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A NATURALIST IN THE TRANSVAAL. 



Fam. SPHINGID^. 



Hemaris hylas, Linn. (May) Zoutpansberg. 



Macroglossa trocliilus, Hiibn. (Feb.) Pretoria. 



Chcerocampa schenki, Mosch. (Sept.) Pretoria. 



Acherontia atropos, Linn. (Mar.) Pretoria. 

 Protoparce convolvuli, Linn. Pretoria. 



Fam. 



Syntomis khulweinii, Lefebv. 

 Trianeurafulvescens, Walk. 



Anteris zeUeri, Wallengr. 

 Neurosymploca concinna, Dalrn, 

 Neurosymploca agria, sp. n. 

 Artluleta cloeckneria, Cram. 

 Eiichromia africana, Butl. 



(Jan.) Durban, Natal. 

 (May) Zoutpansberg 



and Pretoria. 

 (May) Zoutpausberg. 



Pretoria. 



Pretoria. 



Pretoria. 

 (Jan.) Durban, Natal. 



Description. 



Neurosymploca agria, sp. n. (Tab. II. fig. 9.) 



Anterior wings black, with six large ochraceous spots,, arranged 

 transversely and obliquely in pairs, two at base, two at centre, 

 and two subapical, the last spot long and subquadrate ; posterior 

 wings carmine-red, apical and outer margin (not reaching anal 

 angle) black, and a small discal black spot near centre of upper 

 margin of cell. Wings beneath as above. Head, antennae, and 

 thorax black, a large ochraceous spot on each side of prouotum; 

 abdomen carmine-red, its extreme apex fuscous ; legs black, 

 tinged beneath with ochraceous. 



Exp. wings 29 millim. (W. L. D.) 



Fam. AGARISTID^E. 



Pais decora, Linn. 

 Xanthospilopteryx superba, Butl. 



Pretoria. 

 (Feb.) Pretoria. 



Fam. NYCTEMERID^E. 

 Leptosomu apicalis, Walk. (Jan.) Durban, Natal 



