ILEMA, 1G3 



pinkish orauge ; cilia orange. Hind wing pinkish orange, the 

 costal area fuscous, widening towards apex and diffused on toruion 

 down to vein 1 ; cilia orange. 



Fore wing with vein G shortly stalked with 7, 8, 9 ; 10 free; 11 

 anastomosing with 12. 



Ilah. Cape Colony {Mathew), 1 S type. Exp. 2G niillim. 



327. Ilema arculifera. 



Eucreagra arculifera, Feld. Eeis. Nov. pi. lOG. f. 33 (1871); Kirby, Cat. 

 Het. p. 342. 



S . Head, thorax, and abdomen black ; tegulte and patagia edged 

 ■with orange ; abdouien with the extremity, lateral t'ascia3, and 

 ventral bands orange. Fore wing orange, with diffused fuscous 

 black fascia from base below costa expanding towards termen, on 

 which it extends down to vein 2 ; a fascia on vein L narrowing to 

 teruien. Hind wing with the base fuscous black, emitting streaks 

 below costa, on median nervure, and inner area. 



Fore wing with vein 6 stalked with 7, 8, U ; 10 free ; 11 anas- 

 tomosing with 1 2. 



Hub. Cape Colony, Annshaw (Miss F. Barrett), 2 c? . Exj). 

 '2ij ruillim. 



Subsp. 1. Fore wing with the subcostal black fascia almost 

 obsolete on upperside, the fascia on inner area reduced to a short 

 basal streak; hind wing with the black much reduced. 



Mab. jS^atal, Karkloof {Marshall), 1 S . 



328. Ilema chrysophleps. 



Lithosia chrysophleps, Hmpsn. Trans. Eiit. Soc. 1895, p. 294 ; id. Moths 

 liid. iv. p.' 495 ; Dudgeon, J. Bomb. N. H. Soc. 1899, pi. ii. f. 10. 



$ . Head black, the back of vertex orange ; thorax fuscous, the 

 tegulae and base of patagia tinged with orange ; pectus and legs 

 black ; abdomen fuscous, tinged with orange towards base, the 

 anal tuft orange ; the ventral surface black. Fore wing fuscous, 

 the veins streaked with orange ; the costal area tinged with orange. 

 Hind wing orange. Underside of fore wing fuscous, with the veins 

 and broad marginal areas orange. 



Fore wing with veins 3, -4 from cell ; G from below upper angle ; 

 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10, 1 1 free, the latter curved. 



Hab. Bhutan {Dudgeon), 1 § type. Exp. 42 millim. 



329. Ilema prabana. 



Lithosia prabana, Moore, Cat. Lep. E. I. C. p. 304 (1859); Swinh. Cat 



Het. Mus. Oxon. p. 124 ; Kirbs-, Cat. Het. p. 325. 

 Lithiisia nigricans, VVlk. Jouru. Liun. Suc.,Zoul. vi. p. 103 (1862); Kirby, 



Cat. Het. p. 327. 

 Lithosia lurida, Snell. Tijd. v. Ent. xxiii. p. 84, pi. 7. f. 7 (1879); Kirbj, 



Cat. Het. p. 31(). 



Dark fuscous brown ; vertex of head yellowish whit/O ; ventral 



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