REVISION OF GENUS Z.l MARADA 87 



Holotype $, Madagascar: Ambinanindrano, 50 km W. of Mahanoro, v. 1912 

 (G. K. Kestell-Comish) , Geometridae genitalia slide no. 7044, in BMNH. 



Paratypes. Madagascar: holotype locality, ii. 1913, 1 $; iv. 1912, 3 $ (all 

 BMNH); Marojejy, res. nat. int. XII, Anjanaharibe S., 1600 m, iv. i960 (P. Soga), 

 2 q* (MNHN, Paris); Diego Suarez, ii-iv. 1917 (G. Melon), 1 <$; ibidem, 24.vii.1917, 

 1 6* (both BMNH); Diego Suarez, 1893 (C. Alluaud), 1 £ (MNHN, Paris). 



Zamarada excavata pollex subsp. n. 



(Text-fig. 117) 



Distinguished by the short length of the acicular projection arising from two-thirds aedeagus, 

 which is o-8 as long as the greatest width of the aedeagus. 



In the female genitalia the process from the sterigma is similar to that of subsp. acis. 



The non-hyaline terminal areas of the wings of both sexes are evenly suffused with greyish 

 ruby, as in the female of the nominate subspecies. The underside of the non-hyaline terminal 

 area is similar to that of the nominate subspecies. 



Distribution. Ethiopia. 



Holotype o, Ethiopia: Jlubador Gore (8°8' N. 35°3i' E.), 2007 m, 8-23.xii.r959 

 (Richter), in SMN, Stuttgart. 



Paratypes. Ethiopia: holotype data, 4 g; Jimma, 7°39' N. 36°49' E., 1779 m, 

 29.1.1960 {Richter), 2 o (all SMN, Stuttgart); Wolamo Prov., Soddu, c. 6800 ft, 

 4.xi.i948 (Hugh Scott) , 1 $ (BMNH); Lalokeli, 4.xi.i926, 1 _?; Saupe Boro, 25.V.1925, 

 1 S (both MNHN, Paris). 



Zamarada episema sp. n. 



(Text-figs 118, 119; PI. 27, figs 557, 558; PI. 102, fig. 912) 



(J $ (P. 102, fig. 912). Hyaline area of each wing greyish green slenderly edged distally with 

 brown; costa of fore wing light buff irrorate with , brown; posterior margin of each wing 

 sparsely striate with brown ; discal spots black, minute. Non-hyaline terminal area bounded 

 proximally by a strongly marked, slender reddish grey band, the distal margin of which is 

 fused with the subterminal fascia, marked as reddish orange tooth-like projections anterior of 

 vein M 3 and posterior of vein Cu lb ; remainder of non-hyaline terminal area light buff irrorate 

 with reddish grey, except at tornus of fore wing and at anal angle of hind wing, these areas 

 remaining clear buff. Underside of non-hyaline terminal area brown, darker proximally; 

 apical and tornal areas of fore wing and anal area of hind wing buff. 



Male hind tibia simple. 



^ genitalia (Text-figs 118, iiy). Valve obliquely truncate, apical margin coarsely spined; 

 dorsal margin sclerotized; dorsal process with slender, digitate, setose projection at one-fourth; 

 hair-scales of coremata greyish yellow. Aedeagus with a sclerotized projection, dilate in 

 apical half then tapered to tip, at two-thirds. Fulcrum with a pair of angular projections at 

 five-eighths. Vesica with a thorn-like cornutus. 



$ genitalia (PI. 27, figs 557, 558). Sterigma with a digitate process extending anteriorly. 

 Posterior half of corpus bursae sclerotized. 



Measurements. Fore wing: £ 12-13 mm; $ 13 mm. Antennal pectinations: <J 8 X, $ 6 X 

 diameter of shaft. 



