212 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES OF HETEROCERA 

 FROM THE TRANSVAAL. 



By W. L. Distant. 



The following seven species have recently been added to my 

 collection from various sources, and will be eventually figured in 

 * Insecta Transvaaliensia,' now in course of publication : — 



Fam. NocTUiDiE. 



TiMOKA TRANSVAALICA, Sp. H. 



Head pale brownish, prouotum greyish -pink, abdomen dull ochra- 

 ceous, sternum greyish-white. Anterior wings very pale carmine or 

 pinky red, with a greyish ray extending from base to about middle of 

 wing, above this a similar but longer ray margining lower area of cell 

 and extending to apical margin, other narrower and more obscure 

 greyish rays between the nervures ; posterior wings creamy-white ; 

 anterior wings beneath much paler than above. Exp. wings 34 millim. 



Hab. Transvaal; Johannesburg (J. Hyde). 



AUDEA SUBLIGATA, Sp. n. 



Head, pronotum, and legs piceous ; abdomen, sternum, femora 

 above, and spots to tarsi ochraceous ; disk, apex, and lateral margins 

 of abdomen suffused with fuscous. Anterior wings above piceous ; 

 posterior wings somewhat obscure greyish, the basal area tinged with 

 pale ochraceous, the veins mostly fuscous, and with a narrow marginal 

 piceous fascia, the fringe greyish. Wings beneath greyish ; anterior 

 wings with the costal margin, subapical and apical fascia, and outer 

 marginal spots piceous, cellular; area fuscous ; posterior wings with 

 the posterior apical margin and a costal spot piceous. Exp. wings 

 38 millim. 



Hah. Transvaal ; Lydenburg district (Pret. Mus. and Coll. 

 Dist.). 



ChALCIOPE PRETORIiE, Sp. D. 



Head pale ochraceous, its basal area and antennae darker ; pro- 

 notum with the anterior area ochraceous-brown posteriorly defined by 

 a dark transverse castaneous line between the costal angles of the 

 wings, beyond this the colour is pale luteous ; abdomen dark ochra- 

 ceous ; sternum and legs pale luteous. Anterior wings pale ochraceous, 

 sparingly speckled with small brown points ; two small discal brown 

 spots near base, an oblique costal spot near centre of cell, a reniform 

 discal spot at end of cell preceded by a short costal stripe, followed by 

 a curved series of minute spots crossing wing, the costal largest, all 

 brown, outer marginal area very pale purplish brown, inwardly defined 

 by a white line margined with brown and outwardly by three narrow 

 contiguous whitish lines ; posterior wings pale greyish, outer area 

 tinged with pale ochraceous, the discal veins marked with a short 

 fuscous streak. Exp. wings 52 millim. 



Hab. Transvaal ; Pretoria. 

 Allied to C. car^iieola, Hamps. 



