IN SECT A. 239 



Fam. OPHIUSIDJJ. 



Ophisma pretoria, sp. n. Pretoria. 



Ophisma croceipennis, Walk. (May) Zoutpansberg. 



Sphingomorpha monteironis, Butl. Pretoria. 



Description. 



Ophisma pretorics, sp. n. (Tab. II. fig. 7.) 



Anterior wings above dull brownish ochraceous with a glossy 

 hue, crossed by a dark curved linear fascia at about one third 

 from base, slightly directed outwardly; two much-waved and 

 inwardly-curved linear fasciae crossing wing beyond cell; basal, 

 costal, and outer margins dusky brown ; two small black spots 

 at extremity of cell, and an outer submarginal series of black 

 dots : posterior wings pale brownish, the outer margins fuscous. 

 Wings beneath paler than above ; anterior wings with an elon- 

 gate spot at end of cell, and a curved waved fascia crossing wing 

 between end of cell and apex; outer margin dull ochraceous, 

 with darker elongate marks between the nervures : posterior 

 wings with a dark spot in cell, two linear fasciae crossing wing 

 beyond cell, the innermost nearly even, the outermost much 

 waved, hind margin as in anterior wing. Body and legs dull 

 brownish ochraceous. 



Exp. wings 53 millim. 



This species appears to be most closely allied to 0. senior, 

 Walk. (W. L. D.) 



DELTOIDES. 

 Fam. 



Eplzeuxis athiops, sp. n. (Tab. II. fig. 2.) 



Anterior wings above ashy grey, mottled with fuscous ; six 

 distinct dark spots on costal margin, which are continued more 

 or less distinctly across wing in waved fasciae, before the apical 

 fascia the colour is irregularly and narrowly warm ochraceous, 

 a series of small dark spots on outer margin ; fringe long and 

 ashy grey : posterior wings above pale ashy grey, streaked on 

 basal area with dark fuscous. Wings beneath pale ashy grey, 

 with the dark markings of the upper side practically absent. 



