ACALLOPISTES; PLOETZIA; ZOPHOPETES. By Dr. C. Aurivillius. 
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1. Genus: Acallopistes Holl. 
The position of this genus the species of which are only known to me from the descriptions and figures, 
is somewhat uncertain. Forewing triangular, the distal margin and posterior margin being straight and equally 
long; vein 5 rises somewhat nearer at 4 than at 6, vein 2 before the centre of the cell, 6 to 8 almost from the 
same place at the apex of the discal cell. Vein 5 of hindwing is present. 
A. holocausts Mab. (80 f). Wings above blackish, at the costal margin of the forewing yellowish, holocaust". 
nearly everywhere densely clothed with yellowish-brown hairs and scales; under surface blackish-brown. 
Cameroon: Barombi. 
A. dimidia Holl. (79 i). Antennae, abdomen and wings above and beneath monotonously dark brown dimidia. 
with a faint greenish reflection in the centre of the forew ing in the intense sunshine. Palpi below r orange. Gabun. 
2. Genus: IPIoelzia Saalm. 
Proboscis small, almost stunted. Palpi straiglitly porrect with a short last joint which is covered by 
the bristly hairing of the second joint. Hind tibiae only with terminal spurs. Forewing elongate with a sharp 
apex, the margin being in front straight, behind somewhat bent. Hindwing at the anal angle rounded off, 
shorter than the abdomen. 
P. amygdalis Mab. (79 i). Wings above uni-coloured blackish-brown, at the costal margin somewdrat amygdalis. 
lighter. Forewdng beneath blackish-brown, in the apical part lighter whitish with 2 or 3 small black dots. 
Hindwing beneath whitish-grey, with a slight violet hue, with one black ring each in 1 c to 7 and in the discal 
cell. Abdomen above dark grey, beneath white-haired. Madagascar. 
3. Genus: %opliopetes Mab. 
This genus was formerly united with Ploeizia, but it differs so much by its broader forewings, long, 
normally developed spiral tongue, the palpi being bent upwards and four spurs on the hind tibiae, that Mabille 
w r as justified in establishing it as a separate genus. By the peculiar marking beneath particularly on the 
hindwing, however, the species evidently approximate P. amygdalis. The sexes of most of the species are different 
on the hindwing beneath. The species sometimes come to the lantern, and the lustrous silvery antennal club 
is said to be very conspicuous then. 
Review of the Species. 
A. Forewing above without hyaline spots. Middle tibiae spined. Z. jiara. 
B. Forewing above with (yellowish) hyaline spots in the discal cell and in the areas 2 and 3, but not in 4, 5, 
7 to 11. Middle tibiae without spines. 
a. Hindwing beneath without light veins or light longitudinal lines. Only in the d'cG 
*. Forewing above at the margin from the apex to vein 4 broad white. Cell of forewing only with 1 
hyaline spot. Z. dysmephila $. 
**. Forewing above not white at the margin. Cell of forewing with 2 hyaline spots. 
§. Forewing above wdth a small hyaline dot in area 6, but without a mealy streak. Hindwing above 
at the costal margin broad white. Z. capronnieri q. 
§§. Forewdng above with a slanting, black mealy streak from the base of vein 3 into area 1 b, but 
without a hyaline dot in area 6. Hindwing above not white at the costal margin. Z. cerymica 
p. Hindwing beneath with one or several light longitudinal stripes or with light veins. Only 
*. Forewing only with one hyaline spot in the discal cell. Hindwing beneath only wdth a light longitudinal 
line extending from the base to the margin at the end of vein 6. Z. dysmephila 
**. Forewdng with two hyaline spots in the discal cell. 
§. Forewdng without a hyaline dot in area 6. 
1. Hindwing beneath before the centre with a broad longitudinal stripe which begins at the 
base, gradually widens towards the margin and entirely covers area 6. The veins2 to 4 
are lighter than the ground-colour. Z. cerymica $. 
2. Hindwing beneath only wdth light veins, but w ithout a whitish longitudinal stripe, and in 
area 6 dark-coloured. Z. nobilior $. 
§§. Forewdng with a hyaline dot in area 6. Z. capronnieri $. 
