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74. (2) Pamphila Harona, Westwood in Oates's Matabele Land, 

 ed. 1, App. p. 353 (1881). 



Magnitude) P. litiece, Wien. Verz. Alis supra fulvis, anticarum costa 

 (ad basim valde angusta) margineque apicali nigris ; macula basali 

 marginis interni, striga recta in cellula discoidali et macula conica 

 ad apicem cellulae nigris ; alis posticis fulvis costa late nigra, ultra 

 medium ad angulum externum angusta : alis infra fulvis, posticis 

 pallidioribus ; anticis macula magna baseos costam non attingente, 

 altera parva transversa ad apicem cellulae, tertiaque parva conica 

 marginis apicalis versus angulum internum ; alis posticis immacu- 

 latis ; striola longitudinali magis brunnea, margine anali parallela. 

 Expans. alar, antic, unc. i\. 



Habitat prope "Victoria Falls ;" mense Januario capta. 



LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 



Moths of various sizes and Hawk-moths appear to be very numer- 

 ous in Southern Africa. A large number of species of the former were 

 collected by Mr. Oates, chiefly of small size, the majority of which, 

 unfortunately, were ill preserved. 



Family Sphingid^e. 



The Sphingid^e are not especially remarkable. The Death's-head 

 Hawk-moth, Acherontia Atropos, Linnaeus, occurs throughout South 

 Africa, and was found between Gubuluwayo and the Gwailo River. 

 Choerocampa Capensis, Linnaeus, with its bright pink under wings, 

 extends from the Cape to Natal and Zululand. A new species, closely 

 allied to this last insect, was captured by Mr. Oates : — 



Chcerocampa virgo, Westwood in Oates's Matabele Land, ed. 1, 



App. p. 354, pi. E, f. 11 (1881). (Plate V., fig. 11.) 

 Alba albido vix tincta, alis posticis plaga fere basali ovali punicea ; 

 omnibus subtus omnino concoloribus. Expans. alar, antic, fere unc. 3. 

 Habitat prope Gubuluwayo vel Gwailo fluv. 



The Genus Nephele, Hiibner {Zonilia, Walker), contains several 

 South African species, e.g. Sphinx Peneus, Cramer ; Zonilia fumosa, 

 Walker ; Nephele comma, Hopffer ; Zonilia viridescens, Walker, and 

 the beautiful Zonilia argentifera, Walker. Several species of the silver- 

 striped Hawk-moths occur in South Africa, as Choerocampa Charts, 

 Walker ; C. Schenki, Moschler ; C. They Ha, Linnaeus {Eson, Cramer), 

 etc. The lovely Lophostethus Dumolinii, Latreille, is from Natal. The 

 clear-winged Hemaris Hylas, Linnaeus, was captured at Gubuluwayo. 

 And lastly, it may be mentioned that the Rev. H. Rowley sent the 

 Aellopus hirundo, Gerstaecker (Arch. f. Nat.,xxxvii. pt. 1, p. 360(1871), 

 and in v. d. Decken's Reisen in Ost-Afrika, Ent. p. 375, pi. 15, f. 7) 

 from the Zambesi. 



