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(19) Ophiusa dekogans, Wlk. xv. 1832 (1858). 



Hab. British Central Africa, Zomba ; Natal (Gooch) ; Cape 

 Colony (Drdge). Exp. 38 mill. 



(20) Ophiusa eeectata, n. sp. 



Head and thorax purplish brown ; abdomen fuscous brown. 

 Forewing brownish strongly suffused with purple ; a dark subbasal 

 line from costa to submedian fold ; some dark brown suffusion 

 before the antemedial line which is nearly straight and erect; a 

 slight discoidal lunule ; an indistinct waved medial line excurved 

 beyond the cell, then incurved and with dark suffusion between it 

 and the postmedial line which is produced to an acute angle on 

 vein 7, then strongly incurved and slightly waved ; an indistinct 

 pale waved subterminal line, angled inwards below costa and out- 

 wards at vein 7 and then strongly defined by dark suffusion on inner 

 side ; a series of points just before termen and crenulate terminal 

 line. Hindwing fuscous brown with indistinct pale curved subter- 

 minal line bent outwards to tornus ; the under side pale with dis- 

 coidal point ; two indistinct waved medial lines and a diffused 

 subterminal line. 



Hah. British. East Africa, M'gana (Betton), Muthambi (Craw- 

 shay) ; Transvaal, Lydenberg, Ex'p. 36 mill. 



(21) Ophiusa palumbiodbs, n. sp. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen grey-brown irrorated with a few black 

 scales. Forewing grey-brown suffused with purple-grey to the post- 

 medial line and irrorated with black scales ; a waved brownish sub- 

 basal line from costa to submedian fold ; a waved antemedial line ; 

 a slight dark discoidal lunule ; the postmedial line indistinct, 

 minutely waved, very oblique, arising from a black spot on costa, 

 with some black points on the veins and with a nearly straight line 

 beyond it arising from near apex ; faint traces of a waved subter- 

 minal line ; a series of black points before termen. Hindwing grey- 

 brown with a slight purplish gloss ; a slightly sinuous dark medial 

 line ; an indistinct waved postmedial line with some small white 

 lunules on it towards inner margin with a yellowish ferruginous 

 suffused patch beyond them ; a series of black points before termen. 

 Under side of both wings grey irrorated with black ; a greyish- 

 centred discoidal spot ; a waved postmedial line with a straight line 

 beyond it on forewing, a dentate line on hindwing. 



Hal. Natal, Durban (Gooch, Leigh). Exi). 40-46 mill. Type 

 in B.M. 



