REVISION OF GENUS ZAMARADA 125 



It is with pleasure that I dedicate this species to my friend Dr P. Viette of the 

 Paris Museum, who collected the short type-series at Nossi-Be. 



The CEP A -Group 



The sole species in the group is strikingly distinct in its large size and its colour 

 and wing pattern. In the male the underside of the non-hyaline terminal area 

 of the hind wing is densely clothed with specialized scales. 



Characterized in the male genitalia by the bulbous form of the uncus and by 

 the form of valve, in which there is a longitudinal medial ridge extending apicad 

 to a cluster of coarse spines just below the truncate apex; the dorsal half of the 

 valve is densely long-spined. 



Zamarada cepa sp. n. 



(Text-figs 209, 210; PI. 43, figs 621, 622; PI. 108, figs 965, 968) 



0*§ (PI. 108, figs 965, 968). Palpus, frons and head buff irrorate with brown. Patagia and 

 tegulae light grey; remainder of thorax and dorsum light brown irrorate with a dark brown, 

 a large white medio-dorsal spot on second abdominal segment, a small one on each of segments 

 3-6. Pectus and venter buff. Hyaline area of wings green, very sparsely striate with grey; 

 discal spots minute, grey; costa of fore wing buff irrorate with grey; curved base of vein i? 5 

 on hind wing dark grey. Non-hyaline terminal area of wings greyish brown (pi. 6, D3) 

 sparsely irrorate with dark brown; dentate subterminal fascia, diffuse proximad on hind 

 wing, dark brown (pi. 6, F5) finely edged distally with white. Undeiside of non-hyaline 

 terminal area of wings uniformly brown (pi. 6, E4) in female and on fore wing of male; on 

 the male hind wing the area is densely clothed with Bpedalized scales, dark brown tinged 

 with buff proximally. 



On the male hind leg the femur is fringed with long light buff hair-scales; the tibia is light 

 buff and grossly dilate enclosing a dense tuft of dark grey hair-scales. 



<J genitalia (Text-figs 209, 210). Uncus bulbous. Slender arms of gnathus fused medially 

 but not forming a ventral plate. Valve with longitudinal medial ridge extending apicad to 

 a cluster of coarse spines just below truncate apex; dorsal half of valve densely long-spined; 

 dorsal process with setose projection at one-third. Fulcrum smooth and evenly tapered, 

 apex curved dorsad. Vesica with a broad-based, thorn-like cornutus. 



$ genitalia (PI. 43, figs 621, 622). Lamella antevaginalis lobate, narrowly rounded and 

 minutely scobinate posteriorly. Posterior margin of lamella postvaginalis irregularly crenulate; 

 a small, globular projection, from which two parallel ridges extend anteriorly to fuse with 

 lamella antevaginalis, is situate medially. 



Measurements. Fore wing: £ 18-0- 18-5 mm; 9- 19 mm. Antennal pectinations: <$ 9 X , 

 $ 4 X diameter of shaft. 



Both sexes of this beautiful species are strikingly distinct in colour and pattern; 

 the male is further distinguished by the presence of specialized scales on the 

 underside of the non-hyaline terminal area of the hind wing. 



Distribution. Gabon. 



Holotype <£, Gabon: Belinga, Savane ter. aviation, 500 m, 12.iii.1963 (G. Bernardi), 

 in MBG, Paris. 



