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vein 6 to alx)ve inner margin, met at vein G by an oblique diffused 

 black fascia from apex, its outer edye tlien defined by small dentate 

 black marks, the mark aljove inner margin diffused to tornus ; a 

 tine blackish terminal line. Hind wing grey-brown with a broad 

 iliffused fuscous subterminal shade, a tine black terminal line; the 

 underside grey-brown tinged with fuscous. 



llab. :N.E. Rhodesia, E. Luangwa Distr., Petauke {Xeave), 

 1 $ type, Selukwe {Short), 1 d . J£xp. 44 millim. 



Genus CHALCIOPE. 



Type. 



C//«/cvV7Jt', Hiibn. Verz. p. 268 (1827) cephise. 



Trigonudcs. Giien. Nuct. iii. p. 281 (J8o2j cephise. 



Proboscis fiilh developed ; jjalpi xipturned. tbe 2nd joint reacliing to vertex 

 of bead and moderately scaled, tlie 3rd moderate and fringed witb scales in 

 front; frons smoolli, wilb tuft of bair above; eyes large, round; antenna? of 

 male typically ciliated , tlior.ixclotbed witti liair and scales mixed and witbout 

 crests; fore tib:;e of male fringed vvitli long liair on outer side, tlie raid and 

 liind tibite witb long bair on inner side, the fore tibisfc not spined, tbe mid and 

 bind tibi;c spined ; abdomen smootbly scaled and witbout crests. Fore wing 

 Willi tlie apex somewhat produced and acute, tbe termen oblique and slightly 

 crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 

 10 anastomosing with 8 to form tbe areole ; II from cell; male with the 

 cell and area just below it on underside clothed witb rough bair. Hind wing 

 with the cell about one-third length of wing ; veins Sand 4 from angle of cell ; 

 b fully developed from just above angle; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anasto- 

 mosing with the cell near base only ; male with the basal area ou underside 

 clothed with i-ough bair. 



Sect. I. Anlennie of male dilated into a knot fringed with lutir above just 

 before middle, then bipectinate to near apex. 



7791. Chalciope disjuncta. 



C'halciope dhjuncta, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 171 (1882) ; limpsn. Moths Ind. 

 ii. p. 528. 



Head and thorax red-brown, the vertex of head with .«iome 

 blackish ; tegidaj brownish white at base with black medial line ; 

 pectus, legs, and abdomen grey-brown with a reddish tinge. Fore 

 wing grey-brown slightly iiTorated with blackish, the veins tinged 

 with reddish ; an elongate triangular black patch dehned by whitish 

 lines in submedian interspace from near base to beyond middle ; a 

 black point in middle of cell ; a triangular black ])ostmedial patch 

 defined by whitish lines, its angles at middle of di.scocellulars, at 

 vein 7 towards apex, and below vein 2 towards tornus, a nifous 

 band beyond it from apex to submedian fold followed b}'^ a faint 

 double slightly waved dark line with some black points on the 

 outer line on inner area ; a terminal series of l)lackish points ; cilia 

 reddish brown witli a darker line near base. Hind wing grey- 



