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CATALOGUE OF 



slightly bordered with gray; a slight tawny stripe in front, and 

 another along the interior border ; a black (lot at the tip of the dis- 

 cal areolet ; the exterior dots almost obsolete ; the marginal points 

 distinct. Hind wings whitish, with cinereous borders and veins. 

 Length of the body 4— 4-J- lines ; of the wings 9—10 lines. 



a. South Africa. Presented by Dr. Smith. 



b. Port Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection.' 



55. Leucania curvula. 



Pallide testacea ; thorax fasciis fuscescentibus ; abdomen albidum ; 

 alee anticce nigro subconspersce, vitta cinerascente, gutta discali 

 alba, guttis exterioribus punctisque marginalibus nigris ; pos- 

 ticce albce, subopalince. 



Pale testaceous. Thorax with some brownish bands. Abdo- 

 men whitish. Fore wings very slightly speckled with black, paler 

 in front of the slight grayish stripe, which is curved upward towards 

 the tip of the wing ; it has a black dot behind its interior side, and 

 encloses the white dot at the tip of the discal areolet ; an exterior 

 transverse line of black dots, and the usual marginal black points. 

 Hind wings white. Length of the body 5 — 6 lines ; of the wings 

 12—14 lines. 



a — d. Congo. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



56. Leucania prominens. 



Fcem. Pallidissime testacea ; thorax cinereo unifasciatus ; abdo- 

 men album; alee anticce nigro subconspersce, vena mediana 

 alba, gutta discali punctisque exterioribus nigris; posticce 

 albce, marginibus nigro guttatis. 



Female. Very pale testaceous. Thorax with a single cinereous 

 band. Abdomen white. Fore wings minutely speckled with black, 

 slightly darker about the median vein, which is white ; a black dot 

 at the tip of the discal areolet, and black points along the exterior 

 border. Hind wings white, with black dotted borders. Length of 

 the body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



a, b. Congo. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



51. Leucania plana. 



Pallide testacea ; ala punctis marginalibus nigris ; antica venis 

 albis fusco marginatis, striga interrupta posteriore strigisque 

 exterioribus fuscis ; posticce alba, apud mar gines pallide fus-^ 

 cescentes. 



