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brown, with traoes of curved subterminal series of spots, more 

 distinct on underside. 



? . Forewing with additional postmedial black point above vein 6. 



Rab. Natal, Karkloof (Marshall) . Exj). $ 46, ? 50 mill. 



(5) Secusio pubata, Wlk. xxvi. 1688 (1862). 



Hah. Cape Colony (Sir C. Smith). Ex-^. 44 mill. 



Genus PSYCHAEIUM. 

 PsycJmrmm, Herr Schaff. Aussereur. Schmett. p. 76 (1850). 



PsYCHARiuM PELLUCENS, Herr Schaff. Aussereur. Schmett. 



f. 461 (1850). 

 Hab. Cape Colony, Capetown (Claremont). Exj}. 42 mill. 



Family AGARISTID^. 



Key to the Genera. 



A. Frons with long pointed corneous spine Paida. 



B. Frons with rounded prominence. 



a. Palpi with the third joint porrect, long. 



a^ Palpi with long pointed tuft at extremity of 



second joint ^gocera. 



&'. Palpi with the second joint moderately fringed with hair. 

 a-. Palpi with the third joint fringed with hair 



below Pais. 



b-. Palpi with the third joint naked . . . . Xantliospilopieryx. 

 b. Palpi with the third joint upturned short Hcspagarista. 



Genus PAIDA. 



Type. 

 Paida, Jord. Nov. Zool. iii. p. 96 (1896) ... imlchra. 



A. Hindwing red with orange spot beyond the cell and terminal 



series gordoni. 



B. Hindwing orange with black discoidal spot and subterminal 



line connected by streaks with termen inilclira. 



(1) Paida gordoni, Butl. Ent. M. Mag. xvi. p. 10 (1879). 



Hab. Natal, Tugela Eiver (Lorimer), Estcourt (Hutchinson). 

 Ex^p. 48 mill. 



(2) Paida pulchra, Trimen; Trans. Ent. Soc. (3) i. p. 524 (1863). 

 Hab. German South-West Africa, Damaraland ; Transvaal, 



Pretoria (Distant). Exp. 42 mill. 



