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prothorax, small, membranous. Thoracic segments and 1st 

 abdominal chitinised only on dorsal and part of lateral aspect, 

 the remainder membranous. The rest of the pupa normally 

 chitinised, segments 2 to 7 lightly so, except for a broad 

 posterior band on each segment, which on the 2nd also 

 extends over the entire ventral surface. Segments 8 and 9 

 more heavily chitinised, the 10th less than the preceding ones. 

 No trace of a cremaster appai-atus. 



Surface of body finely granulate. Thorax and 1 st abdominal 

 segment with a dorsal ridge, increasing in height posteriorly 

 on each segment, and at the hinder margin meeting a trans- 

 verse ridge, which runs along the posterior edge of the 

 segments. These segments are more coarsely rugose than 

 the .obdominal segments. Ventral surface of head and thorax 

 much folded and wrinkled so that parts could not be made 

 out. There seemed to be no trace of leg-cases. 



The female moth upon emergence pushes the head part off, 

 while the pro- and mesothorax split along the median dorsal 

 line. 



Abd. segments 2 to 7 finely transversely striated dorsally, 

 especially the 2nd. Eighth segment with two lateral, con- 

 spicuous prominences on which the spiracles are situated. 



6. Manatha subhyalina [Janse). 



Psyche (Manatha) subhyaliu a /(/Hse. Ann. Natal Mus., 1917, vol. 

 hi, pt. 3, p. 601. 



This species was described by Janse from three specimens 

 (type and two co-types) captured at Umkomaas, Natal, January 

 4th to 24th, 1914. Through the courtesy of Mr. Janse I was 

 supplied with a specimen of a bag, collected by Mr. Robinson 

 at Grahamstown, and said to be that of this species. The 

 bag contained a dead larva from which the accompanying- 

 drawings and descriptions have been made (text-tig. 16, d). 



In February, 1918, the writer obtained a couple of bags, 

 very similar in appearance to the one from Grahamstown, 

 on a shrub (Brachylgena discolor D.(7.) at the beach at 

 Durban, one containing the remains of a female pupa, the 



