FAM. GEOMETRID/E 87 
Characters. — Face smooth. Palpus im both sexes quite short. Tongue usually weak (well 
developed in Pulveriplaga). Antenna not tufted at base, in both sexes bipectinate, with apex simple. 
Pectus densely hairy. Femora hairy. Hindtibia in cf usually dilated with hair-pencil, in both sexes 
with all spurs, the median sometimes short. Metathorax not crested. Abdomen stronglv crested. 
Frenulum in cf moderately strong, from before a scarcely appreciable costal expansion, in Q apparently 
rudimentary. Build robust. Forewing with costa straight, except at base and apex, apex more or less 
prominent, termen elbowed in middle, oblique posteriorly (variable in other respects), cell nearly 
one-half, DC deeply incurved, SC! free (in zowata anastomosing strongly with C and with SC?), 
SC? normal, R! connate to short-stalked (in zozaía separate) M! separate, connate or stalked; hindwing 
with apex moderate or a little truncate, termen toothed, with the strongest teeth at R! and R?, or merely 
waved, with a rather strong tooth at R! and a very slight one at R?, tornus pronounced, cell less than 
one-half, DC? incurved, C anastomosing at a point or very shortly with SC near base, then a little. 
approximated before diverging strongly (in zozafa approximated to fully one-half cell), SC? stalked, 
R? from considerably above middie of DC, M! connate or stalked (in sonata separate). 
Early stages unknown. 
A further development from Victoria distinguished by the short (in Section II absolutely minute) 
palpus, the still weaker Q frenulum, etc.; but it can hardly be in an absolutely direct line of descent, 
on account of the tongue. 
Type of the genus : -rcZichlora viridimacula, Narren (1898). 
Geographical distribution of species. — .Ethiopian. 
SECTION I. — Palpus not excessively minute, build usually very robust, 
termen usually not crenulate (4rchichlora, Warren). 
I. A. viridimacula, Warren. — Pl. 5, Fig. 8. W. Africa. 
Avrchichlora viridimacula, Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 5, p. 12 (1895j. 
Victoria viridimacula, Swinhoe, ''rans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 551 (1904). 
2. A. marginata (Warren). Nigeria, Ashanti, 
Victoria marginata, Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 9, p. 497 (1902/. 
3. A. marcescens, Warren. Nigerla. 
Archichlora marcescens, Narren, Novit. Zool. Vol. r1. p. 465 (1904). 
4. A. pulveriblaga (Warren). Nigeria. 
Oospila pulveriplaga, Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 5, p. 14 (1895). 
Victoria pulveriplaga, Warren, ibidem, Vol. 8, p. 8 (1901). 
5. A. ansorgei (Warren). Uganda. 
Victoria ausorget, Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 8, p. 8 (1901). 
6. A. perornata (Warren) (sect. sequ. ?). Nigeria. 
Victoria perornata, Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 5, p. 237 (1898) 
SECTION II. — Palpus excessively minute, build not very robust, 
termen crenulate (CA/orofteras, Warren). 
7. A. devoluta (Walker). W. Africa. 
Comibaena devoluta, Walker, List Lep. Ins. Brit. Mus. Vol. 22, p. 572 (1861). 
Chloroteras devoluta, Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 8, p. 8 (1901). 
Victoria devoluta, Swinhoe, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. p. 551 (1904). 
SEcTION III. — Palpus not excessively minute, termen not crenulate, forewing with SC! 
anastomosing strongly with C and SC?, hindwing with C approximated to cell to 
one-half (gen. div. ?). 
8. A. zonata (Walker). S. Africa. 
Comibaena zonata, Walker, List Lep. Ins. Brit. Mus. Vol. 26. p. 1566 (1862). 
