88 South African Heterocera. 
This species is perhaps most closely related to ZH. bauhinie, from 
West Africa (Senegal), with which it agrees in the stalked cocoon and 
in the considerable amount of white on both wings. The ocellus of 
the fore-wing is, however, much more elongate in H#. vera and less 
round in the hind-wing, while 2. bauhinie has the post-medial white 
band of the fore-wing well beyond the ocellus and a different dentition 
in the black terminal line, especially in the hind-wing. In &. vera 
the anal angle of the fore-wing is much less round, the apex is more 
faleate, while H. bawhinie is considerably smaller. 
I have much pleasure in naming this beautiful species after Miss 
Vera Coffin, who first found the interesting cocoon and bred the moth. 
The specimens from which the descriptions are made were bred by me 
from cocoons kindly given to me by Mr. G. W. Redfern, who spent 
many days in search of the cocoons after the first one had been found, 
The larva feeds on Zizyphus mucronatus, the same tree as that on 
which I found the larva of 2. mythimnia at Barberton. 
Expanse: ¢ 125 mm.; ? 130mm. One ¢ type from Salisbury, 
8th Feb., 1918; 9? type, Salisbury, 6th Feb., 1918. One @ co-type, 
rather in poor condition, Salisbury, 26th Nov., 1917, bred from the 
cocoon found by Miss V. Coffin and kindly presented to me by 
Mr. Rupert Jack. 
