﻿1324 CATALOGUE OF 



becomes testaceous on approaching: the tips of the fore wings ; sub- 

 marginal line very pale testaceous, straight, slender, with a brownish 

 border; space between it and the exterior border somewhat fawn- 

 colour; some blackish submarginal dots; under side with dotted 

 transverse blackish lines. Fore wings with a black oblique line 

 near the base ; reniform spot composed of a spot and a dot, which 

 are black and oblong, and are generally more or less obsolete in the 

 female. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



a. South Africa. Presented by Dr. A. Smith. 

 I), Port Natal. From Dr. Krauss' collection. 



3. HyPOPYRA CAPENSIS. 



Var. Mas. — Rufescens, subtus Icete rufa ; palpi apice nigri ; thorax 

 antice ferrugineus ; abdomen Icote rufum ; alee nigro subcon- 

 sperscB, subpurpurascente subtinctce, fascia jnedia obliqua 

 nigra, linea exteriore testacea denticulata nigro punctata, linea 

 submarginali testacea ferrugineo marginata, linea apud mar- 

 ginem exteriorem denticulata subpurpurascente ; anticce plaga 

 cos tali subapicali tsstacea, macula costali, reniformi e macula 

 guttaque nigris aut fuscis nonnunquam connexis, fascia media 

 nisi apud marginem posticum obsoleta. Foem. — Pallidior 

 lituris indistinctis. Var. Mas. — Obscure cinereo-fusco glau- 

 cescens, 



Hypopyra capensis, Herr.-Schceff, Lep, Exot. Ser, i. f. 121, 122. 



Var. Male. — Keddish, bright red beneath. Palpi black 

 towards the tips. Thorax ferruginous in front. Abdomen bright 

 red, except at the base. Wings slightly speckled with black and 

 with a slight lilac tinge, with an oblique middle black band, which 

 is obsolete in the fore wings, except towards the hind border ; a 

 testaceous denticulated black-pointed line between the band and 

 the submarginal line, which is testaceous, bordered with ferrugi- 

 nous, and is indistinct in the hind wings ; a denticulated lilac line 

 between it and the exterior border ; imder side with the usual black 

 lines. Fore wings with a testaceous costal subapical patch, and 

 with a black costal spot above the reniform mark ; the latter is com- 

 posed of a black or brown spot and dot, which are bordered with 

 testaceous, and are occasionally connected. Female, — Paler, and 

 with the markings less distinct. Var. Male, — Paler. Var. Male. 

 — Dark cinereous-brown, with a glaucous tinge. Length of the 

 body 11 — 13 lines ; of the wings 28 — 32 lines. 



