414 Annals of the South African Huseum. 



GENUS DIGAMA. 



Type. 



Sommeria, Hiibn. Zutr. Ex. Schmett. iii. 



p. 13 (1827), non-descr ...... ....... culta. 



Digama, Moore, Lep. E.I.C. p. 297 (1859) hcarscyana. 

 Hom&ognatha, Feld. Eeis. Nov. p. 5 (1874), 



non-descr ...................... aganais, 



Sect. I. Antennas of male bipectinate with long branches, the apex simple. 



A. Hindwing white ...................... m 



B. Hindwing yellow. 



a. Hindwing with terminal series of fuscous spots from apex to 



vein 2, or dentate band .................. ximtosa. 



b. Hindwing with more or less developed fuscous band on apical 



part of termen ; vertex of head without spot .......... culta. 



c. Hindwing wholly yellow ; vertex of head with fuscous spot . . aganais. 



(1) DIGAMA SPILOSOMA, Feld. Eeis. Nov. pi. 106, f. 20 (1874). 



Hab. British East Africa, Kikuyu ; Cape Colony, Knysna 

 (Trimen). Exp. 40-46 mill. 



(2) DIGAMA SINUOSA, n. sp. 



Head and thorax white ; palpi with black bands on each joint ; 

 sides of frons above and below with black spots ; antennae black ; 

 tegulse with black spots and black at base and sides ; patagia black 

 at shoulders ; prothorax with black patch, rnetathorax with pair of 

 spots ; pectus and coxae with black spots ; legs fuscous ringed with 

 white ; abdomen orange, ventrally whitish, with dorsal, lateral and 

 sublateral series of black spots. Forewing white ; an irregular sub- 

 basal black patch on costa with white spot on it, a spot below cell 

 and round spot further from base above inner margin with a pair of 

 spots beyond them ; irregular patches on costa at and beyond middle, 

 their lower extremities conjoined by a very irregular somewhat 

 ^-shaped mark, its lower outer arm reaching inner margin ; from 

 the lower extremity of postmedial costal patch arises a loop- 

 shaped black mark connected with the very irregular terminal band, 

 which is grey edged with black on inner side and is more deeply 

 excised above veins 6 and 3. Hindwing pale yellow with terminal 

 series of fuscous spots from apex to vein 2 in male, in female with 

 maculate dentate band. 



Hob. Natal, Durban (Leigh). Exp. 42 mill. Type in B.M. 



(3) DIGAMA CULTA, Hiibn. Zutr. Ex. Schmett. iii. p. 13, ff. 433-4 



(1827). 



