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Sp. 24. Sarurnia Erura, Westw. (Plate X. fig. 1.) 8S. alis 
omnibus apice undulatis, anticis subfaleatis, posticis in medio in 
caudam truncatam productis ; fusco-albidis fusco irroratis, an- 
ticis dimidio basali pallidiore, strigis tribus fuscis undatis 2nda 
magis distincta mediana et cum ocello parvo medio conjuncta ; 
posticis ocello maximo ; pupilla lunata vitrea iride nigra circulo 
tenui luteo, 2do nigro, 3tio latiore luteo-fulvo, 4to albo; striga 
basali angulata alterisque duabus pone medium undulatis nigris ; 
parte antica alarum puniceo-rufa. 
Expans. alar. antic. unc. 53. 
Hab. ’ In Mus. D. Loddiges. 
The fore-wings of this fine species are rather narrow and subfalcate, 
with the apical margin rather waved; they are of a buff-brown, very 
much irrorated with darker scales, the basal half of the wing and costa 
being much paler; they are traversed by three very oblique brown 
strigze, of which the middle one is the thickest ; the anterior one is 
very much waved and dentated, the second much-waved, having at- 
tached to it near the middle of the wing a small oval ocellus, of which 
the anterior half is brown and the other half vitreous: the third fascia 
arises on the costa from a larger brown spot. The hind-wings are 
similarly coloured to the apical portion of the fore-ones, except that 
the anterior portion is of a rich pinkish red which extends half round 
the ocellus, which is large and central, having a small semicircular 
vitreous pupil surrounded by a black iris round which is a very 
slender luteous ring, and another black, followed by a pinkish-buff 
broader ring, and this by a white one. Across the base of the wing 
is a brown angulated striga, being the continuation of the central one 
of the fore-wings, and from the inner margin of the ocellus runs a waved 
one to the anal margin, followed by another running across the wing 
parallel to the apical margin. The apical part of the wing is much 
freckled with brown, and a thin brown line runs just within the mar- 
gin. The thorax is dark brown, with a pale buff collar; the hind- 
part pale, with a short black bar. Wings beneath coloured as above, 
except that the fore-ones are tinged on the inner margin with pink, 
which colour is entirely wanting in the hind-wings, which are more 
freckled with brown than above, the ocellus being replaced by a small 
brown spot. 
The pectinations of the antenne of the only specimen I have seen 
(which is probably a female) are comparatively short, each antenna 
having thirty-eight rays on each side (four from each joint), and about 
one-fourth of the antenne at the apex is destitute of rays. The palpi 
are very small, but distinct. 
This fine insect is unique in the collection of Conrad Loddiges, 
Esq., of Hackney, who is not aware of its locality ; but from its rela- 
tionship to S. Zsis, I have but little doubt of its being a native of 
Africa. 
Section D. 
Sp. 25. Saturnia Lucrna, Drury. 8S. alis anticis faleatis, pos- 
ticis rotundatis, omnibus albido-griseis fusco multum rivulosis 
