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CATALOGUE OF 
South Africa. 
100. iEGERIA Doleriformis. 
Mas. Nigra ; caput antice album ; palpi jlavi , subtus albi ; 
antennee rufescentes , pectinate ; thorax rufo bivittatus, antice 
fiavo hirtus ; abdominis segmenta flavo fasciata ; pedes luteo 
vittati ; alee limpidee , anticce margine postico apieeque rufis , 
striga discali nigra rufo marginata. 
Male. Black. Head white in front and with white hairs 
behind. Palpi pale yellow, white beneath, thickly pilose towards 
the base; third joint full half the length of the second. Antennae 
reddish, filiform, rather stout, moderately pectinated, a little longer 
than the thorax. Thorax with yellow hairs in front and with a red 
stripe on each side. Abdominal segments with yellow bands ; 
basal band interrupted ; apical tuft luteous at the tip. Femora and 
tibiae with luteous stripes; tarsi luteous. Wings limpid ; veins and 
ciliae reddish, the latter with black tips. Fore wings red along the 
hind border and at the tips, and with a transverse black discal mark, 
which is bordered on the outer side with red. Length of the body 
5 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 
a. Port Natal. From M. Gueinzius’ collection. 
101. Algeria Mesochoriformis. 
Mas. Viridis; antennee fulvee, subclavatee , apice nigree ; thorax 
vittis duabus pallidis ; pectus pallidum ; abdomen f asciis pal- 
lidis ; fasciculus apicalis pilis perpaucis lateralibus albis ; 
alee limpidee , anticce apice fasciaque aurato-purpureis. 
Male. Dark green. Antennae tawny, subclavate, with two 
rows of very short bristles, black at the tips, very much longer than 
the thorax. Thorax with two pale stripes. Pectus pale. Abdomen 
with pale bands. Apical tuft with very few white hairs on each 
side. Wings limpid, with purplish ciliae. Fore wings with the tips 
and the usual band gilded purplish. Length of the body 4 lines ; 
of the wings 8 lines. 
Port Natal. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
