122 P. E. S. WHALLEY 



pattern similarity is a convergent resemblance but for the present the group is one 

 of external morphological similarity. 



Distribution. Map 58. Zambia; Mozambique; South Africa. 



Material examined. 



Holotype $ (squamigera) , South Africa: Natal, Verulam, BM slide no. 9626, 

 in ZMB. Holotype <$ (rostrifera) , South Africa: Northdene, Natal, BM slide no. 

 9591, in BMNH. 



Zambia: i $, Gimson, 1908; Mozambique: i $, Changalane, xi.1950 (Ferreira), 

 in TMP; South Africa: i $, Natal, Durban, iii.1907 (Leigh); 1 9, Durban, iii.1909 

 (Leigh), in TMP; 1 <$, Durban (Clarke) ; 3 <$, Natal (Spiller) ; 1 <$, Lower Umkomass, 

 Natal (Leigh), iv.1905; 1 <$, Mfongosi, Zulul., ii.1912 (Jones), in CT; 1 $, Park 

 Rynnie, 41 ml. from Durban (Leigh), iv.1905; 2 <$, Natal, Verulam (Spiller); 2 (J 

 Congella, Durban (Leigh), xi-xii.1904; 2 $, Victoria District (Gooch), one $ in CT 

 1 cJ, 1 $, Natal, Northdene; 1 $, Pretorius kop, iii.1952 (Janse & Vari), in TMP 

 1 $, Port St John, xi.1956 (van Son & Martin), in TMP; 1 £, Port St John, ii.1955 

 (Janse), in TMP; 1 $, Jozini Dam, Lebombo Mts, Natal, i.1965 (Vari), in TMP; 

 1 <J, Midw. L. Trich., Wyl. Prt., i.1925 (Janse), in TMP; 1 $, Zululand (Reynolds); 

 1 o* (no other data). 



Kuja obliquifascia (Warren) comb. n. 



(PI. 13, figs 61, 62; PI. 37, fig. 208; PI. 60, figs 369, 370) 



Pharambara obliquifascia Warren, 1908 : 343. 

 Pharambara obliquifascia Warren; Dalle Torre, 1914 : 30. 

 Rhodoneura obliquifascia (Warren) Gaede, 1917 : 365. 

 Rhodoneura obliquifascia (Warren); Gaede, 1929 : 493. 



o*. Wing, 13-17 mm. Vertex brown, frons flattened between eyes. Labial palps with 

 third segment 1/2 length of second, upturned, just reaching vertex. Thorax brown. Hind 

 tibia with proximal pair slender, longest one slightly clavate, distal pair with outer spur 2/3 

 length of inner spur, hind tibia with long scent scales. Fore wing, pattern as in PI. 13, fig. 61, 

 yellow-grey with brown reticulations. Median brown fascia curved to terminal margin. 

 Underside darker, prominent black and silver scales in cell and along base of some fore wing 

 veins (PI. 13, fig. 62). Hind wing, colour as fore wing, underside darker, no iridescent scales 

 as fore wing. Sc+R x and Rs free. 



Genitalia q* (PL 37, fig- 208). Uncus simple. Gnathus with two weakly sclerotized lateral 

 arms, barely joining in mid-line. Valve with sacculus enlarged and prominent median spine. 

 Basal process on valve broadly sclerotized. Juxta consisting of two strongly sclerotized 

 pointed "U "-shaped processes. Aedeagus with minute spines on vesica and strongly spined 

 manica. Group of spines dorsal to transtilla. 



$. Wing, 17-19 mm. Colour and pattern as male. Labial palps with third segment 1/2 

 length of second, upturned, not reaching vertex. 



Genitalia $ (PI. 6o, figs 369, 370). Anal papillae short. Ostium broad and sclerotized 

 covered with minute spines. Duct opening intersegmentally between Vllth and VHIth 

 segments. 



Discussion. This species is similar externally to squamigera but the genitalia 

 are quite distinct. The species varies in colour, in some specimens the colour is 

 very pale straw yellow. 



