. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. REVISION OF GENUS MASALIA 93 Masalia albida (Hampson) comb. n. (Text-figs 20, in; PI. 10, figs 223-225) Timora albida Hampson, 1905 : 450. LECTOTYPE q\ Algeria (BMNH), here designated [examined]. [Synonymized with Argyrospila striata Staudinger, 1897 : 265, by Warren, 1911 : 248; recalled from synonymy by Draudt, 1935 : 197.] Lecerfia chitinipyga Dumont, 1920 : 102. LECTOTYPE q", Algeria (MNHN, Paris), here designated [examined]. [Synonymized by Draudt, 1935 : 197.] Antenna with flagellar segments sexually dimorphic. Proboscis
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. REVISION OF GENUS MASALIA 93 Masalia albida (Hampson) comb. n. (Text-figs 20, in; PI. 10, figs 223-225) Timora albida Hampson, 1905 : 450. LECTOTYPE q\ Algeria (BMNH), here designated [examined]. [Synonymized with Argyrospila striata Staudinger, 1897 : 265, by Warren, 1911 : 248; recalled from synonymy by Draudt, 1935 : 197.] Lecerfia chitinipyga Dumont, 1920 : 102. LECTOTYPE q", Algeria (MNHN, Paris), here designated [examined]. [Synonymized by Draudt, 1935 : 197.] Antenna with flagellar segments sexually dimorphic. Proboscis quotient: 6. Fore wing with areole; length q* (51). i3"2-i5-8 (lectotype 14-3), ? (40), 13-9-16-4. Wing pattern as in PI. 10, figs 223-225. Fore wing upper surface with ground colour greyish yellow to greyish orange. Upper central and anal longitudinal streaks, and costal and anal margins, white. In addition a variable number of white streaks may be present; veins between which streaks occur are: R4-R5, R5-M1, M2-M3, Mz-Cui& and CMia-C^ib- Hind wing upper surface white to yellowish white, either immaculate or central veins greyish orange. Eighth abdominal tergum with posterior margin centrally incurved; incurved region ridged (Text-fig. 20). Genitalia, o* scobinate bar and cornutus as in Text-fig. ill. $ papilla analis simple. Material examined. Timora albida, LECTOTYPE, here designated, Algeria: Hammam-es-Salahin, o*, ; paralectotype, Algeria: Hammam-es-Salahin, $, 1904. Lecerfia chitinipyga, LECTOTYPE, here designated, [Algeria] Algine: El Golea, <$, in MNHN, Paris. Algeria: east of Guerrara, 1 <$, ; El Alia, between Touggourt and Guerrara, 1 $, 4 $, ; Hassi Dinar, south of Touggourt, 1 $, ; Hassi Sidi Mahmud, between El Arich and Oued Nga, 1 <$, 4.^.1914; Mzab Country, Oued Nga, 1 $, ; South Oran, Ain Sefra, 31 £, 15 $; 3;2 (J, 1. Fig. hi. M. albida, $, scobinate bar and Pleas
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