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are continuous in one specimen, and the hind wings are whitish-yellow, not white. 
The process of the fore tibia is in this species similar to that of albicostata, but 
is less twisted and curved inwardly at the tip, while the covering of hairs is. 
much more dense and thicker than in albicostata. 
Hab. Gillets (Natal), 15. 2/17; <j>, Durban, 5. 5. ’13, both in collection 
Janse; $ from Durban in collection Clark. 
SCALMICAUDA GrISEITINCTA, 
Scalmicauda gristeitincta Hmpsn. A.M.N.H. 8. v. p. 492 (1910). 
I have not met with this species yet. 
Scalmicauda Albicostata. 
(Pi. t, fig. 1; Pi. 11, figs. 1-5.) 
Scalmicauda albicostata Hmpsn. A.M.N.H. 8. v. p. 493 (1910). 
My specimens agree well with the description, but the white edging on the 
costa of fore wing is very narrow; also the colouring of the antemedial line is 
more yellow and not whitish and in the $ the veins of the fore wing are ochreous 
in colour, a character not mentioned in the description. In a letter to me, Sir 
George Hampson mentions these characters also from his specimens, so there 
can be no doubt about my specimens belonging here. 
Hab. Umvuma (S. Rhodesia), 25. 12 ’17; Salisbury (29. 2. ’17; $ and $ bred 
by Father O’Neil 1 .) One of these rfs is very dark in colour and the white 
costa is hardly present. My ^s have the antennae bipectinated for frd, the 
apical third being simple. The costa of the fore wing in the $ is less arched 
than in the $ and the antemedial and postmedial lines are more defined in 
the $ than in the <j>. 
The thoracic tuft is in this species only indicated. 
Scalmicauda O’Neili spec. nov. 
(PI. XIII, figs. 1-3; PI. I, figs. 4, 5 ) 
<£. Frons and tuft of antennae at front Sanford-brown (ii) ; hairs of palpi 
orange-rufous (ii); a line of cream coloured (xvi) hairs between the antennae 
and posterior part of tuft at base of antennae cream colour; vertex with deep 
olive-grey (li) hairs; thorax above, ground colour of fore wing at basal half 
and at costal region on apical half mars-yellow (iii) ; hairs on tibiae and femurs, 
underside of thorax, upper and under side of abdomen and terminal area of 
fore wing ochraceous-salmon (xv); two flat crests at base of abdomen dark 
vinaceous-drab (xiv), first crest with a tuft of cream coloured hairs in centre; 
hairs at side of last abdominal segments cream coloured; anal tuft of spathu- 
lated hairs dark, vinaceous-drab mixed with black ; shaft of antennae covered 
with white scales and with teeth on inner and outer side for frd of shaft; rather 
long fasciculated, forwardly curved whitish hairs on each tooth. 
Fore wing; a broad white fascia along costa from base to near apex filling 
space between costa and vein 12 and extended near apex to vein 10; sub-basal 
line indicated by some dark scaling near Costa and below lower median; 
antemedial line faint, dark, most distinct below discal fold, angled inwardly 
at 1 b; a rounded blackish, macula, somewhat angled towards discocellulars, 
inner side with blackish scales, edge ill-defined by a blackish ring; orbicular 
large, angled inwardly on inner side, curved on outer side, coloured and defined 
1 Father O’Neil informs me that the caterpillar of this species feeds on Brachy- 
stegia randi. 
