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(Wlk.), aphiiliis ( I lopff.), andalifera (Wlk.), borhonlm (Boisd.) ; Lacidesjicua (Fulir.) ; 

 Aganaia Insularis Boisd. 



Pseudhyjtsa ambusta (Mab.) is au Agaristid (see p. 46). 



As Lacides jicus (Fabr.) can by no means be kept generically sejiarate from 

 Aganais horbmiica Hoisd., Lacides must sink as a synonym. 



Agamtis insuhn-is Boisd. has been treated by lieiTich-Schafifer, Snmral. aiiss. 

 Schm. {. 118, and t^aalmuller, Lep. von Madagascar i). 160, as the female o( borbonica 

 Boisd. ; Butler, I.e. p. 323, Snellen, I.e. p. 132, and Kirby, I.e. p. 387, regard it as a 

 close relative of A sola egens (Wlk.) and bring it accordingly into a different genus or 

 section respectively. The structure of the antennae of insidaris is the same as in 

 Aganais sjxciosa ? , Jiciis ? , and the other forms mentioned above ; hisularis is 

 therefore doubtless an Aganais. Further, as of borbonica only males and of insularis 

 only fenudes are known, and both insects inhabit the same districts, it is also beyond 

 doubt that these two Aganais are really male and feinaJe of the same sjjecies. 



Aganais aphidas (liopff.) is the same as subretvacta (^^^k.), as already men- 

 tioned by Butler, I.e. ; Kirby gives it again as a distinct species. 



Aganais speciosa (Drury) is a very variable species. Dairy's figure is rather bad, 

 especially in respect to the pattern of the forewings ; his description is much better, 

 and leaves no doubt that speciosa, is that form of Aganais whicli has the hindwings 

 pure white. Our series of forty specimens of African Aganais includes so many 

 individuals which are intermediate between speciosa, subretraeta, and wndulifera 

 that we cannot draw a parting line between these forms, and have accordingly to unite 

 them to one species ; the four forms are not restricted to certain districts, but occur 

 all over tropical and .South Afiica, and are therefore mere individual aberrations. The 

 hindwings are white, yellowish white, or orange ; they are unicolorous or have a 

 minute black point near anal angle, or a black anguliform mark instead of that 

 point ; the apex is with or without black border; this border is very narrow or l)road, 

 reaches to near anal angle or is slioi-ter ; the forewings are isabella-colour or are 

 ochi'aceous like the hindwings, with the usual basal patch of a faintly deeper 

 tint. " K. .1. 



37. Aganais speciosa (Drury) ab. unicolor Rothsch. ab. nov. 



This is the most consincuous aben-ation, having the ground-colour of both wings 

 ochraceous ; the black spots at the base of the forewings as in speciosa (Drury). I 

 have 1 (J from Natal and 1 ? from N'amaqualand. The various forms of speciosa 

 have to stand as follows ; — 



1. Hindwings pure white : speciosa (Drury). 



2. ., white or ochraceou.s, with black border : ab. ^^ii.cZw^^/'«r« (Wlk.). 



3. ,, ocliiaceous, without black liorder : ab. subretraeta (Wlk.). 



4. Fore- and hindwings ochraceous : ab. unicolor Kothsch. ^\'. U. 



(yo he coHtimied.) 



