( 775 ) 



$. Apical and lateral edges of the vaginal jilate raised a little, as in tlie allied 

 species ; edge of mouth of vagina rather feebly chitinised. 

 Early stages not known. 

 Ilab. AVest Africa : Senegal to the Congo. 

 In the Triug Museum 'I'Z SS ,\5 ? ? from : Sierra Leone ; Ogrugu, Niger ; 



Congo. 



r'-J'J. Theretra capensis. 



Zscl.acb, .l//(x. /,!>/. p. 9J. 11. 183. t. 31 (1788). 



^Iili'nix rajieiixU Liune, JIus. Lml. Uli: p. 6i\). n. 9 (1704) ; Hoiitt., Xahui. //is/, i. 1 I. p. 4.M. t. ltd. 

 f. (1707) : Linoe, Syxt. Nat. ed. xii. p. 800. n. 10 (1707) ; Mart., .1//;/. G,.<r/,. Xal. i. p. 84 

 (1774) ; Goeze, Ivnt. Bi'ijtr. iii. "_'. p. lOO. n. 10 (1780) ; Gmel., Nt/.s/. Xat. i. 5. p. 2379. n. 10 

 (1790); Auriv., A'. Si: V,t. .1/. //,/W/. xix. 5. p. 132. n. 107 (1882) (recens. crit. ;= ntw 

 = immarulata — n.ilrarina) ; id., F^iil. Tkhhi: xviii. p. 153. sub n. 84 (1897) (= dulhu Fabr,). 



Splinix luei/ura Miiller, NalKv. v. 1. p. 642. n. 21. t. 20. f. 5 (1774 (Endia !). 



Sjihin.r neat- Cramer, Ptqi. Kxul. iii. p. 57. t. 220. f. \ (1779). 



Sphinx cecrops id., I.e. p. 57. t. 226. f. B (1779). 



Sphiii.r floth), Fabricius (ho» Drury, 1773), M<iitl. Jus. ii. p. 97. n. 57 (1787) ; tJmel., Syst. Xnl. i. o. 

 p. 2384. 11. 85 (1790) ; Fabr., E,it. Sijxt. iii. 1. p. 376. n. 60 (1793). 



S/ihi/i.r hiimacidata Gmelin, Si/xt. Xat. i. 5. p. 2386. ii. 160 (1790). 



Kiiiimrpha elegaus capi:ns/x, Hilbner, SaniinJ. E.i: Schiii. i. t. 168 (1800-'.-'). 



Tluuimas cajjensis, id., Vei-::. lcl\ Schiii. p. 138. n. 1477 (1822). 



T/utumas cecivps, id., I.e. p. 138. n. 1478 (1822). 



Vhucrocampa capeush, Boisduval, in Deleg., Ft/y. Afr. Auntv. p. 595. ii. 104 (1847) (Natal) ; id., 

 Spec. Gen. Lep. Ilet. i. p. 234. n. 12 (1876); Westw., in Oate.-!, Malabeleld. p. 355 (1881). 



Cliacrorampa capeiisi>!, Walker. Lixl Lep. In.i. B. M. viii. p. 139. u. 21 (1856) (Cape ; Natal ; Zuhild.) ; 

 Butl., Tians. Zool. Soe. Lund. ix. p. 535. n. 9 (1877) ; Miischl., Vcrli. Zoul. But. Gex. Wien 

 xxxiii. p. 287. n. 82 (1884) (Caffraria) ; Fawc, Tram. Zuul. Sue. L.oml. xv. p. 308. n. 10. t. 47. 

 f. 17. 18. 19 {I., p.) (1900). 



Chaerocampa ccfj'o^js, Walker, I.e. p. 145. n. 30 (1850) (var. of eapeii.'iis'i) ; Butl., I.f. \>. 555. n. 8 

 (1877). 



(inathostiipxis (idriiciiiii Walleiigren, Winn. Eid. Mon. iv. p. 42. n. 43 (1800) (Cail'raria) : id., Kumjl. 

 Sv. Vet. Ak. IlnmU. v. 4. p. 18 (Separ.) (1805) (Cafiraria). 



Cltuerocaiiqiii eremjis, Boisduval, I.e. p. 235. n. 13 (1875). 



Tlieretra capeiixis, Kirby, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 651. n. 9 (1892). 



Sjihinx S-maciihita (!), id.. I.e. p. 651. sub n. 9 (1892) (laps. cal.). 



Theretra ostrachut, id., I.e. n. 10 (1892). 



Theretra cecrops, id., I.e. n. 12 (1892). 



c? ? . Rather variable. Body and wings sometimes all red. No dorsal lines 

 on abdomen, basi-lateral patch red. Forewing with a dark subcostal cloud at 

 apex of cell ; just beyond there is occasionally a line curving costad, abbreviated 

 behind, another discal line further distal, about parallel to margin, also curving 

 costad, to which is joined an obliijue apical line ; if the costal, curved part of this 

 discal line is absent, the apical and second discal lines form one single straight 

 line ; the area outside the discal Hue is often brown. The buff border of the 

 hindwiug is sometimes replaced by a brown border, or becomes reddish. Cavity 

 of palpus sharply defined, there being no single long scales projecting into or 

 over the opening. 



6. Tenth tergite narrower than iu alecto, not sinuate ; sternite broad, sides 

 parallel, apex rounded-truncate, witli the sides somewhat bent upwards, so that 

 the apex ajipears sinuate in a distal view. Friction-scales of clasper numerous, 

 l)ut rather large ; ])rocess of harpe hori/.ontal, curving upwards distally, apex 

 spoon-shaped, being concave above. Fenis-shcath essentially as in the jireceding 

 species, the right-side process rather slenderer. 



