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H. STEMPFFER 



The genitalia of Spindasis nyassae, victoriae, mozambica, apelles, tavetensis and 

 banyoana are similar to those of natalensis. Those of S. phanes (Text-fig. 141) are 

 also of the same type, except that the lobes of the uncus are more lanceolate, the 

 tegumen is narrower in the middle and its anterior margin forms a rounded promi- 

 nence. The genitalia of S. homeyeri, trimeni, namaqua, somalina, ella, iza and cynica 

 are more or less close to those of phanes. The armature of S. waggae (Text-fig. 142) 

 is different from the preceding species, the tegumen being more ample and quad- 

 rangular, and the subunci less robust. 



The larvae of 5. natalensis, mozambica and ella have been described by Murray 

 (1935 : 86, 88, 89) and Pinhey (1949 : 105). They live on Vigna angnstifolia and 

 Mundulea subrosa. Those of S. nyassae have been found on the bark of Acacia 

 stenocarpa and Entada abyssinica, look like larvae of Lymantriidae, and live in com- 

 pany with ants ; in captivity they soon die if separated from the ants (see Jackson, 

 1937, Trans. R. ent. Soc. Lond. 1937 : 217). 



List of Species of Spindasis 



* Spindasis apelles apelles (Oberthur), 1878. 

 Spindasis apelles nairobiensis E. Sharpe, 1904. 

 Spindasis apuleia Hulstaert, 1924, Revue zool. afr. 12 : 127. 

 Spindasis avriko (Karsch), 1893. 



Spindasis baghirmi Stempffer, 1946, Revue fr. Ent. 13 : 14, fig. 



* Spindasis banyoana Bethune Baker, 1926, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 17 : 398. 

 Spindasis brunnea Jackson, 1965, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (13) 8 : 529, fig. 

 Spindasis caffer (Trimen), see mozambica. 



Spindasis chaka (Wallengren), see ella. 



Spindasis crustaria crustaria (Holland), 1890. Fig. Holland, 1893. 



Fig. 142. Spindasis waggae Sharpe, <J genitalia. 



