CYCLOPERA. 391 



occupies nearly the whole terminal area from apex to inner edge of 

 reniform and thence to termen at submedian fold ; an oblique 

 double irregular dark line filled in with yellowish from the orbicular 

 to inner margin with two dark streaks from it in submedian inter- 

 space, the upper extending to the yellow patch, the lower to 

 termen ; two slight dark streaks beyond upper extremity of 

 re ni form ; postmedial line much interrupted, formed of black-brown 

 scales, bent outwards below costa, slightly incurved at discal fold and 

 oblique below vein 4 ; subterminal line indistinct, whitish, defined 

 on outer side by a curved red-brown band from costa to discal fold, 

 slightly waved at middle and bent inwards above inner margin ; a 

 fine dark brown terminal line ; cilia blackish with a fine white line 

 at base. Hind wing whitish irrorated with brown ; a brown 

 terminal line. 



Hob. Mashonaland, Salisbury (Marshall), 1 3 type. Exp. 

 24 ntiilim. 



4854. Cyclopera galactiplaga. (Plate CXLV. fig. 25.) 



Megalodcs galactiplaga, Hmpsn. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 381 (1902). 



5 . Head and thorax mixed with some whitish and with a few 

 dark brown scales ; pectus and legs browner, the tarsi with slight 

 dark rings ; abdomen rufous mixed with some whitish and with 

 dark brown segmental lines. Fore wing ochreous tinged with 

 rufous, suffused in parts with purplish red and irrorated slightly 

 with dark brown ; subbasal line indistinct, brown defined by greyish 

 on outer side, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line brown 

 defined by greyish on inner side, oblique from costa to submedian 

 fold, then acutely angled inwards on vein 1 and outwards above 

 inner margin ; claviform very broad, extending to cell, obliquely 

 defined by black at extremity and by a slight brown streak below ; 

 orbicular large, elliptical, with brown centre and slight pale annulus 

 defined by black on inner side and on outer side above ; reniform 

 rather narrow, yellowish with some rufous in centre and defined by 

 brown and whitish lines on inner side, some dark red-brown 

 suffusion beyond it; postmedial line indistinct, brown, bent outwards 

 below costa, then dentate, incurved below vein 4 ; a pale elliptical 

 patch on terminal area from apex to below vein 4 ; subterminal 

 line indistinct, pale defined on inner side by brown and by a black- 

 brown patch at costa, angled inwards below costa, then dentate, 

 crossed by a downcurved dark streak from just beyond postmedial 

 line at vein 3 to termen above vein 4 ; a terminal series of black- 

 brown striae. Hind wing reddish brown with terminal series of 

 slight dark lunules ; the underside pale irrorated with brown, a 

 brown discoidal lunule, postmedial line excurved to vein 4, then 

 incurved, and traces of subterminal line. 



Hub. Natal, Victoria Distr. (Gooch), 1 $ type. Exp. 40 millim. 



