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Hindwings dull crimson, becoming paler and suffused whitish- 
oehreous towards base ; cilia whitish, with greyish-crimson subbasal 
shade, and lighter crimson subapical shade suffused dark fuscous 
round apex and towards middle of termen. 
Belgian Congo, Elisabethville, April (C . Seydel ); 1 ex. (Belg. 
Cong. Mus.). 
Hercnlia thyellodes, n. sp. 
3 $ • 18-20 mm. Head, palpi, thorax pale greyish-ochreous, a 
few scattered dark fuscous scales, tegulse 3 elongated into short 
tufts. Forewings pale greyish-ochreous, more or less suffused 
reddish-brown or purplish-brown except on terminal area, costa 
from base to second line with pale dots separated by small dark 
fuscous spots; lines pale, edged internally dark fuscous suffusion, 
first from costa at | to dorsum at f-, excurved towards dorsum, 
second about f, nearly parallel to termen, rather excurved on upper 
half; a cloudy dark fuscous discal spot; a terminal series of small 
cloudy dark fuscous marks : cilia whitish, a cloudy interrupted dark 
fuscous line. Hindwings and cilia grey-whitish. 
Belgian Congo, S.E. Katanga, Ngaye (R. P. Claquin); 5 ex. 
(type Belg. Cong. Mus.). 
Hercnlia haemograpta, n. sp. 
3 $ . 23-29 mm. Head, palpi, thorax orange-ochreous mixed 
dull crimson, tegulse 3 prolonged in short tufts. Forewings 
orange-ochreous densely and suffusedly irrorated dull crimson ; costa 
suffused dull crimson towards base, between lines with pale dots 
separated by small dark crimson marks ; lines indicated mainly by 
internal edgings of dark crimson suffusion, first about rather 
oblique, slightly curved, second about f, parallel to termen, hardly 
excurved in disc : cilia ochreous, two dull crimson shades. Hind¬ 
wings yellowish, slightly speckled dull crimson ; second line of dull 
crimson irroration, excurved ; a dull crimson terminal line ; cilia as 
in forewings. 
Belgian Congo, Elisabethville, November to February (C. Seyclel): 
4 ex. (type Belg. Cong. Mus.). 
Triphassa philerastis, n. sp. 
3 . 16 mm. Head, palpi brownish-ochreous. Antennae dentate, 
fasciculate-ciliated (nearly 2). Thorax light grej'-purplish. Fore¬ 
wings somewhat elongate-triangular, costa faintly sinuate in middle, 
slightly arched towards apex, termen bowed, rather oblique ; purple 
sprinkled grey; lines slight, indistinct, ochreous-whitish, nearly 
straight, first at 3 , somewhat oblique, second at j, nearly parallel to 
termen but slightly approximated dorsally, costal area between these 
forming an ochreous-whitish stripe sprinkled dark grey; terminal 
area darker reddish-purple, especially towards costa : cilia whitish, 
base pale greyish within a strong dark rosy-grey subbasal line, 
