EUXOA. By M. Gaede. 
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blackish-brown, laterally edged with black. Median shadow distinct, from the costal margin to the inner margin. 
Exterior line sometimes double, blackish-brown, filled wdth whitish-grey. Submarginal line with a dark spot 
at the costal margin, then parallel to the distal margin. Hindwing greyish-black. Cape Verde. 
Besides the following j^alaearctic species occur in this region: segeinm Schiff. in East and South Africa. 
corticea Schiff. in Madagascar, and spinifera Hbn. in East and South Africa. 
2. Antennae of (S ciliated (Rhyacia). 
E. fumicolor Hmps. (5 d). Thorax blackish-browm, abdomen somewhat lighter. Forewing dark brown, jumicoior. 
the marking indicated by black scales. An interior line, the ring-macula and reniform macula are traceable. 
Besides an undulate exterior and submarginal line. Black marginal dots. Hindwing diaphanous white. Veins 
brown. A dot at the cross-vein and an exterior row' of dots. Marginal area brownish. 26 mm. Mashona Land. 
E. rufomixta Hmp)S. (5 d) resembles fumicolor. Forewing with a doid)le ixndulate interior line. Coniform nifomhin. 
macula indicated by some black scales. Ring-macula small, laterally marked by black scales. Reniform macula 
edged with black inside, and with a black dot outside. Exterior line strongly dentate, interruixted. The pale 
submarginal line is only distinct at the costal margin. Hindwing white, fringe dark. S mm. Cape Colony. 
E. albiorbis Hmps. Thorax red-brown, abdomen greyish ochreous. Forewdng red-brown, dusted dark albiorhis. 
as far as the exterior line. Interior line double, filled xHth red-brown. Coniform macula edged w'ith black, 
pointed at the end. Ring-macula w'hite, edged with black. Reniform macula dark brown, edged w'ith black, 
wdth a white line on the inside. Exterior line indistinct, pale, a double row' of black dots behind it on the veins. 
Submarginal line w'ith a brow'ii shadow' on the inner side. Hindwdng brownish, lighter at the base. ^ -I mni. 
Mashona Land. 
E. ruficeps Hmps. (5 d). Thorax grey, abdomen brow'ii. Forewdng grey, dusted dark. A fine black ruficepa. 
streak below the base of the cell. Interior line double, very strongly dentate. Ring-macula and reniform macula 
small with a dark centre. Exterior line double, strongly dentate, situate very far outside. Marginal area on 
the veins wdth dark streaks edged with red-brow'n. Hindwdng purely wdiite, fringe yellowish. S' 35 mm. Ma¬ 
shona Land. 
E. pronycta Hmps. (5 e). Thorax yellow'ish-brown and reddish. Abdomen brow'nish ochreous. Fore- pronyda. 
Aving grey, strew'ii with dark brown, darker at the costal margin. Interior line double, ixndulate, indistinct. 
Ring-macula as a small black dot, reniform macula black. The exterior line is a row of black dots on the A'eins. 
An indistinct row of black dots is at the margin as AA'ell as before it. Hindixing diaphanous w'hite, darker at 
the costal margin, d' 30 mm. Mashona Land. 
E. indigna H.-Schaff. (= intendens Wkr.) (5 e). Thorax red-brown, abdomen brownish ochreous, both indigna. 
mixed Avith black. ForeAxing brow'iiish ochreous or red-brow'n with black scales especially at the costal margin. 
Interior line double, undulate, sometimes with a strong inxA'ard angle at vein 1 and an outw'ard angle at the 
inner margin. Coniform macula indicated by black scales. Ring-macula small, round, as a pale ring Axith a 
black centre. Reniform macula edged xvith black, filled w'ith dark brown. Blackish betxx'een the txx'O maculae 
in the cell. Exterior line indistinct, double, dentate. The marginal area darker distally to the submarginal line, 
excurved at the apex and anal angle. Hindwdng yelloxvish-wdxite, darker in the $ at the margin. 30—34 mm. 
East and South Africa. 
E. epipyria Hmps. (5 e). Thorax ochreous red-broxxoi, abdomen dai’k broxvn AX'ith grey segmental mar- epipyria. 
gins. Forexving brownish ochreous, tinged w'ith reddish, blackish at the costal margin. The tw'o cell-margins 
from the base to the interior line fine xvhite. Interior line indistinct, strongly extra-angular in the cell, beloxv 
it and at the inner margin. Ring-macula and reniform macula small, broxvnish ochreous, the latter centred 
black. An oblique undulate shadoxx' fi’om the low'er cell-angle to the inner margin. The veiixs in the distal area 
I'ed-broxvn. Exterior line indistinct, double, dentate, black marginal dots behind it. Hindxxdng xx'hite, diapha¬ 
nous. 28—30 mm. East Africa, Mashona Land. 
E. contingens Warr. (5 e). Thorax greyish-broxvn, abdomen pale broxxai. Forewing greyish-broAxm, conthujeas. 
costal margin dark grey, a light subcostal streak beloxv it. Interior and exterior lines black, edged xvith light 
on the averted sides. The exterior line touches the exterior edge of the reniform macula. Veins in the basal 
area light. Centre of cell dark brow'n. Coniform macula edged xvith black. Ring-macula edged xxdth dark, filled 
xxdth light, somewhat flat. Reniform macula brown, xvith a light ring and then black. Submarginal line xvbitish, 
edged with dark inside, wdth triangular spots. Hindxving light broxvnish xvith dark veins. S 34 mm. Transvaal. 
E. sordida Warr. (5 e) resembles contingens, but the exterior line is undulate and normally far excui’X'ed sordida. 
behind the cell. The maculae also as in contingens, but dai’ker. Marginal area dai’ker. Submarginal line in¬ 
distinct, light, traces of dark triangles before it. Hindxxdng dingy white, darker at the apex, xxdth dark veins. 
S 35 mm. Namaqua Land. 
E. acronycta Rbl. Body greyish-broxvn. Forexving oblong, greyish-broxvn, indistinctly marked. A dark acro)iyvfa. 
spot near the base is edged with whitish yellow. Interior line whitish-yelloxv, notched, x'ertical, edged xx'ith 
black outside. A dark dot at the cross-vein. Exterior line more finely notched than the interior one, uniformly 
bent. Submarginal line parallel to the exteidor line, black marginal streaks betxx'een the x'eins. Hindxxdng xvhite, 
xxdth a mother-of-pearl gloss. $ 32 mm. Sokotra. 
