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Lophura brisaiis, Boisd. Voy. Delegorgue, ii. p. 594 (1847) ; Wallengr. Bihang, Svensk. Akad. Handl. (2) 



Band v. p. 17 (1865). 

 Lophura pyla>:, Walk. Cat. Lepid. Heteroc. Brit. Mus. viii. p. 106 (1856) ; Boisd. Spec. Gen. L6pid. H^t^roc. i. 



p. 308 (1875) ; Butl. Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. vol. ix. p. 538 (1876). 

 Aspledon brismus, Boisd. Spec. Gdn. Lepid. H6teroc. 1. p. 306, pi. viii. fig. 2 (1875). 

 Lophuron pylns, Kirby, Syn. Cat. Lepid. Heteroc. vol. i. p. 641 (1892i; Dist. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) vol. xix. 



p. 579 (1897). 



Hae. — Transvaal ; Pretoria (Zutrzenka, and Pret. Mus.), Zoutpansberg (Kaessner). — Natal ; Durban 

 (Ross), Maritzburg (Coll. Dist.). — Generally distributed throughout South Africa. 



5. Temnora murina. (Tab. V., fig. 18.) 



Diodosida murina, Walker, Cat. Lepid. Heteroc. Brit. Mus. viii. p. 163 (1856); Butl. Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 



vol. ix. p. 553 (1876); Kirby, Syn. Cat. Lepid. Heteroc. vol. i. p. 642 (1892) ; Dist. Ann. Mag. Nat. 



Hist. (6) vol. xix. p. 579 (1897). 

 Darapsa vwrginata var. (i. Walk. Cat. Lepid. Heteroc. Brit. Mus. viii. p. 185 (1856). 

 Ocyton tyrrhus, Boisd. Spec. Gen. L6pid. Hdteroc. vol. i. p. 304 (1875). 



Hab. — Transvaal; Barberton (Piendall). — Natal; Durban (Ross). 



Genus SPHINGONiEPIOPSIS. 



Sphingonapiopsis, Wallengr. Ofv. Vet.-Ak. Forh. xv. p. 138 (1858). 



An African genus containing a few species of small size. 



6. Sphingonaepiopsis pumilum. (Tab. III., fig. 7.) 



Pterogon pumilum, Boisduval, Spec. G6n. Lepid. H6t6roc. i. p. 212, pi. ix. iig. 2 (1875). 

 Lophuron miniiUim, Dist. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) vol. xix. p. 580 (1897). 



Hab. — Transvaal; Pretoria (Distant), Johannesburg (Hyde). 



Apparently a late species in the Transvaal, appearing towards the end of the summer. I 

 only saw and took one specimen during my stay in the country, and a second one I received 

 from Johannesburg taken by Mr. J. Hyde. 



7. Sphingonaepiopsis nana. (Tab. V., fig. 13.) 



Lophura nana. Walker, Cat. Lepid. Heteroc. Brit. Mus. viii. p. 107 (1856) ; Butl. Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 



vol. ix. p. 537 (1876). 

 Pterogon nanum, Boisd. Spec. Gen. Lepid. Heteroc. i. p. 314, pi. is. fig. 3 (1875) ; Kirby, Syn. Cat. Lepid. 



Heteroc. vol. i. p. 640 (1892). 



Hab.— Transvaal ; Pretoria (Colls. Dist. & Pret. Mus.). — Found in Natal, and probably distributed 

 throughout South-east Africa. I possess a specimen from Delagoa Bay (Junod). 



Genus NEPHELE. 



Nephele, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 133 (1822?) ; Moore, Lepid. Ceylon, ii. p. 1 (1882) ; Hamps. Fauna 



Brit. India, Moths, vol. i. p. 108 (1892). 



Zonilia, Walk. Cat. Lepid. Heteroc. Brit. Mus. viii. p. 192 (1856); Boisd. Spec. Gen. Lep. Heteroc. i. 



p. 139 (1875). 



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