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111. Coelonia falvinotata. 



Sp/ihi.r xolaiu, Herrich-Schaeffer (hoh Boisduval, 1833), Ai(X!<ei-. Schm. i. p. 101 (1854) ; Guen., in 



Vinson, Voy. Madag. p. 30 (1805) (Madag.) ; Boisd., Sper. Gen. Up. Uel. i. p. 85. n. 19 (1875) 



(partim) ; Dew., .Uittli. Miinrli. Ent. Xer. iii. p. 26 (187'J) (Chinohoxo) ; Mab., Bull. Soc. Knt. 



France p. 294 (1879) (Madag.) ; Ploetz, .S7,//. Eni. Zrit. xl. p. 77. n. 287 (1880) (Afr. occ). 

 M,ieros;ia solani, Wallser, List Lep. Het. B.M. viii. p. 20C,. n. 13 (1856) (Natal, Ashanti, Maurit., 



Madag). 

 *Piotoparc.e fuhnnotata Butler, Prm: Zool. Soc. Lond. p. 11 (1875) (S. Africa ;—Mus. Brit.) ; id., 



7')v/H.s<. Znol Soc. Lond. ix. p. 006. n. 2 (1877) (Natal ; Ashanti) ; HolL, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 



xvi. p. 67. n. 20 (1889) (Kangwe, ? ). 

 *Proli,/,arce mriKrilii Butler, I.e. n. 3 (1877) (Mauritius, Natal ;— Mus. Brit.) ; Saalm., Lep. Madag- 



p. 132. n. 303 (1884) : Fawcett, Tr,in!<. /Cool. Soc. Lond. xv. p. 311. n. 15. t. 48. f. 9. 10. 12 (/.) 



11 (yj.) (1901) (life history). 

 ProtojKirce solani,Sa.ddm., I.e. p. 129. n. 301 (1884) (partim) ; Druce, in Moloney, Went Afr. Forestry 



p. 493 (1887) ; Moschl., Abh. Senkenb. Nat. (Jes. xv. p. 70 n. 155 (1890) (Accra). 

 Phlegethontius fuh-inohita, Kirby, Cot. Lep. Het. i. p. 687. n. 3 (1892) (S. Africa). 

 Pldegethontius niauritii, id.. I.e. n. 4 (1892) (Natal, Maurit. ; citat. incorr.). 

 Phlegethontius solani, id., I.e. n. 5 (1892) (Madag. ; partim). 



c? ? . Often coufouuded with solani, and standing geaerally under this name 

 in collections. The distinctions given by Butler, I.e., between fulvi)iotata and 

 maurit a are individual, but it may nevertheless be true that the insular specimens 

 are a little different from the Continental ones on close examination of a long 

 series. So far we can only say that we do not know of any difference that holds 

 good. The sexes are different in colour, the snbapical region of the forewing being- 

 whiter in the ? than in the S. Antenna white at the tip. Metauotuin with 

 rosy red hair-scales, reminding one of similarly coloured scales on the thorax of 

 . [rlicrontia lacki'sis. 



S. With a strongly developed procoxal scent-organ (as in Megacornui), the 

 long liairs of this organ generally visible witliout removal of the coxae ; in 

 AchiTontia and Ilersd the organ is vestigial, or at least not so strongly developed, 

 and it is also much less conspicuous in solani. Foretibia short, very broad on 

 account of tlie long dense scaling ; foretarsus also short, long-scaled internally. 

 Tenth abdominal tergite as in Herse convolvuli, less high before end, but a little 

 broader ; steruite with a mesial lobe as in Mfyacorma, but differently shaped 

 (PI. XXVI. f. 24). Processes of harpe as in //. convoleuli, the ventral one longer 

 (PI. XXV. f. 10). 



?. The flap covering the orifice of the vagina (PI. XXII. f 9) much larger 

 than in the species of Herse, mesially membranaceous, divided into two iiajis 

 («) which become narrower proximally. 



Larva and pupa see above. 



Hab. Aethio})ian Region, from Sierra Leone to Madagascar, Mauritius and 

 Bourbon. 



In the Tring Museum 26 SS,21 ?? from: Sierra Leone (Stevens, x. ; 

 Mitford) ; Bopoto and Yakusu, Upper (Jongo (K. Smith) ; Namaijualand ; Natal ; 

 Zomba, Nyassaland (Dr. P. Kendall, April, May) ; Mikindani, German E. Africa 

 (Ueinier) ; liutiti, Toro, T. iv. !(9 (Dr. Ausorge) ; (irande Comore ; Madagascar. 



