920 CATALOGUE OF 



Corpus pilosum, sat validum. Palpi breves, pilosi, caput non 

 superaDtes ; articulus 3us minutus, conicus. Abdomeu apice fasci 

 eulatum. Pedes sat graciles ; femora et tibia? pilis longis vestita 

 tibiae posticus calcaribus quatuor sat longis. Alae lata? ; anticse apuc 

 costam recta?, apice rotunda ta?, margine exteriore obliquo et subcon- 

 vexo. Mas. — Antennae late pectiuatae, tborace inulto longiores. 

 Alae postica? abdomen superantes. Fcem. — Antenna? subpectinatae, 

 tborace paullo longiores. Alae postica? abdomen non superantes. 



Body moderately stout, pilose. Palpi sbort, pilose, not extend- 

 ing beyond tbe head ; third joint minute, pilose. Abdomen tufted 

 at the tip. Legs rather slender; femora and tibiae clothed with 

 long hairs; hind tibiae with four moderately long spurs. Wings 

 broad. Fore wings straight along the costa, rounded at the tips, 

 oblique and slightly convex along the exierior border; interior 

 angle rounded ; first, second and third inferior veins contiguous at 

 the base; fourth remote. Male. — Antennas deeply pectinated, very 

 much longer than the body. Abdomen not extending so far as the 

 hind wings. Female. — Antennae minutely pectinated. Abdomen 

 extending as far as the hind wings. 



1. LoPEEA SQUAMOSA. 



Lutea ; antennae iestacece ; alee anticce supra nigro conspersce fas- 

 ciisque duabus obliquis indeterminatis albido squamosis. 

 Mas. — Thorax, pectus, abdomen basi pedesque fusco-cana ; 

 ahe antica? supra pallide cervina;. 



Luteous. Antennae testaceous. Fore wings above with nume- 

 rous black flecks or scales, and with two oblique imperfect and in- 

 complete bands composed of whitish scales. Male. — Thorax, pec- 

 tus, base of the abdomen, and legs with brownish hoary hairs. 

 Fore wings above pale fawn-colour, rather darker about the black 

 flecks. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 16 lines. 



a, b. South Africa. From Mr. Pamplin's collection. 



Genus PEROLA. 



In the Synopsis, page 780, this genus will stand with Chamida. 

 from which it differs thus: — 



§ Corpus sat validum. ...... Charnida. 



§§ Corpus valde crassum. -- - - - - Perol 



