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bird's egg; afterwards they bleach white, and become very conspicuous. There are many 

 empty cocoons to be seen." * 



Genus PAEASA. 

 Panisa, Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. East Ind. Co. ii. p. 413 (1859); Lepid. Ceylon, ii. p. 196 (1883); Haraps. 



Fauna Brit. India, Moths, vol. i. p. 387 (1892). 

 Netcra, Herr.-Schilff. Aussereurop. Schniett. i. figs. 176, 177 (1854), norn. prance. 



A widely distributed genus, being found in North America, West and South Africa, 

 Madagascar, British India, Burma, Java, China, and Japan. 



•2. Parasa aetitis. (Tab. VIII., fig. 15.) 



Tada atitis, Walleugren, Wien. Ent. Mon. vii. p. 141 (1863); Biliang, Svensk. Akad. Haudl. (2) Band v. 



No. 4, p. 23 (1865); Ofv. Vet.-Ak. Forh. xxxii. p. 96 (1876). 

 Limacodes argentifeia, Westw. in Gates' ' Matabele Land,' p. 358 (1881). 

 Pantoctenia albipunctaUt, Drnce, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lend. 1887, p. 682, pi. Iv. fig. 2 (1888). 

 Parasu atitis, Dist. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) vol. xx. p. 204 (1897). 



Hab. — Transvaal ; Pretoria and Pienaars Eiver (Distant). — Mashonaland, Caffraria, Natal. 

 I took this species on the wing at Pienaars River in November, and at Pretoria in 

 December. 



3. Parasa latistriga. (Tab. VIII., fig. 16.) 



Neara latistriija, Walker, Cat. Lepid. Brit. Mns. v. p. 1141, 5 (1855). 

 Parasa latistriga, Dist. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) vol. xx. p. 204 (1897). 



Hab. — Transvaal; Pretoria (Distant). 



I captured a long series of specimens on dates commencing in October, and terminating 



at the end of January. 



4. Parasa Johannes. (Tab. VIII., fig. 17.) 



Parasa Johannes, Distant, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) vol. i. p. 118 (1898). 

 Hab. — Transvaal; Johannesburg (Cregoe). 



Genus APLUDA. 



Apluda, Wallengren, Wien. Ent. Mon. vii. p. 140 (1863); Biliang, Svensk. Akad. Handl. (2) Band 5, 

 No. 4, p. 22 (1865). 



A small South African genus. 



5. Apluda invitabilis. (Tab. VIII., fig. 18.) 



Heti'ior/i'iiea itwitahilis, Wallengren, Wien. Ent. Mon. 1860, p. 44. 



Apluda imutabilis, ^Na\lengreu, Biliang. Svensk. Akad. Handl. (2) Baud v. No. 4, p. 23(1865); Dist. Ann. 

 Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) vol. xx. p. 204 (1897). 



Hab. — Transvaal: Pretoria (Coll. Dist.). — Caffraria. 



6. Apluda similis. (Tab. VIII., fig. 19.) 



Apluda similis, Distant, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) vol. xx. p. 204 (1897). 

 Hab. — Transvaal ; Pretoria (Colls. Dist. and Pret. Mus.), Waterberg District (Wilde). 



* Ent. Month. Mag. 1903, p. 141. 



