220 Mr. W. L. Distant on 



Spodoptera mauritia, Boisd. Pretoria. 



Toxocampa phonhea, sp. n. Pretoria. 



Hemipachyceru Terburii, Butl. Johannesburg. 



Prodenia iittorulis, Boisd. Barberton {Dr. P. Pendallj, Pretoria. 



Caradrina qttadripimctata, Fabr. Pretoria. 



exiyiia, Hiibu. Pretoria. 



Leucania plana, Walk. Johannesburg. 



Loreyi, Dup. Waterberg ( Wilde). 



amens, Guen. Pretoria. 



torrcntium, Gueu. Pretoria. 



ap2)arata, Wallengr. Pretoria, Johannesburg. 



sitbstituta, Wallengr. Pretoria, Johannesburg. 



Acrapex leucophlehia, Hamps. Pretoria. 



Agrotis effracia, sp. n. 



Head, thorax, and antennaj dark reddish brown; abdomen 

 above and body beneath paler. 



Anterior wings dark reddish brown, much paler at apical 

 angle, below which the outer area is generally much darker ; 

 orbicular and reniform spots, which are well detined and have 

 their margins blackish, connected by a narrow black fascia ; 

 this fascia also extends from the reniform spot to outer 

 margin, where it is preceded above by a short black streak. 

 Posterior wings pale ochreous white. Anterior wings be- 

 neath brownish ochraceous, darkest to a little beyond cell ; 

 posterior wings beneath with faint indications of a transverse 

 discal series of small spots. 



Exp. wings 27-31 millim. 



IJah. Transvaal, Pretoria (Distant). 



Specimens are in the British Museum from Malvern and 

 Durban in Natal. 



Agrotis transjecta, sp. n. 



Head and pronotum ochraceous, with black markings ; 

 mesonotum very dark fuscous ; abdomen above and body 

 beneath pale ochraceous ; legs more or less shaded with 

 fuscous. 



Anterior wings shining ochraceous, with purplish and 

 fuscous reflections ; costal margin narrowly fuscous, with a 

 larger spot near apex ; a large dark fuscous cellular streak 

 enclosing both orbicular and reniform spots, which are pupil- 

 late and margined with pale ochraceous ; beneath coll a 

 slender dark fuscous basal streak ; beyond cell the wing is 

 crossed by a curved series of small fuscous spots, and a similar 

 series of sjiots on outer margin ; betweeu these two series of 

 spots is a Bmall I'uscous patch beyond cell and a similar one 

 liear outer angle. Posterior wings pale creamy white. An- 



