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Show 174 SIR G. F. HAMPSON-BEVISION OF MOTHS [Feb. 21, and below cell and near the medial and postmedial brown lines, the former from below costa, excurved at median neryules and recurved at vein 1, the latter straight from costa to vein 5, then excurved to termen ; an apical brown patch and line through the cilia. Underside of fore Aving pale chestnut, with whitish patch below cell; irregular streaks and patches of black scales in and below cell and patches of opalescent scales on median nervure and in and beyond end of cell; some pink suffusion below end of cell; two irregular broAvn-edged postmedial patches of opalescent scales; a similar curved line across apical area ending on termen at vein 2; a white patch on termen below apex; hind wing strongly irrorated and suffused with pink. Hab. Niger, Warri (Roth). Exp. 18 m m . Type in Coll. Kothschild. Genus 90. S A M E O D E S. Sameodes Snell. Tijd. v. Ent. 1880, p. 217. Pessocosma Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1884, p. 301. Mimorista Warr. A. M . N. H . (6) vi. p. 476 (1890). Palpi rostriform, extending about the length of head, the 3rd joint prominent and downcurved ; maxillary palpi filiform ; frons rounded. Fore Aving with vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4, £ from angle ; 7 straight and well separated from 8, 9. Hind wing with the costa slightly excised beyond middle ; veins 4, 5 approximated for a short distance ; 6, 7 from upper angle, 7 anastomosing with 8. Fig. 90. Sameodes cancellalis, J1. \. (From Moths Ind. vol. iv.) SECT I. Antennae of male with long cilia and sinuous at middle ; both Avings with the apex somewhat produced. A. (Sameodes). Male with a sAvelling on outer side of mid tibia before the medial spurs, of Avhich the outer is minute, the terminal spurs replaced by a small tuft of scales ; the tibia bent beyond middle. Fore Aving AAith a large medial costal lobe on upperside ; hind Aving Avith the costa excised before the middle as well as after. Type. (1) SAMEODES CANCELLALTS Zell. Lep. Caffr. p. 34. Africa; India, Ceylon, & Burma; Java; Australia. fStenia pipZgwaZw Wlk. xvii. 420; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii. pi. 181. f. 14. fLepyrodes hpidalis Wlk. xvii. 465. |