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narrow ; exterior border rounded, rather oblique. Hind 

 wings whitish. Length of the body 4 ? lines ; expansion of 

 the fore wings 10 lines. Hor Tamanib. 



47. Scopula submarginalis. Female. — Whitish. Palpi 

 porrect, nearly linear, slightly fringed, extending rather 

 beyond the head ; third joint very minute. Antennae and 

 legs smooth. Fore wings with black speckles, with a black 

 costa, and with a very broad black marginal band, which in- 

 cludes a whitish slightly undulating line. Hind wings with 

 two narrow blackish bands, one submarginal, the other mar- 

 ginal. Wings beneath like the upper side of the hind wings. 

 Length of the body 3|- lines ; expansion of the fore wings 9 

 lines. Harkeko. 



Fam. ScoPARiD^. — Gen. Stenopteryx, Guen. 



48. Stenopteryx hyhridalis. Nomophila hybridalis, Huhn. 

 Verz. Schm. 368. Wady Nash. Wady Ferran. Mount 

 Sinai. Inhabits Europe, America, Africa and Asia. 



Fam. Geometrid^. — Gen. Eucrostis, Huhn. 



49. Eucrostis indigenaria. Geometra indigenaria, Bork» 

 Eur. Schm. v. 485. Hor Tamanib. Inhabits S. Europe. 



Fam. MACARID.E. — Gen. Macaria, Curt. 



50. Macaria astimaria. Pharmacis aestimaria, Huhn. 

 Verz. Schm. 298. Hor Tamanib. Inhabits S. Europe. 



Fam. FiDONiD^. — Gen. Tephrina, Guen. 



51. Tephrina destituta. Female. — Cinereous. Palpi 

 porrect, slightly curved, extending rather beyond the head; 

 second joint thickly fringed ; third conical, minute. Abdo- 

 men not extending beyond the hind wings. Wings with 

 fawn-coloured speckles, with a brown dot in the disk, and 

 with a broad fawn-coloured border ; marginal points black ; 

 under side whitish, also bordered. Length of the body 5 

 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 14 lines. Cairo. 



Gen. Sterrha, Huhn. 



52. Sterrha sacraria. Geometra sacraria, Linn. Syst. 

 Nat. ii. 863. Hor Tamanib. Harkeko. Inhabits Europe, 

 Africa, and Hindostan. 



53. Sterrha mar ginata. Female. — Whitish. Head above 

 pale fawn-colour. Palpi pale fawn-colour, stout, slightly 



