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and differently shaped median band of fore wing. Probably almost as variable 
as Eupithecia cidariata Guen. and showing a similar range of colours to that 
and some other South African Larentiids. 
26. Mimoclystia tepescens sp. nov. 
23-27 mm. Closely related to the type species, undulosaria Warr., 
of which it may possibly prove the Rhodesian race. Very different in aspect 
on account of the total absence of red shades, the markings being brownish- 
grey just as in the European Euphyia scripturata Hb. 
Fore wing with the white parts cleanest at costal margin, thus here rather 
conspicuous; median band apparently rather more distally placed than in 
undulosaria, its double distal projection between and rather strong, 
the succeeding pale band stronger than in undulosaria, its whitest (proximal) 
part being better developed; subterminal line accompanied proximally by a 
less definite, less broad shade; distal area more mixed with white between 
and M^. Hind wing fairly sharply marked, the postmedian line stronger than 
the other markings, the two lines proximally to it also moderately well 
developed. 
Underside with the distal area tinged with brown, on the fore wing more 
or less interrupted by a paler space between R^ and and on the hind wing 
becoming weaker posteriorly. 
Rhodesia; Umvuma (A. J. T. Janse), 24 December 1917, type $ in coll. 
Janse. 
27. Eucymatoge pretoriana sp. nov. (PI. I, fig. 4). 
( 7 , 17-18 mm. Much like Eupithecia connexa Warr. {Nov. Zool. vi. 297, 
Unyoro), of which, but for the double areole, I should have treated it as a 
subspecies. Much less brown, on account of stronger irroration of dark grey 
scales; markings stronger; postmedian line of hind wing more angulated than 
is usual in connexa. 
Pretoria, i December 1911 (Capt. Paget). Type in coll. Transvaal Museum; 
paratypes in coll. L. B. Prout. 
28. Eupithecia emmeles sp. nov. 
S, 23 mm. Head and body pale grey, the abdomen beneath whitish. Face 
without projecting cone of scales. Palpus stout, heavily scaled, rather less 
than 2. Antennal ciliation minute. Abdominal crests slight. Fore leg above 
fuscous, spotted with white at ends of joints. 
Fore wing with termen not extremely oblique; very pale brownish grey, 
somewhat glossy, in the distal area somewhat less pale; basal patch darker 
grey, edged by a fine curved dark line and immediately succeeded by a less 
fine whitish line ; median area similarly darkened, its edges blackest anteriorly, 
its width at costa less than 2 mm. and in posterior half only i mm., its proximal 
edge slightly curved and waved, its distal waved and with slight projections 
about the radials; an elongate black cell-mark on this band, rather nearer to 
its distal than to its proximal edge ; whitish lines bounding the band ; a some- 
what lunulate-dentate whitish subterminal line, thickest at costa', oblique 
outward behind SC^, parallel with and less than i mm. distant from termen 
for some distance, slightly bent inward behind then running to tornus; 
a dark terminal line, interrupted by whitish vein-dots; fringe long, scarcely 
chequered, slightly paler distally. Hind wing not very short; glossy, slightly 
paler than fore wing; a vague angulated line towards the middle, followed 
distally by an ill-defined whitish band; terminal dark line obsolete; fringe 
very narrowly pale at base. 
