( o78 ) 

 507. Temnora natalis. 



*Taiii„„u «(//»/« Wiilkur, /.i.sl /.<y,. /„«•. /;. .1/. viii. p. Inl. ri, I (IK.'.O) (Xutal ; Mus. IJrit.) ; Hutl., 

 '/'runs. Xn„l. Sor. I.i,„tl. ix. p. WM'). u. I (1877) (Xatal) : id., /.-•. p. G;i2 (IK77) (^ wilalii) : 

 Kirby, Ciil. hp. lid. i. p. 040. n. 1 (1K!)2). 



Teiuitora naUilii (I), Hoisdnval, Sp, c. (Uhi. Liji. Hit. i. p. 'IKM. n. 'J ( l«7.'i) (Natal). 



c? ? . Palpi slioit-U'i;uii;ular in dorsal view. ^leriim of midco.va fiubcarinuU'. 

 First liiiuUarsal scfjrmciit as long as :,' to 4, twice the length of longer terminal 

 liiudtibial spur. Abdomen beneath with two series of brown dots, distal sternitis 

 variegated with brown. Distal margin of forewing irregnlar, deeply sinuate in 

 front, dentate, the teeth rounded, apc.x and lobe R- — K' truncate-sinuate ; ante- 

 median lines very obliijue, straight, curved only at costal margin ; a large, divided, 

 discal costal i>atch and two arrowhead-shajjed submarginal spots R' — M" black. 

 Lines of under surface irregnlar, strongly dentate, more or less interrupted, 

 conspicuous. 



c?. Tenth tergite slender, gradually narrowing to end, which is obtuse ; sternite 

 also slender, rather flat, shorter than the tergite, rounded at end. (Jlasper witli 

 five large friction-scales ; harpe long, slender (PI. L. f. 16), of the same type as 

 in fumo.m and palpalis. Penis with a broad dentate lobe which projects distad 

 (Pi. LVI. f. -t). 



Ilab. South Africa : Natal. 



In the British Museum 3 c?c? from Natal : also in coll. Distant.* 



.")0S. Temnora spiritus (PI. VII. f. 2-', 6, type;. 



''Orytun njiintiis Holland, Kiil. .Wifs iv. p. 3:3:1. n. 4. t. ITi. f. 'J (^J) (I8'j:-S) (Kaugwr. O^owc R. ; — 



coll. Holland). 

 iy„i,lo>'i(hi ypirltiis, Kirby, Nov. ZouL. i. p. 100. n. 13 (18'J4). 



(S . A pale insect, the four si)ecimens known to us looking as if they were 

 discoloured. Allied to pkujiata in shape and markings. Long terminal sjnir oi" 

 hiudtibia aliont one-third the first tarsal segment, this nearly as long as the other 

 four together. Clayisli buff ; forewing above and under surface of body and wings 



creamy but!'. Abdominal sternites without spots. Forewing, above, with a large 



costal discal patch of an olivaceous clay colour, triangular, followed iiehind by a 

 uarrow band of the same colour ; a dentate submarginal line beginning at costal 

 margin before apex, forming the border-line of a brownish marginal band ; distal 



margin denticulate, ape.x truncate-simiate. Hindwiug much shaded with burnt 



umber-brown, postdiscal interspace pale, two brown lines more or less distinct, 

 marginal baud brown. 



I'lideniidc of forewing brown from base to disc, marginal Ijands of both wings 

 pale brown, that of forewing distinctly dentate, discal lines also dentate. 



c?. Tenth tergite (PI. XLV. f. 1. 2) strongly compressed, widened vertically 

 near apex, curved downwards, pointed ; sternite much shorter than tergite, slender, 

 pointed, curved. L'laspcr with live or six friction-scales; harpe (PI. L. f. 13) 

 ending in a rather long, curved, somewhat twisted and spatulate })rocess. Penis- 

 sheath armed before end with a broad, lanceolate, flat process which projects 

 obliipiely distad and is dentate at the edges (PI. LV. f. o4). 



Hub. West Africa: Lagos; Niger; Ogowe. 



In tiie Tring Museum 1 S from : Warri, Niger Coast, July ls',)T (Dr. F. Roth). 

 ' All allied spouifs tlt's-ci'ibcd in lliu Appuudi-x. 



