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2. Descriptions of some New Geometridce and Pyralididce from 

 South Africa. By W. WARREN, M.A., F.E.S. 



I HAVE lately had submitted to me for identification a few 

 Lepidoptera from the South African Museum. Though compara- 

 tively few in number themselves, I found among them a surprisingly 

 large proportion of (as far as I can ascertain) new and hitherto 

 undescribed forms. At the request of Dr. L. Peringuey, to whom I 

 am indebted for the opportunity of examining the specimens, I have 

 written the following descriptions for publication in the Annals of 

 the South African Museum. 



FAMILY GEOMETBID/E. 



SUB-FAMILY GEOMETBIKE. 

 GEN. VICTOBIA, Warr. 



1. VICTORIA MIRABILIS, spec. nov. 



Forewing : Deep green covered with white vermiculations ; costal 

 streak fuscous with darker dusting, and black dashes before the 

 commencement of each line ; veins very finely white ; first line at ^-, 

 indicated by black dots on median vein, on vein 1, and on inner 

 margin, placed in the middle of a white conical blotch reaching 

 from subcostal vein to inner margin ; outer line narrowly white, 

 oblique inwards parallel to termen, from f- of costa to near middle of 

 inner margin ; marked by minute black dots on the veins, followed 

 by a dull pinkish somewhat hourglass-shaped blotch from vein 6 to 

 inner margin, constricted between veins 3 and 4 and much smaller 

 above than below ; a subquadrate white apical blotch ; marginal 

 lunules black, slightly white-edged ; those between 4 and 6 thick 

 and black, that between 3 and 4 wholly white ; fringe fuscous ; 

 cellspot pear-shaped, pink, blotched with red-brown at its lower end. 



