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Lepidoptera from Southern Africa. 419 



Genus 99. Argyris, Gue'ne'e. 

 131. Argyris latonaria, Gue'ne'e. 



132. Argyris vestalis, n. sp. 



Somewhat like A. ocellata, but much smaller. White ; both 

 wings with a central brown band from end of cell to inner 

 margin, varied with black, indistinctly streaked with plumba- 

 ginous, enclosing a black-edged discocellular white spot, the 

 upper end broad, the lower end pointed ; a bisinuate brown 

 litura connecting central band with costal margin ; a waved 

 undulated discal transverse line ; two submarginal series of 

 grey spots, an interrupted marginal series of black dots ; fringe 

 varied with grey. Wings below white, primaries sordid : 

 secondaries with a blackish discocellular litura, an ill-defined 

 postmedian dusky line, a continuous dentate-sinuate discal 

 black line, and a sinuated marginal black line : primaries with 

 two submarginal series of grey spots ; fringe white, varied 

 with grey and dotted with black : body white ; antennas, tibia?, 

 and tarsi testaceous. Expanse of wings 11 lines. 



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Family 46. FidoniidaB. 



Genus 100. Tephrina, Gue'ne'e. 



133. Tephrina deerraria, Walker. 

 Natal. 



Genus 101. Sterrha, Hiibner. 



134. Sterrha sacraria, Linnaeus. 

 Natal (six examples). 



Genus 102. Aspilates, Treitschke. 



135. Aspilates mceviaria, Guenee. 

 Natal (four examples). 



136. Aspilates arenosa, n. sp. 



<$ . General aspect and coloration of the preceding ; it 

 differs as follows : — Discal band of primaries less oblique and 

 consequently nearer to outer margin ; of secondaries paler, 

 widening from near anal angle to second subcostal branch, 

 where it becomes obsolete, broadly bordered on both sides with 

 whitish. Primaries below greyish, band as above : secondaries 

 much paler ; interno-median area dusky ; discal band much 

 more abbreviated, but darker than above ; a black discocellular 

 spot. Expanse of wings 1 inch 4 lines. 



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