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OSPHANTES; PAROSMODES. By Dr. G. Attbivillius. 
ogowena. 
morantii. 
ranoha. 
rubescens. 
icteria. 
as far as the posterior edge of the discal cell very broad black, and both wings beneath are yellowish-brown 
or brownish-yellow, lighter at the posterior margin of the forewing and at the hind-margin of the hindwing, 
but without spots. In the typical form the forewing above is darker brown, at the apex and at the margin 
very broadly darkened, and at the border of the colouring with a distinctly prominent, black, straight 
transverse line formed by androconia (mealy scales) between vein 5 and the posterior margin. Abdomen on 
each side with a hair-pencil, and the hindwing at the hind-margin with a light longitudinal groove. — In 
the male form sosia Mab. the wings are on both sides of a lighter yellowish brown, the forewing above towards 
the margin less darkened and without any black mealy streak, though with a dark triangular spot behind the 
discal cell in 4 and 5. Abdomen without a hair-pencil, and the hindwing at the hind-margin with a black 
groove. The species occurs from Sierra Leone to Mossambique. 
25. Genus: OspBiaiaies Holl. 
The only species belonging to this genus has remained unknown to me and seems only to differ by 
the marking of Osmodes. 
0. ogowena Mab. Wings above blackish-brown with yellow markings; forewing above at the costal 
margin as far as beyond the centre orange-yellow, at the end of the discal cell with a rounded yellow spot 
and with yellow discal spots in 2 to 6, and in the cell also yellow; a hyaline spot at the base of area 1 c. Wings 
beneath yellow; forewing with the spots almost as above, but light yellow, at the posterior margin in 1 a 
and 1 b whitish and almost without scales; hindwing only with 2 minute black dots in 1 c and 5, and at the 
margin somewhat darkened. Ogowe Valley. 
26. Genus: Parosmodes Holl. 
This genus is also closely allied to Osmodes, but it differs by the formation of the last palpal joint. The 
antennal club has a moderately long though sharp point which is bent down almost in a right angle. $. 
Forewing beneath with a black hair-pencil at the posterior margin. Only one certain species is known to me; 
the others probably belong to the genus Oxypalpus. 
P. morantii Trim. (77 i). J. Forewing above at the costal margin in 12 and 11 yellow, and with 
a square yellow spot at the end of the discal cell, large discal spots in 1 b to 3, a small one or none at all 
in 4 and very large ones in 5 to 7. Hindwing above with a discal transverse band in (1 c) 2 to 5. Fringes 
of both wings yellow. Forewing beneath at the posterior margin in 1 a, at the posterior angle and in the basal 
part of the discal cell black, and with a black transverse streak at the cell-end. Otherwise with a yellow (ab. 
ranoha Ww.) or red-brown ground-colour and light yellow discal spots in 1 b to 3. Hindwing beneath light yellow 
or red-brown, the hind-margin broad yellow, always with 8 or 9 small black dots. South Africa to Owambo 
Land and Zambesi. 
P. rubescens Holl. (77 c). Holland, on account of the formation of the palpi, places this species 
which is unknown to me to the genus Gorgyra, to the species of which it is otherwise very dissimilar. But 
as the palpi of the genus Parosmodes are similar to those of Gorgyra, and rubescens corresponds much better 
with P. morantii by the marking and colouring, I place it to Parosmodes for the present . The figures make a 
further description superfluous. Ogowe Valley. 
P. icteria Mab. This species, which was never figured, was hitherto generally united with Oxypalpus 
biseriatus Mab. (see p. 553). But as Holland assures us that icteria is ,,strictly congeneric with morantii “, and 
the description of icteria does not fit any of the species of Oxypalpus, I regard for the present icteria as a 
species being still unknown to me. Mabille describes the species as follows: Wings above black with large 
golden yellow bands and spots; the forewing has a broad yellow band from the base to the apex, where it reaches 
to the costal margin, and bordered by the discal cell; the latter is striped blackish except at its apex where 
there is a large light spot surrounded by greyish-yellow. The marginal band is black, broader at the posterior 
angle, and the posterior margin is likewise black. The basal half is brownish. The fringes are golden yellow. 
Hindwing with a large yellow spot, all round as far as the fringes surrounded with black. Under surface 
yellow: forewing with a streak in the cell and a very large shade at the posterior angle black. Hindwing 
golden yellow with a black dot at the base and 4 or 5 smoke-brown discal dots arranged in a bow. 25 mm.“ 
Transvaal. 
3. Subfamily: Heteropterinae. 
Very closely allied to the preceding subfamily and only different by the vein 5 being quite straight 
at its beginning and not bent towards the vein 4. 
