
ochreous, scattered dark brown dots and small strigulse, posteriorly 
forming 3 or 4 transverse series; markings dark brown; basal 
patch occupying less than \ of wing, edge obtusely angulated in 
middle ; central fascia rather narrow, from before middle of costa 
to dorsum towards tornus, somewhat angulated in middle ; costal 
spot small, flattened : cilia wbitish-ochreous, an antemedian series 
of bronzy-fuscous spots, round apex 3 or 4 indistinct fuscous bars. 
Hindwings and cilia ochreous-grey-whitish, 2 or 3 grey dots in 
cilia. ' 
Belgian Congo, Upper Oso R., N.W. Kivu, 4000 feet, February 
(Barns). 
Capua parorthota, n. sp. 
c3 2 • 14-17 mm. Head, palpi ferruginous-brown. Thorax 
dark brown. Forewings rather broad, costa moderately arched, 
without fold, termen almost straight, nearly vertical; light 
brownish, some faint darker strigulae ; markings chestnut-brown or 
ferruginous-brown, edged with blackish-brown striae and then pale 
or whitish; basal patch moderate, edge nearly straight, rather 
oblique ; central fascia moderate, straight, rather oblique, posterior 
edge suffused and undefined except on costa ; a fascia from about 
| of costa to tornus, broad on upper portion, anterior edge straight 
or sinuate, posterior straight : cilia light brownish. Hindwings 
light grey ; cilia pale grey, a darker subbasal line. 
New Hanover, March (Meek) ; New Ireland, December 
(Eichhorn ); ,3 ex. Nearest the Australian placoxantha. 
Adoxophyes faeculosa, n. sp. 
(3 . 21-22 mm. Head, palpi light brownish-ochreous. Thorax 
light lilac-brownish. Fore wings rather broad, posteriorly rather 
dilated, costa anteriorly moderately arched, without fold, pos¬ 
teriorly straight, termen faintly sinuate below apex, little oblique ; 
light brownish-ochreous, some fuscous strigulae on costa and 
dorsum ; markings suffused and ill-defined, lilac-brownish ; basal 
patch with oblique edge, extended by broad suffusion in disc to 
coalesce with irregular very oblique central fascia ; costal patch 
faint, subtriangular, only touching costa with two or three slight 
bars : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings whitish-grey-ochreous, 
dorsal third grey, veins 2, 3, and base of 4 darker grey ; cilia 
whitish. 
India, United Provinces, Ramgarh, June (Maxwell) ; 2 ex. 
Adoxophyes perstricta, n. sp. 
( 3 . 15 mm., $ 18-20 mm. Head, palpi, thorax ochreous more 
or less mixed ferruginous. Antennal ciliatious 1. Forewings 
moderate, suboblong, costa anteriorly moderately arched, posteriorly 
straight, c 3 with strong scaled fold from base to near |, termen 
straight, little oblique, $ faintly sinuate, direct; orange-yellow 
