. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. LEPISTA.—BLiVIA. 105 Hah. E. Atetca, Kilima'njaro (Jachson), 1 d" type limhata, Nairobi (Craiushay) 1 J; Br. C. Africa, Zomba (Jo7ms^o?i) 1 $; Delagoa Bat (Mrs. Monteiro), 1 5; Fatal, Karkloof, Malvern (Marshall), 1 c? , 1 $ ; Cape Colony. Exp. 26 millim. 190. Lepista semiochracea. Di/pUehia scmiochracea, Feld. Reis. Nov., 106. f. 31 (1874); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 313. S . Head, thorax, and abdomen black ; tegulse orange; abdomen with orange lateral fasciae towards extremity and the anal tuft orange.
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. LEPISTA.—BLiVIA. 105 Hah. E. Atetca, Kilima'njaro (Jachson), 1 d" type limhata, Nairobi (Craiushay) 1 J; Br. C. Africa, Zomba (Jo7ms^o?i) 1 $; Delagoa Bat (Mrs. Monteiro), 1 5; Fatal, Karkloof, Malvern (Marshall), 1 c? , 1 $ ; Cape Colony. Exp. 26 millim. 190. Lepista semiochracea. Di/pUehia scmiochracea, Feld. Reis. Nov., 106. f. 31 (1874); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 313. S . Head, thorax, and abdomen black ; tegulse orange; abdomen with orange lateral fasciae towards extremity and the anal tuft orange. Eore wing dark leaden grey ; an orange costal fascia narrowing to a point before apex. Hind wing leaden grey from middle of inner margin to termen below apes, Avith sinuous edge, the rest of wing orange. Hah. Natal, Karkloof (Marshall), 2 c? : Cape Colony. Exp. 22 millim. Genus NEOBLAVIA, nov. Type, H. scoteola. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, hardly reaching beyond the frons ; antennae of male with bristles and cilia ; tibiae with the spurs moderate. Fore wing narrow ; veins 2 and 3 stalked; 4, 5 absent ; 6 shortly stalked with 7, 8,9; 10 free ; 11 given off at right angles to cell and becoming coincident with 12; male with large elliptical patch of androconia in cell. Hind wing with vein 2 from near angle of cell; 3, 4 coincident; 5 absent; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell; a large patch of androconia in, beyond, and below the cell. 191. NeoWavia scoteola, n. sp. S. Black-brown. Fore wing with a few grey scales in the patch of androconia in cell. Hind wing with the patch of androconia rather redder brown; the terminal area somewhat greyish; the cilia j'ellowish. Hah. SiKniM, 2600 ft. (Pil- Fig. 45.—Neoblavia scoteola, (^. \. cher), 1 J type. Exp. 18 millim. Genus BLAVIA. ^ . , " Type. Blavia, Wlk. Journ. Linn. See, Zool. vi. p. 108 (1862) caliginosa. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, extending just as far as frons, the 2nd joint fringed with h
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