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two-thirds of first tarsal segment ; pulvilliis and paronychinm present, the latter 

 withont ventral lobe. SC' and R' of hindwing on a rather long stalk. 



cj. Clasper with patch of friction-scales ; no corresponding scales on inner 

 side of the eighth tcrgite. Spnrs longer than in ? . 



S. Antenna somewhat grooved laterall}', with distinctly prolonged seriate 

 ciliae. 



Early stages not known. 



Hab. Africa. 



Two species. 



Distinguishable from Meganotnn by the shorter hook of the antenna, the 

 penultimate segment of which is shorter than high, the much shorter tongue, 

 the longer and narrower second segment of the palpus, tlie ])roportionally longer 

 first protarsal segment, and the absence of the ventral flaps of the paronychia ; 

 from Lcucomonid by the absence of long claw-like si)ines from the first pmtarsal 

 segment, the much longer tarsi aud shorter tongue. 



Key to the species : 



Forewing without black discal streaks between 



R'andM' IS. P. biwMohi. 



Forewing with black discal streaks between R^ 



aud M' 19. P. mitalensis. 



18. Poliana buchholzi. 



Sphinx bucholzi Plotz, Slelt. Ent. Zeit. xli. p. 70. u. 285 (188U) (Benjongo). 

 *Proloparce lauvheana Druce, Ent. .Mo. Mag. xix. p. 18 (1882) (W. Afr. ; — coll. Druce). 

 *Protfjpane wel;/lei Moschler, .Ihli. Senl: Naiurf. GV.s-. xv. p. 70. n. 154. t. 1. f. 24 (1887) (Accra;— 



coll. Staudinger). 

 Meganntim buchholzi, Kirby, Cut. Lep. Iht. i. p. 683. n. 20 (1892). 

 Phlegethontias Iwichemm, id.. I.e. p. 688. n. 8 (1892). 

 Phlegethonlius weiglei, id., /.(•. n. 9 (1892). 



(??. Both sexes have a jirominent spine (not thorn or claw) at the end of 

 the foretibia exteriorly, which is wanting in natalensis. First segment of hind- 

 tarsus about 1 h times as long as 2 to 5 together. The upperside of the forewing 

 has nearly the aspect of that of pale specimens of Protopaire rtistica ; the white 

 stigma is conspicuous ; there are no longitudinal black streaks between R^ and 

 M- ; antemedian area white, especially behind ; a large median costal area centred 

 by the stigma more or less olive or yellowish olive, tliis colour spreading distad 

 to margin ; tliree dentate discal lines, the interspace between the second aud third 

 more or less white. 



S. Loug apical spur of hiudtibia almost equal in length to the first tarsal 

 segment. Tenth tergite not divided, dilated just before the end, which curves 

 ventrad and is pointed, widened part convex above, feebly cariuate, the carina 

 extending to the tiji, underside prismatically cariuate ; sternite nearly as long as 

 the tergite in a side-view, narrowing to end, which is sinuate. CUasper almost 

 of equal width from middle to end, apex rounded ; there is a long patch of narrow, 

 non-dentate, pointed (lanceolate) friction-scales, all short except the middle ones, 

 which are strongly prolonged and stand upright, Ibrming a long aud high crest, 

 which is very consjiicuous ; no friction-scales on the innersid<' of tergite N; the 

 inner snrface of the clasper is d(.'eply concave ventrally in middle. In this cavity 



