192 Sir G. F. Hampson's Classification of Lepidopteva. 



pectus pale oclireous ; the tibiae whitish, fore coxa? in front and inner 

 side of fore tibiae rufous ; abdomen dull white above with dark brown 

 band at base, the anal tuft and ventral surface tinged with rufous. 

 Forewing whitish ; the costal area tinged with ochreous brown and 

 irrorated with black ; the basal area red-brown except costa, bounded 

 by the oblique whitish antemedial line, the area beyond it tinged with 

 red-brown to the oblique fuscous medial line which almost joins the 

 antemedial line on inner margin and is interrupted by the large comma- 

 shaped discoidal stigma which is red-brown pencilled with olive and 

 defined by a strong black line and narrow ochreous line ; the terminal 

 half tinged with rufcus ; an oblique whitish slightly sinuous post- 

 medial line with series of dark points on its inner side ; an oblique 



. Spimmiopsis comma, £ \. 



rufous striga from apex ; some dark points on cilia. Hindwing 

 ochreous the inner margin whitish ; a black discoidal point ; a 

 diffused black medial line, rufous at inner margin ; a curved black 

 postmedial line rufous at inner margin. Underside of forewing with 

 the comma black ; three indistinct minutely waved medial lines and 

 a postmedial series of points, the terminal area white on inner half of 

 both wings ; hindwing with discoidal point, four waved black lines 

 on medial area and a postmedial series of points. 

 Expanse 60 millim. 



Hab. C. Colony, Kowie R. (Dr. Becker), 1 $, Grahams- 

 town. 



July 10, 19-01. 



