FAM. GEOMETRID/E 21/7 
in cf rather short, slender, with four approximated spurs (medians at four-fifths). Abdomen not crested. 
Forewing with costa arched, apex moderate; termen crenulate, bent in middle, becoming very oblique, 
cell one-half, DC? rather deeply incurved, SC! from cell, or almost connate with DC*?, anastomosing 
at a point with C, SC? normal, R! well separate (in the type abnormally remote), R? from very near R', 
M! widely separate; hindwing with termen excised between R! and R?, tornus moderate C closely 
approximated to cell to about one-half, SC? stalked, R? from very near R!, M! widely separate. 
Early stages unknown. 
'The single known species has superficially quite the aspect of a TZalera, especially of lacerataria, 
though without the excision in termen of forewing. Structurally, however, it differs in the presence of 
median spurs, the non-anastomosis of C of hindwing, the longer pectinations of the OQ antenna, etc. 
The description given by Guenée of his araria (type of Heterocrila, Warren) agrees in most respects 
with the present species, but that has a different abdominal pattern. In the absence of structural clues, 
we prefer to regard axaria as a near relative of &oranata. 
Type of the genus : Dolosis illacerata, Prout. 
Geographical distribution of species. — 5. Africa. 
1. D. illacerata, nov. sp. 1), Prout. Natal. 
172. GENUS NOTHOTERPNA, WARREN 
Nothoterpna. Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 16, p. 111 (1999). 
Characters. — Face thickly but smoothly scaled. Palpus in cf minute, tapering, rather 
rough-scaled beneath (Q unknown). Tongue present. Antenna in C short, bipectinate to apex with 
moderate, rather stout branches. Pectus hairy. Hindtibia not dilated, all spurs present. Abdomen not 
crested. Forewing with margins little convex and apex pronounced (type), or with apex and termen 
more rounded (Pallida), cell about one-half, DC incurved, rather strongly oblique posteriorly, 
SC! from cell, anastomosing with C, SC? normal, anastomosing with SC!, R! well separate, R? from 
very near R! (especially in type), M! well separate; hindwing with apex slightly produced (roundly), 
termen being little convex, cell rather less than one-half, DC? incurved, oblique posteriorly, C approx- 
imated to cell to fully one-half. rather gradually diverging, SC? stalked, R? from very near R!, M! well 
separate. 
Early stages unknown. 
Differs from .Dolosis chiefly in shape. From 4vcollesis in the separation of SC! of forewing and 
(quite considerably) of R!. From Hemistola in several minor points, many of them known to be in some 
cases variable characters, but cumulatively of considerable force; palpus more minute, antenna rather 
short, bipectinate to apex, R? more extreme (especially in hindwing), M! further from R?, termen of 
forewing less oblique anteriorly, hindwing not elbowed or tailed at R?, C approximated to full one-half 
of cell, gradually diverging, scaling rougher, coloration less bright. 
1) Dolosis illacerata, nov. sp. — 9,32 mm. l'ace deep fuscous crimson. Palpus fuscous. Vertex and antennal shaft whitish. Occiput 
green. Thorax and base of abdomen dorsally green; thorax beneath and rest of abdomen whitish green, the latter speckled with black above, and with 
two dorsal black spots (on second and third segments). Wings bright blue-green, costal and distal edges of forewing and distal edge of hindwing reddish 
brown; markings reddish brown, overlaid with black; a large cell-spot on each wing, as largeasin the heaviest- marked Z/Aa/exa lacerataria ; antemedian 
line of forewing represented by dots on the veins and a larger one on inner margin; postmedian in same position as in /acera/aria, but not outbent in 
middle, and consisting only of a series of vein-dots and large spot on inner margin, each accompanied distally by a small white dot. Underside rather 
paler, the markings (except antemedian) reproduced; no white dots. Durban, Natal, August, 1902 (G. F. Leigh). Type in coll. Brit. Mus. A 9, also from 
Natal, isin coll. E. Meyrick, and weare indebted to Mr. Meyrick for furnishing characters which have enabled us to complete the generic diagnosis. The 
type Q has lost the hindlegs, but will certainly have four spurs, 
