HYPOPLEXIA; SIDEMTA; CONSERVULA. By M. Gaejje. 
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forewing may also be as red-brown as in instrucfa: — decinerea Sfrd., or only the median and marginal areas derhierea. 
may be so; — ambiguella Strd., with blackish blotches at veins 5 and 2 from the margin to the exterior line, t/mhigurlla. 
Other specimens again are intensely grey with a dark blotch in the siibmeflian fold almost on the whole length; 
— subambigua Strd. The reniform macula may have .3 white dots at its exterior edge; -- tripunctata Strd. nub- 
25—30 mm. West, South, and East Africa. irlpwriaUi 
11. Genus: Hypoplexia 
Palpi and proboscis normal. Abdomen with a hair-tuft only at the base. Neuratioii normal, vein 5 of 
hindwing from the middle of the cross-vein. Type; algoa Fldr. 
1. Antennae of d with short double pectinations. 
Hyp. conjuncta Hmjjs. (8a). Thorax and forewing red-brown, with a slight grey shine. Interior line coHj^ncta. 
double, with a dark spot at the inner margin inside. Coniform macula large. Ring-macula and reniform 
macula large, double, edged with black, the latter bluish-grey inside, dark spots below it. Exterior line double, 
filled and edged with pink. The pinkish-white submarginal line with large bows, with a dark spot in the middle. 
Distinct black marginal lunae. Hindwing almost white. 30 mm. Cape Colony, Transvaal. 
Hyp. mictochroa Hmps. Antennae of $ shortly pectinated. Thorax and forewing violettish-brown. 'iulrtocbroa. 
Dark spots at the base. Interior line black, edged white inside, oblicpie, undulate. Coniform macula small, 
edged with black; ring-macula violettish-brown, edged Avith AAdiite and black; reniform macula lead-coloured, 
edged with black and red except above. Exterior line white, black inside, with a black patch before it behind 
the cell and below vein 3. Submarginal line white as far as vein 6, then Avhite dots. Small black marginal 
lunae. Fringe speckled. Hindwing greyish-brown. ^ 36 mm. Natal. 
2. Antennae of Avith one ioaa' of pectinations. 
Hyp. algoa Fldr. (8 f). Similar to mictochroa, but much lighter, pinkish-broAvn. Coniform macxda small, ahjoa. 
The median area narroAA-er toAA’ards the inner margin. The double exterior line iiiAA'ards from vein 4. Submarginal 
line pink, dentate, edged broAvn inside. Marginal hniae Ixlack. HindAving more yelloAv. 30 mm. Cape Colony, 
Natal, Transvaal. 
3. Antennae of S ciliated. 
Hyp. externa Whr. (8f). Thorax greyish red-broA\n. ForeAvnig rusty broAA'u and dark broAA’n. A black e.rterna. 
basal streak in the submedian fold as far as the interior line. Coniform macula grey, edged black. Ring-macida 
and reniform macula greyish-AA'hite, centred dark and edged black. The double exterior line is black, filled 
with AA’hite, strongly introangular above the inner margin. Submarginal line light, finely dentate, black streaks 
behind it as far as the black marginal dots. Hind wing purely white AAuth an interrupted black marginal line. 
32 mm. Cape Colony. 
Hyp. melarsica Hmg)s. Body blackish-broAvn and grey. Forewing greyish-black. BroAxiiish ochreous melanica. 
scales behind the base. Interior line black, undulate, Avith a broAAiiish ochreous spot at the costal margin. The 
pointed coniform macula is black. Ring-macTxla oblong, IxroAAui, reniform macula AAuth a broAAur ring and median 
streak, both edged black. Exterior line double, Avith red scales and a red streak at the costal mai-gin. The 
black submarginal line is undulate, with sagittal streaks before it and black streaks behind it. Marginal dots 
white. HindAvdng Axiiite, broAA'n at the margin. 40 mm. Transvaal. 
12. Genus: Sicleiiiia 
Palpi rather short. Vein 5 of hindwing a little beloAv the middle of the cross-vein, othei’AA'ise like the 
preceding genus. Antennae of d ciliated. Type; sjjeciosa Brem. from Siberia. 
Sid. spodopterodes Hm 2 ')s. (8f). Thorax and foreAving violettish-grey, mixed Avith broAvn. Basal area spod- 
inside brown as far as above the interior line. From the reniform macrda to the submarginal line blackish- optcrodcs. 
broAvn. Interior line black, edged grey inside. Coniform macrxla large, black; ring-macula and reniform macxda 
grey, centred broAA'n, edged black; darker betAA'een. Exterior line black, grey orxtside. Submarginal line AAlxitish, 
marginal lunae black. HinclAvdng white, veixrs and marginal lixxe broAAui. d 36 mm. Transvaal. 
13. Genus: CoBiserviila Gro^e. 
Palpi short, thick. Antennae of d ciliated. Thorax only behiird AA’ith a txxft. Very feeble tixfts at the 
base of the abdonxen. Veixx 5 of hixxdAAung below the ixxiddle of the cross-veiix, the costal xxxarghx slightly coixcaA^e 
in the middle. Type: anodonta Gtien. froixx Axxxerica. 
Con. alambica Oaede (8f). Body aixd forewhxg light reddish-browix. The broad riixg-xxxacxxla aixd reni- alamhica. 
form ixxacula uixited below, edged light, floAvix out iixto the costal xxxarghx. The ixxediaix area aroxxixd tlxenx aixd 
below them tub-shaped, distally narrow as far as half the height of the reniform macula, edged with white. 
Submarginal lixxe fine white. HindAving Axdxite, Avith a slight broAAux shine, d 28 mm. Cameroons. 
