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D. Kaffraria Proper. — Butterworth, and Kei and Basliee Rivers (/. H. 



Bowker). 



E. Natal. 



h. Upper Districts. — Maritzburg and Greytown. Estcourt (/. 71/. 

 Hutcliinson). Biggai-sberg {J. H. Bowker). 

 K. Transvaal. — Potchefstroom District (T. Aijres). 



Genus LYC/ENESTHES. 



Lyccenesthes, Moore, Pi'oc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1865, p. 773. 

 Lyccena [part], Trim., Rhop. Afr. Aust., ii. p. 234, a (1866). 

 Lyccenesthes, Hewits., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1874, p. 343; and Illust. 

 Diurn. Lep., p. 219 (1878). 



Imago. — Head small, rather rouglily hirsute in front ; eyes very 

 finely hairy ; j;a/j9i rather long, slender, — second joint much com- 

 pressed laterally, longer in ^ than in ^, densely clothed with long hair- 

 like scales, — third joint long, slender, acuminate, closely scaled, risino- 

 above level of vertex ; antcnnce of moderate length, slender, with a 

 rather abruptly formed club of moderate length, flattened and hollowed 

 superiorly, pointed at extremity. 



Thorax decidedly robust, particularly in ^ ; its downy clothing 

 dense, especially on breast. Fore-wings with apex rather acute ; 

 nervures thick, prominent ; costal nervure ending about middle of 

 costa ; subcostal nervure four-branched, — first and second nervules 

 emitted separately before extremity of discoidal cell, — third very short, 

 emitted about midway between end of cell and ajoex, — fourth terminat- 

 ing at apex ; upper radial nervule united to subcostal nervure at 

 extremity of cell, lower one to disco-cellular nervules about midway 

 between upper radial and third median nervules. Hind-ivings with 

 costa moderately arched, but very convex at base ; slightly produced 

 in anal-angular portion ; costal nervure terminating at apex ; subcostal 

 nervure branched considerably before middle ; on hind-margin three 

 very fine slender tufts or pencils of hair, situated at extremities, 

 respectively, of second and first median nervules and submedian 

 nervure. Legs rather long and stout, with the femora very hairy 

 beneath ; fore-legs of $ rather large, — tibia with a pair of very fine 

 terminal spurs, — tarsus closely spinulose beneath, and with a slightly 

 curved terminal claw. Middle and hind, legs with terminal spurs of 

 tibise long. 



Pupa. — Broad, moderately thick ; narrowed to anal extremitv, 

 which is recurved and flattened inferiorly ; under side much flattened, 

 and slightly hollowed in the middle ; head rather blunted, sub- 

 quadrate ; sides of thorax slightly sub-angulated ; basal portion of 

 abdomen broader than thorax. Attached by tail and silken girth. 



(Described from living pupa of L. Liodes, Hewits.) 



This genus is nearly allied to the robuster forms of Lyrcvna, but 



