138 LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA 
1. C. oospila, nov. sp. 1), Prout. Upper Congo. 
2. C. falliata (Warren). Niger Coast. 
Rhomborista palliata, Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 5, p. 16 (1898). 
Rhomborista ustipennis, Warren, ibidem, p. 236 (1898). 
3. C. vubricorpus (Warren). Niger Coast, Kilima-njaro, 
CEnospila rubricorpus, Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 5, p. 235 (1898. Natal. 
Hemitlea. plagiata, Aurivillius, Schwed. Zool. Exped. Kilimanjaro (9j 
P. 39, t. 2, f. ro (1910) (nov. syn.). 
95. GENUS HETEROCRITA, WARREN 
Heterocrita. Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 8, p. 445 (19ot). 
Characters 2). — Face smooth. Palpus with second joint rough-scaled above and beneath, 
in Q reaching well beyond frons, third joint in Q moderate, shortly rough-scaled 3). Tongue deve- 
loped. Antenna in gf (?) 4), in Q nearly simple. Pectus hairy. Hindtibia with the spurs unequal, the 
outer median inclining to obsolescence. Abdomen sometimes with slight dorsal crests. Frenulum 
wanting or vestigial in Q (will certainly be present in the cf). Forewing with costa slightly arched at 
base and towards apex, nearly straight between, apex rather acute, termen curved, oblique, faintly 
waved. cell not quite one-half, DC? curved, becoming very oblique, SC! from cell, anastomosing at a 
point or connected with C or free, SC? normal, sometimes anastomosing at a point with SC!, R! connate 
or approximated, M! rather widely separate; hindwing with apex rounded, termen slightly toothed at 
the vein-ends, more strongly so at Rl and R?, with a slight or stronger excision between these latter, 
cell less than. one-half, DC? somewhat incurved anteriorly, very oblique posteriorly, C approximated 
to cell to nearly or quite one-half, SC? stalked, M! rather widely separate. 
Early stages unknown. 
Type of the genus : Helerocrita araria (Guenée) — Racheospila araria, Guenée (1901). 
Geographical distribution of species, — 5. Africa, ? Madagascar. 
I. H. araría (Guenée). Namaqua Land. 
Racheospila araria, Guenée, Spec..Gén. Lép. Vol. 9, p. 373 (1858). 
Heterocrita araria, Narren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 8, p. 445 (1901). 
2. H. discerpta (Walker) (huj. gen.?). Cape. 
Geometra discerpta, Walker, List Lep. Ins. Brit. Mus. Vol. 22, p. 513(1861). 
1) Cheroscelis oospila, nov. sp. — 9, 35 mm. Head and face green, vertex broadly white between antennz. Palpus murked witli 
red above, whitish beneath. Antennal shaft basally white above, distally red. Thorax green. Fore- and middle- legs mostly red on outer side. Abdomen 
ventrally white, dorsally purple-brown at base, thence whitish densely speckled with purple-brown ; crests strong, darker purple-brown with a slight 
metallic lustre. Wings bright green, slightly tinged with bluish. Forewing with costal edge narrowly whitish, tinged with fleshy ochreous; a very small 
pale discal spot, partly edged with red ; two terminal blotches of fleshy ochreous, narrowly and vaguely margined with red, then more broadly with purple- 
fuscous, the anterior blotch reaching from SC* to near R?, i!s proximal edge about 3,5 mm. from termen, the posterior blotch much larger, its proximal 
edge from inner margin at two-thirds, oblique basewards, then curved and sinuous, crossing KR? at just beyond extremity of cell, thence oblique to termen 
at M1, but with a subquadrate excision before reaching termen, both blotches slightly irrorated with reddish and fuscous, except proximally ; terminal line 
thick, blackish, interrupted by the vein-ends, fringe pale ochreous with a chequering of reddish mixed with fuscous. Hindwing similar, the discal spot 
less edged with red, the blotches smaller, the tornal scarcely larger than the central, an additional elongate blotch along inner margin from near base, 
bounded by vein M as far asthe origin of M?, its boundary thence irregularly oblique to inner margin at about three-fifths, inner-marginal fringe continuing 
reddish. Under surface much paler, the same markings present, but shadowy, costa of forewing more ochreous. Upper Congo, 1907 (A. F. R. Wollaston). 
Type in coll. Brit. Mus. (in excellent condition). We have described the unique specimen very exactly, but probably the blotches will prove to vary, as in 
most of the allies. In any case, the scarcely ciliated antenna and the shape of the hindwing (rounded, almost crenulate) will distinguish it abundantly from 
rubricorfpus. 
2) Here agu'n Warren has erected a genus on a little-known species of Guenée's, and our diagnosis, drawn up from Zorazaía, may require 
modification, or the genus may have to be dropped. Guenée's type of araria, M. Oberthür writes us, is in such bad condition that he would advocate 
rejecting the name; he does not think it is identical with Koranaía, but there seems to be at least a near alliance. 
3) If discerpía be really referable to this genus, the palpus must be variable, for in that species it has the terminal joint quite small and 
concealed in both sexes. 
4! Warren says « thick, lamellate, with clavate teeth beneath »; they are pectinate in déscerfía. 
