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femora brown, tibiae light brown, darker towards the apex. Tarsal 

 joints light brown. Intermediate and hind femora yellowish red- 

 brown ; tibiae and tarsi yellowish. The greater part of the longi- 

 tudinal nervures and all the cross-veins in the forewings brown, and 

 and with greyish brown shadow. The membrane of wings mostly 

 greyish brown, and the colour forming cross-bands. 



FIG. 7. Forceps of Centroptiluni bifasciatum. <? . 



Three imagines and three subimagines found at M'fongosi, Zulu- 

 land, by W. E. Jones. Of the subimagines one male was captured 

 in September, 1911, one female in October, 1911, and one in Decem- 

 ber, 1911. Of the imagines one female was captured in October, 

 1911, and two males in December, 1911. 



Although the species does not agree with the other species in the 

 genus in regard to the shape of the hindwing, I place it in the 

 genus Centroptilum. Possibly a new genus ought to be established 

 for the species, but I postpone doing so, because probably more allied 

 species will also be found in South Africa. This species is the first 

 Centroptilum recorded from this part of the world. 



GEN. CLOEON, Sam. 

 CLOEON AFRICANUM, sp. nov. 



Imago. 3 . Thorax castaneous. 2nd-6th segments of abdomen 

 transparent, whitish and with a faint reddish tinge ; the hind 

 borders of the segments darker. The 7th-9th segments reddish 

 brown on the dorsal surface, whitish on the ventral. Forceps yellow- 



