Tavia latebra, n. sp. 
Head, thorax, and abdomen dark reddish brown, the patagia 
with blackish bars towards extremity. Fore wing dark 
reddish brown ; subbasal line blackish, waved, from costa to 
vein 1, a blackish shade beyond it ; antemedial line black, 
incurved in cell and excurved below the cell and above inner 
margin, a black spot beyond it on costa ; a minute black 
spot in middle of cell ; reniform defined by blackish with 
whitish points at its upper extremity and before and beyond 
its lower part ; a rather diffused black medial line oblique 
to the reniform, incurved below the cell and excurved at 
vein 1 ; postmedial line double, black, dentate, excurved to 
vein 4, then incurved and connected with an indistinct 
annulus below end of cell, some whitish points beyond it on 
costa ; subterminal line oehreous defined on inner side by 
black- brown suffusion, waved, excurved at vein 7 ; a series 
of blackish points before termen, followed by a series of 
oehreous points. Hind wing dark reddish brown ; an in- 
distinct blackish medial line ; postmedial line double, blackish, 
dentate ; subterminal line grey defined on each side by 
diffused blackish, ending at tornus ; a series of black points 
before termen followed by whitish points. Underside reddish 
brown ; hind wing with indistinct medial and postmedial 
lines. 
Hub. Lorenco Marques, 1 $ type ; Transvaal, Endla- 
togana (Mercer), 1 9 ! Natal, Mooi R., 1 $, Durban ( Innes ), 
2 $ ; Pondoland, Swinny, 1 $ ; Cape Colony, Transkei 
(Miss F. Barrett), 1 §. Exp. 52-58 millim. 
Genus TAVIODES, nov. 
Type, T. discomma. 
Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint 
reaching to vertex of head, rather broadly scaled in front 
and somewhat angled with hair behind at middle, the 3rd 
long, smoothly scaled and somewhat acuminate at tip ; frons 
smooth, with tuft of hair above ; eyes large, round ; antennae 
of male with long bristles and cilia ; thorax clothed with 
hair only and without crests ; tibiae moderately fringed with 
hair ; abdomen with some rough hair at base of dorsum, 
but without crests. Fore wing with the apex somewhat 
produced, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; 
veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from below 
upper angle ; 9 and 10 anastomosing with 8 to form 
the areole ; 1 1 from cell. Hind wing with the cell about 
one-third length of wing ; veins 3, 4 from angle ; 5 fully 
developed from just above angle ; 0. 7 from upper angle ; 
8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 
