94 D. S. FLETCHER 



$. Genitalia (Text-fig. 125). Central area of lamella postvaginalis sclerotized in bell-shaped 

 pattern. Colliculum strongly developed with sharply defined posterior margin ; twice as long 

 as mean width, tapered anteriorly. 



Measurements, o* 37 _ 45 mm. ; $ 41-45 mm. 



Distribution (Map 6). Rhodesia ; Malawi. 



Material examined. Holotype <J. S. Rhodesia : Vumba, 7.XL1936 (/. E. 

 Drysdale), genitalia slide Geometridae No. 2 171. 



S. Rhodesia : Vumba Mts., Umtali, ii,xii, 7 <$, 1 $ and Vumba, 16.iii.1925 

 (P. AS.), 1 <$, in National Museum of Rhodesia ; Vumba, ii,xi (G. van Son), 2 $, 

 2 $ and Mt. Selinda, xii.1935 (G. van Son), 2 $, in Transvaal Museum ; type data, 

 4 £. Malawi : Port Herald, Nr. Zambezi, vi.1926 (H. Barlow), 1 <J. 



Cleora pavlitzkiae lamella ssp. n. 



(Text-figs. 126, 127 ; PI. 12, figs. 355, 356 ; Map 6) 



(J $. Wings in most examples patterned and densely irrorate with bister to fuscous black 

 (PI. 12, figs. 355, 356). 



o*. Genitalia (Text-fig. 127). Medial plate of gnathus as in nominate subspecies ; projection 

 of sacculus beyond ventral margin of valve spatulate, straight and setose, three-fifths to four- 

 fifths as long as width of cucullus ; proportions of cornuti as in nominate subspecies. 



$. Genitalia (Text-fig. 126). Similar to those of the nominate subspecies, but with a slightly 

 broader posterior margin to the colliculum. 



Measurements. 0* 38-50 mm. ; $ 44-46 mm. 



Distribution (Map 6). Kenya ; Tanzania. 



Holotype $. Kenya : Nanyuki, x.1961 (R. H. Carcasson), genitalia slide 

 Geometridae No. 5288. 



Paratypes : Kenya : Nairobi, v. 1905 (Jackson), 1 <$ ; Nairobi, Ngong, vii.1954 

 (Fowler & Coulson), 1 <$ ; Mt. Kenya, Naro Moru, 7000 ft., 20.viii.1949 (J. A. Riley), 



1 <y ; Mt. Kenya, Meru Distr., ix.1930 (Mrs. H. Young), 1 $ ; Between Nanyuki 

 and Meru (E. Barnes), 1 $ ; Nakuru, bred (A. L. H. Townsend), ix.1936, 1 <$ ; ibid., 

 i.1937, 1 (J ; ibid., vii.1937, 1 $ ; ibid., ix.1937, 2 £ ; ibid., i.1938, 1 $ ; ibid., 

 9. i. 1943, 1 (J ; ibid., 13. i. 1944, 1 <$ ; Mt. Elgon, i.1953 (T. H. E. Jackson), 1 <$ ; 

 ibid., i.1959, 1 (J in Coryndon Museum. 



Other material. [Tanzania] Tanganyika : Morogoro, Kibuku, 1 $ ; Njombe, 

 6000-7000 ft., 19. x. 1947 (W.Peters), ig ; ibid., 19.X.1951, 1^ ; Mufindi (P. Burdon), 



2 <£, 2 $ ; Marangu, 1-20.iii.1959 (Lindner), 1 $ in Zoological Museum, Stuttgart. 



Cleora pavlitzkiae etesiae ssp. n. 



(Text-figs. 128-130 ; Map 6) 



^ $. Externally similar to pavlitzkiae lamella in having the upper surface of the wings densely 

 irrorate and patterned with bister. 



cT. Genitalia (Text-figs. 128, 129). Scobinate medial plate of gnathus as in nominate sub- 

 species ; projection of sacculus spatulate and incurved through ninety degrees, one-fourth as 



