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along pre-discoidal cell, formed by a cross-nervule between the 

 second and third branches of the sub-median nervure; and on 

 the hind-wings the costal nervure is united with the sub-costal 

 for a short distance from the base. The Moths fly by day, 

 and are numerous in the Indo- and Austro-Malayan regions, 

 and in Africa, and are also represented in Tropical America. 



GENUS ALEXIS. 



Aletis, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 179 (1822?); Walker, 

 List Lepid. Ins. Brit. Mus. ii. p. 353 (1854). 



The body is linear, cylindrical, rather long, moderately thick 

 and spotted with white. The palpi are three-jointed, and shorter 

 than the head, the second and third joints being nearly equal 

 in length. The antennae, which are simple in both sexes, are 

 set with minute bristles on the under surface. The abdomen 

 does not extend beyond the hind-wings. Legs very slender ; 

 hind tibia with two small apical spurs. Wings long, rather 

 broad, with white spots on the borders. 



There are several closely-allied handsome species of this 

 genus in different parts of Africa. In their general style of 

 colouring they resemble various other African Butterflies and 

 Moths, belonging to the genera Euphadra^ Hiibner, Xantho- 

 ) Wallengren, &c. 



ALETIS DRURYI- 



(Plate XC. Fig. 2.) 



Noctua heldta, Drury (nee Clerck), 111. Exot. Ent. iii. pi. 29, 



fig. 4 (1780). 

 Callimorpha helcita^ Westwood, in Jardine's Nat. Libr. Exot. 



Moths, p. 189, pi. 23, fig. 2 (1841). 

 Aletis druryii Butler, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1878, p. 386. 



