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the dorsal series with yellow spots on them. Fore wing brown, 

 with more or less developed whitish streak below costa; a large 

 wedge-shaped semihyaline white patch below the cell ; a small spot 

 in lower end of cell ; an elliptical spot above vein 2, two between 

 veins 3 and 5, and an oblique series of three spots between vein 5 

 and apex. Hind wing with confluent semihyaline white markings 

 consisting of patches in and below cell, and a series of four spots 

 between vein 2 and apex, leaving a brown mark beyond upper angle 

 of cell and a very irregular terminal brown band. 



Hah. Cape Colony, 1 d 1 $ {Trimen). Exp., S 36, $ 50 millim. 



*260. Thyretes montana. (Plate VI. fig. 7.) 



Thyretes montana, Boisd. Voy. Delegorgue, ii. p. 597 (1847) ; Kirby, Cat. 

 Het. p. 103. 



S . Head and thorax orange-yellow ; palpi and antennae black- 

 brown ; tegulas and patagia edged with brown ; legs brown, fringed 

 with yellow ; abdomen brown, with dorsal and subdorsal series of 

 large conjoined orange patches, the ventral surface and anal tuft 

 orange. Fore wing brown, with quadrate j'ellow spot in end of 

 cell ; a somewhat wedge-shaped patch below the cell ; a spot above 

 base of vein 2 ; two spots between veins 3 and 5 and an oblique 

 series of three small spots between vein 5 and apex. Hind wing 

 yellow with the terminal half brown, the yellow basal area conjoined 

 to a spot above base of vein 2 and spots between veins 3 and 5 ; an 

 obliquely placed spot between vein 5 and costa near apex. 

 Hah. Cape CoLONr; ZuLULAND. Exjp.Q^-aiHYim. 



Sect. TI. Build slender ; frons nearly smooth ; femora and tibia? slightly fringed 

 with hair. 



A. Abdomen with dorsal series of yellow spots. 



a. Head white caffra. 



b. Head yellow negus. 



B. Abdomen brown, with six yellow bauds monteirofi. 



261. Thyretes caffra. 



Thyretes caffra, Wallengr, Wien. Ent. Mon. vii. p. 138 (1863) ; Kirby, Cat. 

 Het. p. 103. 



Head and tegulae white ; antennae brown, the shaft white towards 



extremity, the basal joint and 

 a line behind the head yellow ; 

 thorax brown; abdomen brown, 

 with two dorsal white tufts at 

 ^^ base ; a dorsal series of yellow 



spots and lateral series of white 

 spots. Fore wing brown, with 

 Y\g. hi. — Thyretes caffra, (S. \. elongate semihyaline white 



patch below the cell ; a small 

 triangular spot in end of cell ; a series of six conjoined spots 



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