4G4 On Insects from the Transvaal. 



legs fuscous (abdomen sometimes paler), with a series of 

 marginal dark fuscous spots. 



Anterior wings with the area beneath cell greyish ochra- 

 ceous, speckled with black, above cell fuscous brown ; a 

 reniform spot at end of cell, which is castaneous, margined 

 with ochraceous ; an ochraceous oblique streak extending 

 from apex to about the region of end of cell, outwardly 

 margined by a narrowed waved fuscous fascia j outer margin 

 with a series of elongated conical ochraceous spots, their 

 apices fuscous and greyish. Posterior wings pale fuscous, 

 basal area pale ochraceous ; outer fringe ochraceous, with 

 brownish lines. Wings beneath pale fuscous, outer margins 

 and base of posterior wings as above. 



Exp. wings 50-55 millim. 



Ilah. Transvaal, Lydenburg District [Pret. Mus. and coll. 

 Dist.). 



Allied to P. imitata^ Druce. 



Cerura spiritalis^ sp. n. 



Head greyish ochraceous, pronotum and base of abdomen 

 greyish white ; pronotum with the anterior margin greyish 

 ochraceous, followed by dark fuscous, posterior margin with 

 two dark luscous tufts ; abdomen with apical two thirds dark 

 fuscous, speckled with greyish white. Body beneath greyish 

 white ; head, antennse, tarsi, two spots to intermediate and 

 posterior tibiae, and apex of abdomen dark fuscous. 



Wings greyish white ; anterior wings with a very small 

 rounded spot near base, an irregular spot in cell and one 

 above it on costal margin, three smaller subapical costal 

 spots, an outer submarginal fascia commencing beneath apex, 

 a large irregular spot on inner margin, and a series of small 

 outer marginal spots dark fuscous ; posterior wings with tho 

 outer margin and a small spot near end of cell fuscous. 

 Wings beneath greyish white; both wings with a broad 

 outer marginal fuscous fascia and an elongate spot at end of 

 cells. 



Exp. wings 53 millim. 



Hab. Transvaal, Lydenburg District. 



Fam. Lasiocampidse. 

 Leheda mustelina. 

 ^ $ , Body and anterior wings tawny, posterior wings 

 sligiitly roseate. 



^ . Anterior wings with three very obscure transverse 



