The Moths of South Africa. 373 



OrcBsia cuprea, Saalm. Lep. Madag. p. 401, f. 238 (1891). 



Hab. West Africa, Old Calabar; Delagoa Bay; Natal (Guein- 



zius, Goocli, Millar) ; Cape Colony, Transkei (Miss F. Barrett) ; 



India ; Ceylon. Exp. 48 mill. 



Sect. II. Antennae of male bipectinate, simple towards apex ; forewing 

 with the inner margin not excised towards tornus. 



(2) Calpe hieboglyhica, Saalm. Lep. Madag. p. 405, f. 208 (1891). 

 Hah. West Africa, Niger Eiver ; Natal Victoria District 

 (Gooch) ; Madagascar. Exp. 50-60 mill. 



Genus EAEIAS. 



Type. 



Earias, Hiibn. Verz. p. 895 (1827) chlorana. 



A. Forewing with medial and postmedial transverse lines insulana. 



B. Forewing with a terminal band and no transverse lines . . . . fulvidana. 



(1) Earias insulana, Boisd. Faun. Madag. p. 121, pi. 16, f. 9 (1833). 



„ j^^'^ga, Feld. Eeis. Nov. pi. 118, f. 20 (1874). 

 Hab. West Africa, Sierra Leone ; Egypt ; Sokotra ; British. 

 East Africa ; British Central Africa ; Delagoa Bay (Kenrick) ; 

 Natal (Gooch) ; Cape Colony, Knysna (Trimen) ; Mauritius ; 

 India ; Ceylon ; Burma ; Marquesas. Exp. 22 mill. 



(2) Earias fulvidana, Wllgrn. Wien. Ent. Mon. 1863, p. 143. 



,, chromataria, Wlk. xxvii. 204 (1864). 

 Hab. West Africa, Sierra Leone ; Natal (Gooch) ; Japan ; 

 India; Ceylon; Andamans; Java. Exp. 20 mill. 



Sub-Family ERASTRIANyE. 



A. Forewing with vein 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole. 

 a. Abdomen with dorsal crests. 



a'. Frons with rounded prominence with ridge across its 



middle Cnodifrontia. 



b^. Frons with rounded prominence CEderastria. 



c'. Frons without prominence. 



a^. Thorax with dorsal ridge-like crest Perciana. 



b^. Thorax without dorsal crest. 



a3. Hindwing with veins 3, 4 stalked Maliattha. 



&3, Hindwing with veins 3, 4 from cell. 



