( 775 ) 



¥ . Apical and lateral edges of the vagiual plate raised a little, as iu the allied 

 species ; edge of month of vagina rather feebly chitinised. 



Early stages not known. 



Ilab. West Africa : Senegal to the Congo. 



In the Tring- Museum 22 6 S , IS ? ? from : Sierra Leone : Ogrugu, Niger : 

 Congo. 



72'.t. Theretra capensis. 



Zscl.ucb, Mils. Led: p. 95. n. 183. t. ai (1788). 



Sjilihi.r rapeiiHis Liani;', .Uii«. Lml Uli: p. .340. D. 9 (17C4) ; Houtt., Xulurl. Bhl. i. II. i>. 4;'il, t. 90. 

 f. 5 (1767); Unae, SijM. Xat. ed. -xu. p. 800. n. 10 (17G7) ; Mart., ^1%. Gfxili. Xal. i. p. 84 

 (1774) : Goeze, l-Jnt. Bnjtr. iii. ■_'. p. 160. n. 10 (1780) ; Gmel., Syst. Nut. i. 5. p. 2379. n. 10 

 (1790); Auriv., A'. Si-. Vrl. Ak. Ilumll. xix. .5. p. 132. n. 167 (1882) (recens. crit. :=«««» 

 = immticuluta = uslraciwi) ; id.. Eiil. Tidskr. xviii. p. 153. sub n. 84 (1897) (= clulliu Fabr.). 



Sjihiii.r mcrjam MuUer, Nalur.i. v. 1. p. 642. n. 21. t. 20. f. 5 (1774 (India. !). 



.Sphin-r iietis Cramer, Pap. E.col. iii. p. 57. t. 226. f. A (1779). 



Sphiru: cen-nps id., I.e. p. 57. t. 226. f. is (1779). 



Sph'in.r rlothu. Fabricius {iitiii Drury, 1773), .l/r(«/. Ins. ii. p. 97. n. 57 (1787) ; Gmel., Sijsl. Xal. i. 5. 

 p. 2384. n. 85 (1790) ; Fabr., Ent. Syst. iii. 1. p. 376. n. 60 (1793). 



S;(/i!».c imniacuhita Gmelin, ^nsl. Xat. i. h. p. 2386. n. 160 (1790). 



Eniiwrpha elegans aipcusisj Htlbner, Saiuutl. E.i-. Sdim. i. t. 168 (1806- ?). 



Thaiimus capensis, id., Verz. lek. Schm. p. 138. n. 1477 (1822). 



Tliaumas cecrups, id., l.c. p. 138. n. 1478 (1822). 



Choeivcampa capensis, Boisdu\al, in Deleg., Voy. Afi: Aiisli: p. 595. u. 104 (1847) (Natal) ; id., 

 Spec. Gen. Up. lift. i. p. 234. n. 12 (1876); Westw.. in Gates, ilalahelehl p. 355 (1881). 



C/meroram/m capensis, Walker, List Lep. Ins. Ii. M. viii.p. 139. n. 21 (1856) (Cape ; Natal ; Zuliild.) ; 

 Butl., Trans. Zool. Soc. Land. ix. p. 535. n. 9 (1877) ; Moschl., Vfrh. Zml, Bol. lies. Wicn 

 xxxiii. p. 287. n. 82 (1884) (Caffraria) ; Fawc, Trans. Zvul. Sue. Lund. xv. p. 308. n. 10. t. 47. 

 f. 17. 18. 19 (,l.,p.) (1900). 



CUernrampa eecrops. Walker, I.e. p. 145. n. 30 (1K5G) (var. of raprnsis^i) ; Butl., /..-. p. 555. u. 8 

 (1877). 



G nalhostypsis mtracina Wallengren, W'ien. Ent. Mon. iv. p. 42. n. 43 (1860) (Caffraria) : id.. Kunyl. 

 Sr. Vet. Al:. Handl. v. 4. p. 18 (Separ.) (18(15) (Caffraria). 



Clioeriicampa reerops, Boisduval, /.<■. p. 235. n. 13 (1875). 



Theretra capensis, Kirby, Cat. Lep. Ilel. i. p. 651. ri. 9 (1892). 



Sjihiru- ^-maeuluta (!), id.. I.e. \\ 651. sub n. 9 (1892) (lai)s. cal.). 



Theretra ostrarina, id., /.'■. n. 10 (1892). 



Theretra eecrops, id., i.e. u. 12 (1892). 



J ? . Hather variable. Hody and wings sometimes all red. No dorsal lines 

 ou abdomen, basi-lateral patch red. Forewing with a dark subcostal cloud at 

 apex of cell ; just beyond there is occasionally a line carving costad, abbreviated 

 behind, another diseal line further distal, about parallel to margin, also ciu'viiig 

 costad, to which is joined an obli.iue apical line ; if the costal, curved part of (his 

 discal line is absent, tlie apical and second diseal lines form one single straight 

 line ; the area outside the discal line is often brown. The bulf ixirder of tlie 

 hindwing is sometimes replaced by a brown border, or becomes reddish. Cavity 

 of palpus sliarjily defined, there being no single long scales projectnig nito or 

 over the opening. 



S. Tenth tergite narrower than in aledo, not sinuate ; steridte broad, sides 

 l.arallel, aju'-x rouiided-truncalct, with the sides somewhat beut upwards, so that 

 the ai-e.x aj.pears sinuate in a distal view. Friction-scales of clasjier numerouh,, 

 but rather large : process of harpe horizontal, curving upwards distally, ape.x 

 spoon-Hhupcd, being concave above. I'enis-sheatii essentially as in the preceding 

 Hpecies, tiie right-side process rather slenderer. 



