501 



18G:3. Cirphis congrua. 



Nortna conqrua, Hiibn. Samnil. Eur. Sclimelt., Noct. f. 016 (1827) ; Herr.- 

 Scliaff. Ear. Schmett., Noct. if. 357, ;^60 ; Staucl. Cat. Lep. pul. p. ]!)2. 



Leticania amnicola. Eainb. Aun. Sci. Obs. 1829, p. 162, pi. 6. f. 5, and Ann. 

 Soe. Ent. Fr. 1832, p. 289, pi. 9. f. 2 ; Dup. Lep. Fi-., Suppl. iii. p. 336, 

 pi. 31. f. 2 ; Herr.-Schaff. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 334. 



Head and thorax ochreous with a flesh-coloured tinge and mixed 

 with brown, especially on tegula;, which have three brown lines ; 

 abdomen brownish ochreous, ventrally irrorated with black, the 

 ventral tufts of male black. Fore wing ochreous, sparsely irrorated 

 with black on costal and inner areas ; the veins whitish defined by 

 fine brown streaks, the interspaces also with fine brown streaks ; 

 the white streak on median nervure expanding into a small spot at 

 lower angle of cell; the postmedial line represented by black points 

 on veins 5 and 2 ; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing 

 whitish, suffused with fuscous except towards base and costa. 

 Underside of male suffused with silvery-wliite scales except costal 

 area of both wings and cell of fore wing, some dark points on 

 termen ; of female the fore wing and costal area of hind wing pale 

 flesh-colour. 



Hah. S. France, Leech Coll. ; Spain ; Corsica ; Italy; Sicily ; 

 Dalmatia, Leech Coll. ; Armenia; Palestine. Exjy. '6'6 mWYim. 



Larva. On Maize. 



1864. Cirphis usta. (Plate XCII. fig. 5.) 

 Leii/^ania usta, Hmpsn. Ann. S. Afr. Mas. ii. p. 274 (1902). 



Head and thorax grey mixed with brown, and usually tinged 

 with flesh-colour or rufous ; abdomen greyish or pale rufous, The 

 ventral tufts black. Fore wing greyish or flesh-colour irrorated 

 with fuscous ; the costal edge whitish ; a punctiform fuscous ante- 

 medial line angled outwards in submedian fold ; a more or less 

 ])rominent white streak on extremity of median nervure usually 

 continued on vein 4 ; a black point in lower angle of cell ; a slight 

 flesh-coloured discoidal lunule ; a punctiform postmedial line or 

 series of points, bent outwards below costa and oblique below 

 vein 4 ; a more or less prominent oblique flesh-coloured fascia from 

 apex to vein 5, and often a subterniinal patch on vein 4 ; traces of 

 a (lark subterminal line angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at 

 midiUe ; a terminal series of black points ; a fine white line at base 

 of cilia. Hind wing semihyaline white, the veins a)ul termen 

 tinged with brown, or the whole terminal half suffused with brown. 

 Underside sliglitly suffused with silvery scales ; hind wing with 

 some fuscous irroration on costal area, usually a postmedial series 

 of dark striaj on the veins and some terminal points. 



J/ah. Br. E. Africa, Alls (Betton), 1 J; Natal, Weenen, 1 $, 

 Estcourt (I/utcliinson), 1^,1$, type; Cape Colony, Transkei 

 (Miss F. Barren), 1 d , 2 5 . Exp. 32-36 millim. 



