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augulated in middle; central fascia rather broad, evenly wide, 

 oblique, straight, posterior edge with a projection below middle, less 

 marked in 9 ; an irregular fascia from about -J of costa to lower part 

 of termen and tornus, dilated towards costa, especially in $ , and 

 more narrowed downwards, enclosing one or two whitish dots on 

 costa ; two or three costal dots between these markings ; a small mark 

 on costa before apex, whence a more or less expressed stria runs along- 

 upper part of termeu: cilia in $ grey mixed with ochreous and 

 blackish, in $ ferrugiuous-ochreous, becoming paler towards tips. 

 Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate ; grey, rather darker posteriorly (in 

 $ specimen missing) ; cilia light grey, with darker subbasal shade. 

 CAPE COLONY, Gt, Winthoek, 4500 ft. ; three specimens. 



G-EN. ARGYROPLOCE Hub. 

 ARGYROPLOCE ORICHLORA, n. sp. 



<$ 9 18-19 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax green irregularly mixed 

 with black. Abdomen dark grey. Forewiugs elongate, posteriorly 

 dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly sinuate, 

 little oblique ; green, with more or less expressed irregular transverse 

 striae of whitish or pale bluish irroration rising from pairs of white 

 costal strigulae separated by small blackish spots ; basal patch of 

 more or less developed blackish marking, edge rather oblique, with 

 rounded median prominence ; central fascia blackish, irregular, not 

 oblique, discal area before and beyond this more or less variably 

 suffused irregularly with dark green or blackish ; an outwards-oblique 

 streak of blackish suffusion from dorsum before toruus reaching half 

 across wing ; an irregular upwards-oblique blackish streak from middle 

 of termen not reaching costa, sometimes surrounded with dark grey 

 suffusion and some reddish sprinkling ; three black strigulae oil lower 

 part of termeu ; one specimen is largely suffused generally with dark 

 grey : cilia green with rows of whitish points, somewhat reddish- 

 tinged towards tips. Hiudwings grey, veins dark grey, apex and 

 termen suffused with dark grey ; cilia light grey, with dark grey basal 

 shade, tips whitish. 



CAPE COLONY, Oudebosch (1500 ft.) and Table Mountain, in 

 January and February (Barnard) ; three specimens. Belongs to the 

 liryana group, rather numerous in India, of which it is the first African 

 representative. 



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