1470 CATALOGUE OF 



interrupted by short white streaks, the latter extending to the chaly- 

 beous fringe. Hind wings aeneous-cinereous, with a broad brown 

 marginal band including a zigzag cinereous line. Length of the 

 body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



a, b. Cape. Presented by R. Trimen, Esq. 



SCOPULA ? GUTTALIS. 



Foem. Lcete rufa ; pa/pi oblique ascendentes, capitis latitudine vix 

 breviores, arliculo So longi-conico ; abdomen pallide aurato- 

 cineream, apicem versus attenuatum, alas posticas superans ; 

 alee lunulis marginalibus nigris ; antica guttis punctisque 

 plurimis argenteo-albis nigro marginatis, linea submarginali 

 arcuata argenteo-alba strigas emittente ; posticus aurata, macu- 

 lis subtus duabus albis nigro marginatis. 



Female. Bright red, reddish cinereous beneath. Palpi obliquely 

 ascending, nearly as long as the breadth ot the head ; third joint 

 elongate-conical, minute. Abdomen pale gilded cinereous, attenu- 

 ated towards the tip, extending somewhat beyond the hind wings. 

 Legs smooth. Wings with black marginal lunules ; under side with 

 an undulating white submarginal line, which is bordered with black 

 on the inner side. Fore wings acute, with numerous silvery white 

 black- bordered dots and points, and with a curved silvery white 

 submarginal line, which emits streaks of the same hue to the exte- 

 rior border; under side with a white black-bordered subcostal spot. 

 Hind wings gilded ; under side with two white black-bordered spots. 

 Length of the body 6J lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



This, like most of the preceding South-African species, has much 

 resemblance to the genus Dichromia. 



a. Cape. From Mr. Trimen's collection. 



SCOPULA? C0NCISAL1S. 



Mas. Pallide ochraceo-cinerea ; palpi porrecti, breves, graciles, 

 pilosi, articulo So lanceolato ; antenna setulosa ; abdomen 

 alas posticas paullo superans, fasciculo apicali minimo ; pedes 

 graciles; alee punctis marginalibus nigricantibus ; antics 

 acuta, gutta discali fuscescente elongata, linea exkriore ochracea 

 obliqua fiexa ; posticce pallide cinerea. 



