REVISION OF AFRICAN SPECIES OF CLEORA 5 



Barsine Meyrick, 1883 : 530 nee Walker, 1854. Type-species : Scotosia panagrata Walker, by 



subsequent designation ; citation by Meyrick, 1917 : 266. Syn.n. 

 Meyrickia Butler, 1884 : 133, n.n. pro Barsine Meyrick, 1883 nee Walker, 1854. 

 Chogada Moore, 1887 : 415. Type-species : Boarmia alienaria Walker, i860, by original 



designation. [First synonymy by Prout, 1928 : 155.] 

 Carecomotis Warren, 1896 : 402. Type-species : Carecomotis perfumaria Warren, by mono- 



typy. Syn.n. 

 Neocleora Janse, 1932 : 266. Type-species : Boarmia tulbaghata Felder, by original designation. 



Syn.n. 



Proboscis well developed. Frons and head moderately rough-scaled, with a slight tuft 

 between antennae and another above proboscis, the latter tuft formed by meeting of long 

 scaling from each side. Palpus : first segment long-scaled beneath, scaling equal in length to 

 that of segment ; scaling on second segment one-half as long as that on first ; third segment 

 smooth-scaled, usually depressed. Male antenna bipectinate to about two-thirds of shaft, the 

 longest pectinations about one-eighth as long as shaft, decreasing in length apicad and basad ; 

 the pectinations, arising from the apical margin of each segment, are densely ciliate ventrally 

 and fully scaled dorsally and occasionally tipped with a bristle ; in some species-groups (cinc- 

 taria Denis & Schiffermuller, sublunaria Guenee, repetita Butler and alienaria Walker) a second, 

 unsealed pair of pectinations, two and one-half times as long as the diameter of the shaft, arises 

 from the basal margin of each segment. In the species repetita Butler and perlepidaria Warren 

 the second pair of pectinations occurs irregularly. Female antenna shortly bipectinate and 

 ciliate in species groups previously referred to Carecomotis, the pectinations shortening in length 

 apicad and basad ; the longest pectinations equal in length to twice the diameter of the shaft, 

 each pair ciliate ventrally and scaled dorsally and arising from the apical margin of each segment ; 

 in remainder of genus, antenna minutely ciliate w-ith a pair of bristles to each segment. Meta- 

 thorax with a slight crest ; pectus with long hair-scales. In male, first abdominal tergite 

 crested ; third abdominal sternite with a cluster of spines on anterior margin in species in which 

 a hair-pencil is present on the hind tibia. Fore tibia with process extending to tarsal joint ; 

 male hind tibia usually dilate with a hair pencil and two pairs of spurs. Fore wing : termen 

 oblique and very slightly crenulate ; a weak fovea in male ; veins R\ and R% free from radius, 

 rarely from a point or shortly stalked (munditibia Prout, dodonaeae Prout) ; -7?3-5 on long stalk ; 

 A/2 a little closer to M\ than to M3 ; Cii\ from just before lower angle. Hind wing : termen 

 slightly crenulate ; Sc + 7?i approximated to basal half of upper margin of cell ; R5 from before 

 upper angle. Discal spots on both wings consist of raised scales ringed with fuscous or black. 

 Wing pattern in genus characteristic, varying mainly in degree of emphasis of certain fasciae and 

 suffusion of colour. Fore wing : antemedial fascia from one-third costa, shallowly lunulate, 

 bowed distally in discal area, then inclined to one-fourth inner margin ; medial fascia lunulate 

 from discal spot to one-half inner margin ; postmedial fascia shallowly lunulate from two- 

 thirds costa, bowed distally in discal area, then inclined to five-eighths inner margin ; area 

 distad of postmedial fascia traversed by several ill-defined, lunulate fasciae ; some irroration 

 proximad of antemedial fascia, but medial area often little marked ; a fuscous streak between 

 veins M\ and M.% distad of discal spot. Hind wing : lunulate medial fascia from discal spot to 

 one-half anal margin ; postmedial fascia lunulate and parallel to termen from two-thirds costa 

 to two-thirds anal margin ; area distad of postmedial fascia similar to that of fore wing. Ter- 

 minal interneural spots fuscous on both wings. 



Male genitalia. Uncus usually simple and tapered, tip minutely produced (apex spatulate in 

 some subspecies of onycha Fletcher and in sabulata Fletcher and evenly rounded in albobrnnneata 

 Fletcher) ; gnathus well developed, usually forming a spiculate plate medially ; dorsal margin 

 valve sclerotized, apex dilate into a membranous pad usually clothed with hair-scales or weak 

 spines, rarely spiculate (sabulata, albobrunneata) ; ventral margin usually sclerotized and bearing 

 one or more processes ; a tuft of long hair-scales arises from base of valve near base of juxta ; 

 aedeagus variable in shape, but usually tapered apicad ; vesica usually with one or more cornuti. 



