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BRITHYS; ASPTDIFRONTIA; DIAPHOXE. By M. Gaede. 
11. Genus; ISritliys 
The genus has l)een dealt with already in Vol. II, p. 93. It differs from the preceding genera in the 
feeble proboscis. A])ex of forewing strongly rounded. Besides, the thorax is smootldy scaled, the abdomen 
exhibits a tuft only at tlie base. 
pancratii. B. paiicratii Cyr. This species having been dealt with in Vol. II, p. 93, pi. 20 h, is very common also 
throughout Africa inclusive of Mauritius and Madagascar. 
russoi. B. russoi Strd. resembles pancratii. At the inner margin of the forewing a deep black radial line extends 
to below the base of vein 2. Interior line also deep black, strongly notched, mostlj^ only distinct in its anterior 
part. Exterior line fine black, sometimes double and filled with grey, strongly excurved behind the cell. Reni- 
form macula composed of 2 light streaks and 2 reddish-brown ones, incomjdetely edged with black. Two rows 
of white dots before the distal margin. Hindwing white. Congo. 
12, Genus; Aspiciifroiitia Htn.ps. 
Proboscis feeble, palpi short. Frons with a disc-shaped projection with a raised maigin. Antennae of 
ciliated. Thorax with hairs and scales. Abdomen with a tnft at the base. Type; semipallida Hmps. 
radiata. A. radiata Hmps. (6 d). Thorax red-brown, abdomen browmish ochreous. Forewing browmish ochreons 
at the costal and inner margins, the rest red-brown. White below the cell and vein 2, wdiite blotches above 
vein 2 near the margin and behind the cell to the apex. Ring-macula quite narrow, edged with black, filled 
with browmish ochreous, extending to the reniform macula w'hich is a wliite-edged strongly curved lima. Ex¬ 
terior line and .submarginal line scarcely traceable. Hindwing milky wdiite, brownish at the margin. 30 mm. 
East Africa. 
abi/ssinica. A. abyssillica Hmps. Antennae of d shortly dentate and ciliated. Thorax dark red-browm, abdomen 
lighter. Forewing red-brown, darker browai in the basal area and at the costal margin. Interior line fine, brown, 
oblique. Reniform macula finely edged with dark browm. Exterior line also feeble. Submarginal line undulate, 
red-brown. Hindwdng ivliite, veins and costal-margin reddish-brown. ^ 44 mm. Abyssinia. 
semipalUda. A. semipalHda Hmps. (6 d). Thorax blackish-brown, abdomen browmish ochreous. Eorewdng blackish- 
brown, only the cell and the space above it ochreons. The costal margin itself again darker, especially towards 
the apex. A black spot at the low'er cell-angle. A dentate and oblique exterior line may be indicated. The 
wdiitish submarginal line is indistinct. Black and wdiite dots at the margin. Hindwdng yellowish-wdiite, darker 
at the apex. 39—34 mm. Mashona Land, Togo. 
glaucescens. A. glaucescens Hmps. (6 d). Thorax dark brown, abdomen greyish-ochreons. Forewdng greyish-Avhite, 
wdth an intense violet gloss. Interior line dark rusty brown, with extremely strong dentations, united wdth 
the coniform macula, but not alw’ays distinct as far as the costal margin. Reniform macula feebly edged with 
red-browm, forming a lima with inward points. Exterior line double, very fine black, undulate. Submarginal 
line Avhitish, dark red-browm behind it. Hindwing wdiite. 27—32 mm. Mashona Land, Transvaal, Cameroons. 
contrastata. A. corstrastata E. Prout. Thorax browmish-grey. Forewing silvery grey. Base, marginal area and reni- 
forni inacnla brownish ochreons. Costal-marginal area almost to the apex dark red-brown. Interior line black, 
finelj" dentate, edged wdth light inside, almost vertical. Coniform macula edged wdth black. Ring-macula in¬ 
distinct, oval, red-brown. Reniform macula red-brown inside, blackish outside, paler before it. A dark median 
shadow in the low'er half of the wdng. Exterior line double, filled wdth light, almost vertical near the costal 
margin and above the inner margin, oldiquely inwmrd betw-een. Snbmarginal line red-brown, strongly notched 
below' the centre, edged with light outside, margin darker. Hindwdng browmish wdiite. $ 33 mm. Lufira R. 
(Congo District). 
rufcscens. A. rufescens Hmps. (6 d). Thorax light red-browm, abdomen lighter. Forewing light red-brown. The 
interior line is marked by a black spot at the lowmr cell-margin and above the inner margin. A dark dot is some¬ 
times at the cell-end. The exterior line is formed of distinct wdiite dots on the veins, edged wdth black dots on 
both sides. Hindwdng wdiitish, feebly brow'iiish pink at the margin. 32 mm. Mashona Land, Transvaal. 
pidverea. A. pulverea Hmps. Thorax red-brown, abdomen lighter. Forewing grey, dusted reddish and black. 
Traces of a double slightly bent interior line, the twm black branches being well separated. Exterior line in¬ 
distinct, dark, black streaks behind it on the veins. Hindwdng wdiitish. 22—29 mm. Nigeria. 
13, Geuus: Oiaplione Hbn. 
Proboscis feeble, palpi very short, frons with a round projection. Antennae of E serrate and ciliated. 
Thorax wdth dense wmolly hair, and twm round pads of tufts behind. Type; eumela Stoll. 
