508 ARCTIAD.E. 



of fore wing orange with diffused fuscous streaks from base and a 

 slight discoidal spot, 



Hab. Natal, Kimbolton {Hutchinson), 1 <$ ; Basutoland, 

 Machacha, 10,000' (Crawshay), 3 d type. Exp. 20 millim. 



Genus MONOSYNTAXIS. 



Monotasds, Hmpsn. Cat. Lep. Phal. B.M. ii. p. 181 (1900), nee Hulst. 



Lep. 1898. 

 Monosyntaxis, Swinh. A. M. N. H. (7) vii. p. 466 (1901). 



*375 a. Monosyntaxis persimilis. 



Monosyntaxis persimilis, Eoths. Nov. Zool. xix. p. 224 (1912). 



Antennae of male bipectinate with rather long branches to near 

 apex. 



8 . Head dark brown, the vertex yellow, the palpi yellow, black 

 at tips ; thorax silvery white, the tegula? except at base and the 

 basal half of patagia suffused with orange-yellow, the patagia and 

 prothorax with dark brown spots; pectus and legs white, the fore 

 legs in front, femur, tibial joints of mid and hind legs and the tarsi 



Fig. 109. — Monosyntaxis persimilis, <$ . \. 



at extremities fuscous ; abdomen white, the anal tuft yellow. 

 Fore wing silvery white ; the costal edge black towards base ; a 

 narrow obliquely curved black-brown medial band from cell to 

 inner margin and a spot beyond lower angle of cell. Hind wing 

 semihyaline white. Underside of fore wing and the costa of hind 

 wing suffused with orange-yellow. 



Sab. Dutch N. Guinea, Mt. Goliath (Meek), type f c? in 

 Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 40 millim. 



*375 b. Monosyntaxis metallescens. 



CEonistis metallescens, Roths. Nov. Zool. six. p. 225 (1912). 



Antenna? of male bipectinate with moderate branches, the apical 

 part serrate ; fore wing with vein 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 

 to form a broad areole. 



Head and thorax cupreous brown, the vertex of head, teguhe, and 

 patagia silvery white suffused with golden yellow ; pectus and legs 



