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LVIII. LEPTOCLANIS gen. uov.—Tyims: jjiilc/ira. 



Siiiei-i„thii!<, Walker {nu„ Litreille, 1S02), LM Lpp. hi^. B. .\f. xxxv. p. ISf.S (18GC). 

 ChaernmmjHi, Westwood (nun Dupoiichel, 18.'i5), in Oates, Malntielelnntl p. 'Mti (1881). 

 Thfretm, Kirby («-,« Hiibner. lx--'2), Cil. L.-p. 11,1. i. p. Gr.l (18i)-J), 



S. Tongnc short (ind weak, clotlieil with long woolly scales. Pilifev with 

 bristles, close to genal process, which is globose. Palpns smoothly scaled, slender, 

 first segment short, second about three times as long as broad, joint not distinctly 

 open. Head crested. Antennal segments dilated abovc^ the grooves, outline of 

 antenna therefore crenate in dorsal view, distal segments scarcely compressed, higher 

 than long, oblong in side-view, with tiie ventro-basal angle rounded, end-segment 

 very obtuse, about half as long again as basally high. A tuft of long hair-scales 

 behind eye, and a small tuft at frontal side of eye. Abdomen with spines only at 

 the edges of the tergites. Tibiae spinogr, spines prominent, few in number, those 

 at end of foretibia slightly prolonged; spur.s short, two pairs to hindtibia, longer 

 terminal spur about one-fourth the length of the first tarsal segment ; claws slender, 

 pulvillns present, parouychiura abs'iit. Distal margin of wings entire, apex of 

 both wings pointed but not produced ; D- of hindwing in or below centre, cross-veins 

 nearly or quite straight, slightly oblique, lower angle of cell not very acute. No 

 organ of friction on clasper and eighth tergite. 



? and early stages not known. 



Hub. S.E. and 8.W. Africa. 



Two species. 



Differs from Poliijiti/rhiix, Clru/i.'i, and T.riieophlchia in the absence of the 

 paronychium. 



The genus is of particular interest, as it connects tiie aberrant-looking 

 Lriirniihlcliid with < 'Uinin. 



IS'.t. Leptoclanis pulchra spec. nov. (PI. LXVI. f. n, $). 



S. Body creamy ; face, middle of crest, centre of collar, a mesial stripe on 

 mesouotum, a broad inner border to mesothoracical tegnla, middle of metaiiotnni 

 and first abdominal segment, palpus, breast and anterior femur and tibia olive- 

 green ; spinules of abdominal tergites ochraceous ; first segment of palpus with 

 lateral tuft of red scales. 



Wings with the veins more or less creamy in distal area, rjijiemide. Foio- 



wing : cream-colour ; a rather large subbasal dash at inner luargin, a triangular 

 ]iatch filling up ape.K of cell, a triangular subajjical costal jiatch between SC anil 

 H', and two patches at bases of cellules W — M', olive-green, the latter two patches 

 shading oft' distally, the green scaling reaching margin, where it extends to costal 

 and iimer angles ; three indistinct lines : one before base of M-, oblique, two on 



disc, jiarallel, 3 mm. distant from each other. Hindwing: basal two-thirds red 



rest creamy, shaded with olive-green, especially at di^tal luavgiu ; two thin discal 

 lines. 



Underside. Forcwing red from base to end of cell or beyond, rest dirty cream- 

 colour, shaded with olive-green ; two discal lines as abovc^, and a trace of an oblique 



ajiical line. Hindwing: a red subbasal streak behind (SM'), two discal lines a» 



above, the proximal one 2 to 3 mm. from cell at H-', ciu-vcd bcliiud and slightly also 

 in front ; an elongate huffish stigma. 



