PRODENIA; SPODOPTERA; LAPHYGMA. By M. Gaede. 
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C. orestera Tams. Body yellowish-brown and reddish-brown, anal tuft cinnamon-red. Forewing deep orcstcm. 
dark brown, divided into spots by pale greyish-yellow streaks. Such spots especially at the costal margin in 
reddish-yellow surroundings. Ring-macula small, filled with reddish yellow, distinctly edged witlx greyish- 
yellow, open below. Reniform macula similarly coloured, somewhat larger, parallel to the distal margin, also 
open below. A greyish-yellow inward oblique blotch below the apex. A similar stripe at the median vein, 
growing darker towards the cell-end. Short streaks extend from it towards the inner margin. A greyish-yellow 
marking, almost 3-shaped, between the lower cell-angle and the distal margin, the middle point of this 3 formed 
by an angle at the margin with the apex inward. A broad greyish-yellow marginal line is edged outside with 
deep dark browm. Hindwing wiiite, discal luna and margin narrowly brownish. Hindwing of $ darker and 
with a dark exterior line. Antennae not pectinate. 40 mm. East Africa. 
32. Genus: Protleiiia Omn. 
Proboscis normal, palpi extending to the frons. Aixtennae of ciliated. Metathorax with a ])arted 
tvift. Abdomen with tufts at the base. Neuration normal. Vein 5 of hindw ing a little below the ixxiddle of the 
cross-vein. Type: androgea Gr. from South America. 
P. litura F. This variegated species has been dealt with in Vol. Ill, p. 206, and figured on ])1. 42 i. Vdura. 
Common everywhere in the Tropics, frequently iixjurious. 
P. metriodes B.-Bal'. is said to differ from litura in a less Prodenia-\Uxe ring-macula and an irregular metriodcs. 
exterior line. The space behind it below vein 3 light, a dark spot betw^een veins 3 and 5. Submarginal line 
pale, dentate. HindAving pearly Avhite. 32 mm. Niger District. If this is not another (about the 13th) synonym 
to litura, it might also be = Laph. exempta. 
33. Genus: lipocloptera Guen. 
Almost like Protenia. The thoracal tuft not parted, the abdomen Avith but one tuft at the base. An¬ 
terior tibiae strongly haired. Type: mauritia Bsd. 
1. Antennae of (J finely serrate and ciliated. 
S. abyssinia Guen. (9 a). The range of this species extends from the Mediterranean region to Eastern ahys.shna. 
Asia and over the whole of Africa. Described already in Vol. Ill, ]x. 206, and figured on pi. 42 f. 
2. Antennae of cj ciliated. Anterior tibiae still more hairy. 
S. mauritia Bsd. (8 1) has the same range and is still more common. Cf. Vol. Ill, p. 207 and ]xl. 42 f, g. mauritia. 
34. Genus: liaphjg^iiia Guen. 
Separated from Spodoptera by the tibiae being feebly haired. Type: exigua Him. from Europe. 
1. Antennae of ^ finely serrate. 
L. leucophlebia Hmps. Thorax and forewdng dark red-lxrowux, lighter at the base of the inner margin, leuco- 
The end of the median Amin and a part of veins 3 and 4 Avhite. Interior line double, filled Avith grey, someAvhat jMehia. 
obliquely outAvards. Ring-macida yelloAV inside, someAvhat oblong. Reniform macula narroAv, centred dcirk. 
The double exterior line excui’Amd beloAv the costal margin, then rather straight obliquely iiiAvards. Submarginal 
line whitish, indistinct at the costal margin, incxxr\md in the submedian fold, black marginal triangles behind 
it. HindAving purely Avhite, broAvnish at the a]xex. 32—34 mm. Transvaal, Natal. Also mentioned from 
Queenslaixd. 
2. Antennae of (J ciliated. 
L. exempta Whr. (= bipars Wkr., ingloria Wkr.) (9 a). Eorewdng greyish-broAA'ii, someAAdiat reddish, exevrpia. 
Interior line double, excurved in the submedian fold and at the inner margin. Coniform macula moxlerately 
distinct. Riirg-macula oblique, light, sometimes prolonged by a light blotch. Veins partly white as-in leuco- 
phlebia. Reniform macula broad, filled AAdth dark. The fine double exterior line is slightly inserted behind 
the cell, nrore so in the subixxediair fold. Sub marginal line fine white: a Avhite blotch at the costal margin in¬ 
side, a long black blotch iix the centre of the Aving. HiixdAving brownish-Avhite. $ more monotonously dark 
brown Avithout the light apical blotch. 26—32 ixxm. Distributed from West Africa to the Australian Archi¬ 
pelago. — Polia maura Saalm. might be exempta-’^ according to the figure, although it is stated to he a q. 
L. exigua Hhn. being very common in Southern Europe occurs also everyAvhere in Africa. Cf. Vol. Ill, exigua. 
p. 207, and pi. 48 a. 
