54 D. S. FLETCHER 



transverse fasciae slender and bister (PI. 7, fig. 253). Underside of wings tilleul buff, weakly 

 suffused with pinkish buff and patterned with fuscous (PI. 7, fig. 254). 



o*. Genitalia very weakly sclerotized (Text-figs. 66, 67). Minutely scobinate medial plate 

 of gnathus semi-circular ; valve rhomboid, apical half of ventral margin minutely setose ; 

 cucullus very shortly spined ; arm of sacculus a broad-based, tapered process with a serrate- 

 edged, setose apex curved ventrad through 90 ° ; vesica with two stout, tapered cornuti fused at 

 base, each two-thirds as long as aedeagus. 



$. Wings tilleul buff to pinkish buff, irrorate with bister, lightly proximad of postmedial 

 fasciae ; some warm buff irroration, especially on veins, proximad of antemedial fascia on fore 

 wing and posteriorly distad of postmedial fascia on each wing (PI. 7, figs. 255-257). 



$. Genitalia (Text-fig. 68). Lamella antevaginalis funnel-shaped, similar to that of pana- 

 rista ; lamella postvaginalis evenly sclerotized with small angular projection medio-posteriorly ; 

 colliculum shorter than broad ; bursa copulatrix cylindrical, anterior tip membranous, remainder 

 ribbed and sclerotized, more heavily anteriorly. 



Measurements. $ 3 I_ 37 mm. ; $ 32-42 mm. 



A small distinctively, cinnamon-coloured species displaying a range of variation 

 in pattern similar to that of transversaria. The genitalia, however, show no obvious 

 affinity with transversaria ; in the male the form of the sacculus is comparable with 

 that of raphis, panarista and aculeata, but the valve lacks the area of coarse 

 scobination found in each of those species ; in the female the form of the sterigma 

 is similar to that of panarista. 



The limited distribution of this Madagascan species along the south east coast of 

 Africa, combined with the apparent lack of subspeciation, suggests that it is probably 

 a recent arrival there. 



Distribution (Map 3). S. Africa ; Madagascar. 



Holotype <$. S. Africa : Pondoland, Port St. Johns, 1-7.X.1931 (Janse), in 

 Transvaal Museum. Not seen. 



Material examined. S. Africa : Pondoland, Port St. Johns, 10-22.1.1955 

 {A. J. T. Janse), irf, 1 $, in Transvaal Museum ; Port St. Johns, 12-30.vi.1923 

 (R. E. Turner), 1 <$ ; ibid., v.1924, 1 $ ; Natal, Umkomaas, 25.L1913 (L. Hargreaves), 

 1 $. Madagascar : Diego Suarez, 5.11.1917 (G. Melon), 1 $ ; ibid., 10-30.iv.1917, 

 9 cJ, 1 $ ; ibid., 15-20.vi.1917, 5 $, 3 $ ; ibid., 16-29. vii.1917, x c?» 2 $ '■> Sakaramy, 

 16.ii.1917 (G. Melon), 1 $ ; Tananarive, 1 $ ; Tananarive (Stichel), 2 <$ ; 

 Analalava, 1 $. 



Cleora boetschi (Herbulot) comb. n. 

 (Text-figs. 69-71 ; PL 7, figs. 258-261 ; Map 3) 



Neocleora boetschi Herbulot, 1961 : 495, fig. 3. 



o*. Frons and thorax tilleul buff, irrorate with drab and bister ; patagia edged with bister. 

 Abdomen white to tilleul buff ; first segment white and immaculate, remaining segments with 

 a pair of bister spots medio-dorsally. Fore wing white, varyingly suffused with drab and bister ; 

 cubital and anal veins scaled with cinnamon buff ; ante- and postmedial fasciae bister. Hind 

 wing white, patterned as illustrated with bister ; a broad shade distad of postmedial fascia ; 

 medial and cubital veins scaled with cinnamon buff (PI. 7, fig. 258). Underside of wings white, 

 densely suffused and patterned with fuscous (PI. 7, fig. 259). 



