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the antemedial pink band, leaving a black point in cell, the ante- 

 medial band edged by a black line excurved below costa, then oblique 

 and sinuous ; the reniform and orbicular pink edged with white and 

 black lines and connected by a fascia on median nervure ; the post- 

 medial line black edged by pink, oblique from costa, strongly excurved 

 beyond cell, then incurved and touching lower edge of reniform ; the 

 subterminal line black edged with white, excurved at veins 6 and 3, 

 then incurved, with a pink band on its . outer edge with strongly 

 dentate outer edge. Hindwing yellow-brown; the cilia pinkish; 

 the under side with discal spot and curved postmedial line. 



Hab. Cape Colony, Transkei (Miss P. Barrett). Exp. 34 mill. 

 Type in B.M. 



(2) Heliophobus informis, Wlk. x. 402 (1856). 



Hab. " Interior of South Africa." Ea-p. 40 mill. 



Sect. II. Antennje of male serrate and fasciculate. 



(3) Heliophobus fumea, n. sp. 



Fuscous black ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen with 

 some grey hair. Forewing narrow, irrorated with darker scales ; a 

 black antemedial line not quite reaching costa and slightly sinuous 

 and angled in submedian fold ; a discoidal point ; a minutely waved 

 postmedial line strongly excurved from below costa to vein 3, then 

 strongly incurved ; a fine black terminal line. Hindwing fuscous 

 grey. 



Hab. Cape Colony, Transkei (Miss F. Barrett). Exp. 28 mill. 

 Type in B.M. 



Sub-Family CARADRININiE. 



A. Abdomen with dorsal crests of scales. 



a. Prothorax with crest of scales. 



ai. Frons with rounded prominence. 



a^. Hindwing with veins 6, 7 stalked , Mionides. 



b"^. Hindwing with veins 6, 7 from cell. 



a^. Palpi upturned, the third joint long porrect . . Paratuerta. 



&3. Palpi porrect Tumidifrontia. 



&i. Frons without prominence. 



Or- Patagia with upturned spatulate hairs at extremity Diphthera. 

 b'^. Patagia normal. 



a°. Forewing of normal breadth Eiqilexia. 



&3. Forewing narrow .. Magusa. 



b. Prothorax without crest. 



a}. Metathorax with distinct crest of scales. 



a^. Fore tibiffi broadly fringed with hair Spodoptera. 



