40 
HAPLOOESTRA; CRATERESTRA. By M. Gaede. 
alrisUjna. 
pahni- 
sforuni. 
sbuilis. 
media. 
scmifusca. 
suhvelata. 
macula marked black at its end. Ring-macula white, laterally edged with black. Reniform macula with a 
brown centre, bordered inside with an undulate white line, outside and below by black dots. A black quadrangle 
between the maculae, and a spot above it at the costal margin. An oblique indistinct median line from the 
lower cell-angle. Exterior line whitish, dentate, with black dots at the veins. Submarginal lines fine, whitish, 
Avith some black spots inside. Hindwing pale broAvn. $ 32 mm. Nigeria. 
L. atrisigna Hmps. Thorax violettish-grey, abdomen whitish-broAvn. ForeAving Adolettish-grey AAdth 
some yelloAvish at the base. Fine black streaks in the base of the submedian fold and in the marginal area 
betAA'een the veins. Interior line indistiiAct, double, dentate, with some yellow scales. Ring-macula and reni- 
forni macula small, grey, edged Avith yelloAv, incompletely surrounded by black. An elongate black spot is 
betAveen them. A dentate exterior line is marked, yellow scales behind it at the costal margin. HindAving wdiite, 
fringe dark at the costal margin. 34 mm. Natal. 
L. palniistarum Joann. Thorax red-broAvn with a slight gi'een reflection. Abdomen greyish-bioAA'n, anal 
tuft greyish-yelloAv. ForeAving pale greenish-yelloAr, sometimes dusted red-broAAui. Costal margin black. Interior 
line Avhite, notched, Amrtical, projecting more distally beloAv vein 1, edged with black on both sides, especially 
broad inside. Coniform macula thickly black, sometimes in darkened surroundings. Ring-macula edged with 
AAdiite, Avith a broAvii centre. Reniform macula the same, constricted outside, sometimes almost diAuded. Both 
the macidae on a dark radial stripe. Exterior line about jAarallel to the distal margin, dentate, Avhite, finely 
edged AA’ith black. A black spot is behind it at the costal margin, beloAv this spot red-broAA'n as far as the sub- 
marginal line AAhich is fine, notched, the margin behind it lighter. HindAA'ing greyish-broAvn. 36 mm. Reunion. 
Subfamily; Hadeiiiiiae. 
Regarding the characters of this group AA^e can only repeat what has been said at the corresponding 
place in the other faunae. Characteristic are the hairy eyes. The middle and hind tibiae are spineless. Moreover, 
the vestiture of the thorax and abdomen is rather varied; palpi and antennae variable, the frons rarely AAUth 
a projection. The larvae mostly feed on Ioav plants. 
1. Genus: Haplocestra Auriv. 
Proboscis normal, palpi porrect, the second joint hairy in front. Frons Avitb a crescentiform projection. 
ForeAving Avith an areole. Vein 5 of hindAving feebly developed, trom the centre of the cross-vein. Thorax with 
a feeble tuft in front and behind. Also the first abdominal segment wdth a feeble tuft. 
H. similis Auriv. corresponds so AA^ell to the Indian Discestra arenaria Hmj)s. that Ave may repeat its 
description. Different are the unicoloured, not dark-ringed tarsi. Antennae of A fhiely ciliated. Exjranse; 
24—25 mm. Cape Verde Is. — arenaria is AAdiitish on the forewing, dusted AAdth light and dark broAvn. Interior 
line double, undulate; exterior line formed of pointed lunae. Submarginal line angled at veins 3 and 4, ex- 
curA^ed at the anal angle. Coniform macula moderately large, edged with black, ring-macula and reniform 
macula centred broAvn Avith a black edge. HindAving Avhite. 
2. Genus; Craterestra Hmps. 
Proboscis and palpi as in Haplocestra. Frons Avith a flattened conical projection. Abdomen AAdth a 
series of dorsal tufts. Type: lucina Drc. from Mexico. 
Cr. media Wkr. (5 i). Thorax dark IrroAvn, abdomen broAvnish ochreous, foreAving dark broAvn; broAvnish 
ochreous beloAv the cell, before the interior line, aird in the marginal area. Interior line light, strongly extra- 
angular aboA^e the inner margin. Coniform macula scarcely prominent. Ring-macula and reniform macula 
edged Avith black. Median line indistinct, unchdate, exterior line dentate, indistinctly double. Submarginal 
line dentate, dark behind it except at the apex, Avitli black marginal dots. HindAving aa hite or someAAdiat broAvn- 
ish. 32—34 mm. Mashona Land, besides Avidel}^ distributed in India. 
Cr. semifusca Hmps. (5 g). Thorax dark broAA'ii, abdomen lighter. ForeAving greyish-broAA'n, the costal 
margin as far as the submarginal line and the cell as far as the exterior line dark broAA'ii. Dark biOAA'ir is also 
the margin behind the submarginal hire except at the apex. Interior line black, notched. Ring-macula and 
reniform macula small, jrale broAvn, AAdth a darker centre and margin. Exterior line Avith short streaks on the 
veins. Submarginal line light, someAvhat excurved in the midflle and at the ends. HindAving AAdiite, margin 
sonieAvhat broAvnish. ^ 28 mm. Uganda. 
Cr. subvelata Wh'. Thorax dark broAA'ii, abdomen greyish-broAvn. ForeAving dark red-broAvn. A black 
line at the base. Interioi line dark, undulate, straightly obliquely outAvards. Coniform macula distinct, black. 
Ring-macula and reniform macula indistinctly edged dark. Median line undulate, dark, indistinct. Exterior 
line dentate, distinct. Submarginal line light, Avitli black sagittal blotches inside. HindAAdng broAvn, lighter 
at the base, fringe AAdiite. 34—36 mm. St. Helena. 
