BY A. J. TURNER. 59 T 



Thalassodes vermicularia Gn., an African species clo.sel}^ allied to 

 P. nlhicoxta Wlk. 



The species included by me in this genus, show considerable 

 varietj' of facies, and considerable variation also in certain 

 details of structure, as will be noted below, and may possibly 

 need to be divided. 



1. Face crimson 54. rhodocosma. 



Face ferruginous or brown 2. 



Face green 4. 



2. Wings with dark reddish-brown lines 5?>.-\exoterica. 



Wings without dark reddish-brown lines 3. 



3. Hindwings with termen angled and projecting on 



vein 4 56.tcros.so<«. 



Hindwings with termen rounded 37. ocyptera. 



4. Hindwings with termen rounded 5. 



Hindwings with termen angled on vein 4 6. 



5. Wings with numerous transverse whitish strigulse 58. ulbicosia. 



Wings not strigulated 59. semicrocea. 



6. Forewings with a snow-white costal streak 7. 



Forewings without a snow-white costal streak 8. 



7. Cilia green barred with white and reddish 60. ioslicia. 



Cilia whitish QZ. floresaria. 



8. Discal dots obscure green 9. 



Discal dots ferruginous-fuscous 10. 



9. Wings with slender dark green lines 61. centrophylla. 



Wings with lines represented by white dots on veins.. 62. calaina. 



10. Discal dots large, no terminal blotches 64. phceostigma. 



Discal dots minute, large grey-brown terminal blotches 65. anomcea. 



54. Prasinocyma rhodocosma. 



lodis rhodocosma Meyr., Proc. Linn. Sue, K. S. Wales, 1887, 

 p.889. 



Palpi in ^ 1^, terminal joint minute; in 5 2^, terminal joint 

 •|. Posterior tibiae of ^ moderately dilated, with a tuft of hairs 

 from base on inner side, terminal spurs rather short, Forewings 

 with 3 and 4 connate, rarely .short-stalked, 6 connate or short- 

 stalked, 11 free, or rarely anastomosing shortly with 12. Hind- 

 wings witli 3 and 4 stalked: discocellulars very sliglitlv angled 

 dorsal moderately oblique. 



