CoriFROXTIA. EMBOLCECIA. 



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thorax with purplish-pink patches, the scales tipped with white ; 

 pectus and legs pale ochreous, the pectus and fore tibiae pink in 

 front; abdomen deep ochreous, the ventral surface pale ochreous. 

 Pore wing bright yellow, the costal edge whitish ; the basal area 

 purplish pink, the scales tipped with white and with some yellow 

 at base of cell and on inner margin, the outer edge of the area 

 oblique and sinuous from costa to just below median nervure, then 



Fig. 19. — Copifrpntia xantheryihra, tf . \. 



inwardly oblique and incurved at vein 1, a series of small pink spots 

 beyond it with a curved mark beyond them at vein 1 ; orbicular 

 defined by pink, round, conjoined to a large pink patch which 

 extends obliquely from just below costa to the postmedial line 

 beyond lower angle of cell and thence below the cell to below 

 orbicular ; a large yellow postmedial patch from costa to vein 5 

 with five small pinkish spots on it, the postmedial yellow line 

 arising from its lower edge and obliquely incurved to the yellow 

 patch on middle of inner area where it is only defined by small 

 pinkish spots before and beyond it ; terminal area purplish pink 

 with a yellow patch at apex with slight oblique waved subterminal 

 line from it to iuner margin ; cilia brownish with a fine pale line 

 at base. Hind wing semihyaline yellowish white, the inner area 

 clothed with yellow hair. 



Hub. Mashoxaland (Dohbie), 1 tf type. Exjp. 46 millim. 



Genus EMBOLffiCIA, nov. 



Type, E. sauzalitm. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to 

 middle of irons and moderately friuged with hair in front, the 3rd moderate; 

 frons with vertical flattened corneous process with rounded edge in front ; 

 eyes large, round ; antenna? of female ciliated ; thorax clothed with hair and 

 hair-like scales (much rubbed, ? tegulae produced to a slight dorsal ridge, 

 prothorax with long oblique flattened crest, metathorax with divided crest) ; 

 tibias fringed with long hair; abdomen with dorsal crests on basal segments. 

 Fore wing with the apex somewhat produced and acute; the termen evenly 

 curved and slightly crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from 

 upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. 

 Hind wing with veins 3,4 from angle of cell ; 5 obsolescent from below middle 

 of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near 

 base onlv. 



