240 A NATURALIST IN THE TRANSVAAL. 



Body above concolorous with wings, beneath much paler in hue; 

 anterior tibiae dark fuscous. 



Exp. wings 18 millim. 



The most closely allied species to E. athiops appears to be the 

 E. maculifera, Butl., from Dharmsala. (W. L. D.} 



Gr E O M E T R I T E S. 



Gonodela amandata, Walk. Pretoria. 



Nassunia bupaUata, Walk! Pretoria. 



Cidaria pudicata, Guen. Pretoria. 



Osteodes turbulent ata, Guen. Pretoria. 



Sterrha sacraria, Linn. Pretoria. 



Eubolia deercana, Walk. Pretoria. 



Eubolia proxaulkaria, Walk. Pretoria. 



Eubolia punicaria, Guen., var. Pretoria. 



Lycauges donovani, sp. n. Pretoria. 



Acidalia gazella, Wallengr. Pretoria. 



Ccenina pacilaria, Herr.-Sch. Zoutpansberg. 



Description. 



Lycauyes donovani, sp. n. (Tab. II. fig. 4.) 



Wings above pale ochraceous, dusted with fuscous ; anterior 

 wings with a fuscous fascia commencing at apex and terminating 

 on inner margin near centre, a zigzag fuscous line crosses cell 

 to inner margin, outer margin with a double series of small 

 brown spots ; posterior wings crossed by three transverse dark 

 fasciae, the central one very sinuate, outer margin with a double 

 series of small brown spots. Wings beneath much paler in 

 hue ; cells of both wings with a small black spot at apices ; 

 basal areas darker, a dark oblique fascia crossing both wings, 

 and a dark waved outer submarginal fascia ; extreme outer 

 margin minutely spotted with fuscous. Body above concolorous 

 with wings, but abdomen banded with fuscous; body beneath 

 concolorous with wings ; legs dull ochraceous. 



Exp. wings 25 millim. 



I have named this species after T. Donovan, to whose exer- 

 tions at Pretoria I am indebted for the acquisition of many 

 small Heterocera. (W. L. D.) 



