LYC^NTD.?^. 223 



cellular nervule of tlie hind-wings. Its very short palpi link it to 

 Fentila, but are hairy instead of smooth ; while its antennae, with their 

 large broad club, differ much from those of both genera. The very 

 hairy legs to some extent resemble those of Zachiiocnevia, but the fore- 

 tarsi of the male are of the ordinaiy non-articulate form, instead of 

 being completely developed like those of the female, as in the latter 

 genus. 



Three species are now recorded, all African. The type, A. Amazonia, 

 is ochre-yellow above and cream-colour below, without spots, but with 

 the margins and neuration generally on both surfaces defined conspi- 

 cuously with blackish. A. Nyassa^ Hewits. (described in 1877), pre- 

 sents a very different appearance above, being blackish with a common 

 central white band, but beneath, though whiter, is not unlike Amazoula. 

 This species has been taken by Mr. Selous on the Shashani River, and 

 may perhaps extend south of the Tropic. A third species, A. inter- 

 joosita, Butl. (described in 1883), appears intermediate in character 

 between the two, but nearer to A. Nyassa. 



A. Ainazoula has a wide range in Eastern South Africa, from King 

 "William's Town to Zululand, but is not known from beyond those 

 limits. It is by no means of general distribution, but extremely local, 

 keeping to certain spots of very limited extent. Its flight is exceed- 

 ingly slow, weak, and near the ground, and it settles at very short 

 intervals. 



232. (1.) Alaena Amazoula, Boisduval. 



Acrcea (Akena) Amazoula, Eoisd., App. Yoy. de Deleg. dans PAfr. Aust., 



p. 591, n. 60 (1847). 

 Acrcea Amazoula, Trim., Ehop. Afr. Aust., i. p. m, n. 71 (1862), and 



Pl. 3, f- 3[c?], (1S66). 



Ex}). al., I I lin. — i in. 3 lin. 



^ Blacbish-hrown, rayed between nervures with yellow-ochreous ; in 

 both wings a longitudinal disco-cellular ray, indistinct or obsolete near 

 base, and a curved discal transverse row of y-^ more or less acu- 

 minate rays, of which the lowest (surmounting submedian nervure) is 

 very much the longest, extending from just before posterior angle 

 almost to base ; cilia whitish, with faint brownish interruptions at 

 extremities of nervules. Under side. — Hind-wivg, and narroiv costal, 

 wide apical, and moderate hind-marginal horder of fore-iving white, with 

 all the crossing nervures strongly defined with hlack ; hind-margin edo-ed 

 with a black line. Fore-wing : field of wing pale yellow-ochreous ; 

 subcostal and median nervures clouded with black from base ; extremity 

 of discoidal cell closed by a black lunule. 



$ All the yellow-ochreous markings enlarged and confluent, occupy- 

 ing cdl the field except a narrow blackish horder. Fore-iuing : base very 

 narrowly blackish ; costa rather broadly bordered as far as extremity 



