Heterocera from the Transvaal. 393 



Anthercea bracteata, sp. n. 



Wings, body above and beneath, and legs bright golden 

 yellow ; antennse brownish ochraceous, with the apical joints 

 (excluding extreme apex) blackish. 



Anterior wings at about one fourth from base crossed by a 

 single waved, transverse, plumbeous fascia, a similarly 

 coloured but more pronounced transverse fascia at about one 

 third from outer margin, and faint indications of a similar 

 submarginal fascia. At end of cell are faint indications of a 

 bright ocellated spot beneath. 



Posterior wings with a large ocellated spot at end of cell, 

 plumbeous, with a small grey centre and a bright black outer 

 margin, and with two plumbeous outer transverse fascias — 

 one submarginal and the other at about one fourth from 

 margin. 



Wings beneath with the fascia3 almost obliterated ; ante- 

 rior wings with a bright black ocellated spot centred with 

 greyish at end of cell, and posterior wings with the spot 

 above almost obliterated beneath. 



Exp., (J 135 millim. 



Uab. Transvaal, Pretoria [Distant). 



This species, which seems to be nearest to A. [Nudaurelia) 

 au7'antiaca, Rothsch., is not only very distinct in coloration 

 and markings, but has the peculiarity in the ocellated spots, 

 that in the anterior wings they are very distinct beneath and 

 almost obliterated above, while in the posterior wings the 

 process is reversed, being brightly pronounced above and very 

 indistinct beneath. 



Cirina similis^ sp. n. 



Closely allied to G.forda, Westw., but differing structurally 

 by the larger size of both sexes, and by the females showing 

 no angulation on the posterior margin of the hind wings, 

 which is plainly seen in G. forda ? . Other differences are 

 found in the ocellated spot of the posterior wings being much 

 more discal and therefore less contiguous to the transverse 

 fascia. 



Exp., S 117, ? 110-128 millim. 



Hab. Transvaal, Pretoria (^Distant). 



1 took both this species and C. forda in Pretoria, and, 

 allowing for all the undoubted variation in Saturniidae, am 

 compelled to separate them specifically. 



The British Museum possesses a female specimen from 

 Gambia. 



