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Thorax pale brown dorsally, with almost white patagial vestiture. Ventral surface pale buff 

 except for brown fringe posterior to eyes. Legs pale buff, with front surface of prothoracic femur 

 and tibia brown. 



o* genitalia (Text-figs. 55-57) : valve process short, arcuate ; posterior processes of uncus 

 short bluntly pointed, ventro-lateral processes with pre-apical bulge. 



$. Similar to male but larger and with outer margin of both fore and hind wing less strongly 

 produced between M 3 and Cu la . 



$ genitalia (Text-fig. 54) : dorsal lobes of eighth segment weakly striate medially. 



Measurements. A.P.R. : <J. 19 ; 9. 17. Wing : <£. i8-omm. (2) ; $, 20-5 mm. (2). 



Discussion. E. griveaudi is probably the closest relative of this species, although 

 carnea and notialis are also closely related to graciosa. The strongly marked sub- 

 terminal spots on the upper surface of the hind wings distinguish graciosa from the 

 remaining Madagascan species and from most specimens of notialis. The genitalia 

 of both sexes are diagnostic. 



There is insufficient material to permit comment on the extent of individual 

 variation. The upper surface of the wings of the specimens from Perinet and 

 Ankasoka have a brownish buff ground-colour with a reddish brown medial shade, 

 whereas the example from Antsianaka is pale reddish brown with a darker medial 

 shade. 



Distribution (Map 2). Known only from eastern Madagascar. 



Material examined. Type. Holotype q\ Madagascar, Perinet, hi. 1935 

 (Olsoufieff) ; Drepanidae genitalia slide No. 1158 ; in the British Museum (Natural 

 History) . 



Paratypes. British Museum {Natural History). E. Madagascar : 1 $, Perinet, 

 hi. 1935 (Olsoufieff) ; 1 $, Antsianaka et lac Aloatra, " 2 e Trimestre ", 1889 {Perrot) ; 

 1 $, Route de Lakato, km. 15, Ankasoka, 1,100 m., 2-10.1.1959 (Viette). Institut 

 scientifique, Madagascar. E. Madagascar : 1 £, sud Moramanga, Ampitameloka, 

 840 m., 5.viii.i956 (Griveaud). S. Madagascar : 1 $, dct. Fort Dauphin, Antani- 

 mora, 300 m., xii.1959 (Rharizonina) . 



Epicampoptera heterogyna (Hampson) 

 (Text-figs. 58-61 ; PI. 4, figs. 283, 284 ; Map 2) 



Metadrepana heterogyna Hampson, 1914 : 105. 



Epicampoptera heterogyna (Hampson) ; Gaede in Seitz, 1927 b : 291. 



Epicampoptera heterogyna (Hampson) ; Gaede, 1931 : 52. 



Description, q . Outer surface of palp very dark brown, inner surface dull yellow ; front 

 of head brownish buff (holotype) or reddish buff ventrally, dark brown dorsally ; vertex yellow- 

 ish white ; antenna yellowish white proximally, grey distally. 



Dorsal surface of thorax yellowish grey (holotype) or grey except for nearly white anterior 

 margin ; ventral surface buff but with dark grey anterior margin. Front surface of fore 

 trochanter dark buff (holotype) or pinkish buff, front surface of rest of fore leg grey (femur with 

 pink fringe on inner surface in male from Mabira Forest) , inner surface of leg buff ; femur, tibia 

 and tarsus of remaining legs with pale grey (holotype) or pinkish grey outer surface and buff inner 

 surface. 



