ii2 P. E. S. WHALLEY 



Costal margin of fore wing without dark marks, transverse fascia yellowish brown 



vocata (p. 113) 

 3 (1) Pattern mostly reticulate, brown basal area to fore wing. Antennae ciliate 



danista (p. 112) 

 - Pattern made up of broad brown fasciae, alternate light and dark brown fasciae 



along terminal margin. Antennae bipectinate .... radiata (p. 114) 



Epaena danista sp. n. 



(PL 11, fig. 54; PL 36, fig- 198; PL 59. figs 356, 357) 



cj. Wing, 13*5-17 mm. Vertex white with brown scales over base of antennae. Frons 

 rounded, brown, clypeus white. Antennae ciliate. Proboscis small. Labial palps porrect, 

 third segment 1/3 length of second. Patagia white. Thorax brown. Hind tibia with distal 

 pair of spurs short, 1/2 length of 1st hind tarsal segment, proximal spurs very reduced, some 

 specimens with only one proximal spur visible through scales. Fore wing, pattern as in PI. n, 

 fig. 54, brown with white areas. Basal area brown, heavily reticulate in median and sub- 

 terminal areas. Fringe brown and white alternately. Underside similar. Vein R 3 and i? 4 

 with common stalk. Hind wing, strong brown reticulate pattern with white ground colour. 

 Underside similar. Veins Sc+R^^ and Rs approach but do not join. 



Genitalia <J (PL 36, fig. 198). Uncus simple. Gnathus, thin sclerotized loop, no median 

 projection. Valves simple, lightly sclerotized median basal process. Juxta U-shaped, with 

 prominent, spiny, sclerotized processes at apex of arms of "U". Saccus enlarged. Aedeagus 

 with rows of strong, backward projecting, teeth on manica at apex of aedeagus. 



$. Wing, 17 mm. Colour and pattern as male. Labial palps similar. Antennal cilia 

 shorter. 



Genitalia $ (PI. 59, figs 356, 357). Anal papillae slightly elongate. Duct with short sclero- 

 tized portion, remainder of duct and bursa with small spines. 



Discussion. The similarity of this species to the Madagascan R. werneburgalis 

 has already been mentioned (p. 111). The reduction of the proximal pair of spurs is 

 unusual in the genus but varies considerably in different specimens from almost 

 complete reduction of both proximal spurs to the reduction of only one of them. 

 Colour variation is slight but the single Kenyan specimen is darker than the others. 

 The pattern and reduction of the tibial spurs separate this species from all others in 

 the genus. 



Distribution. Map 39. Kenya; Rhodesia. 



Material examined. 



Holotype <$, Rhodesia: Victoria Falls Rd, 38 ml. from Bulawayo, 25-26.lv. 1954 

 (Janse), BM slide no. 10477, in TMP. 



Paratypes. Rhodesia: i $, Victoria Falls Camp, 3-4.V.1954 (Janse), in TMP; 

 1 <J, 1 $, data as type; 1 $, nr Gwai Bridge, 28-29.lv. 1954 (Janse), in TMP; 2 $, 

 Khami, nr Bulawayo, iv.1957, one £ in NMR; 1 <J, Bulawayo, Matopos, Maleme, 

 13-15. v. 1967 (Pinhey), in NMR. 



Material not included in the type-series. Kenya: i $, Msambweni, viii.1967 

 (Carcasson) ; 1 <J, Galana, 2 ml. E. of Tsavo Nat. Park, iv.1969 (Clifton). 



Epaena xystica sp. n. 



(PL 12, fig. 55 ; PL 36, fig. 199) 

 <J. Wing, 13 mm. (Head damaged). Vertex brown, frons brown, not projecting beyond eyes. 



