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47. Genus: Ameiroiitia Hmps. 
Separated from the following genus hy the large pointed frontal ])rojection. Antennae of d' with long 
pectinations. 
A. purpurea Hrnps. (9i). Thorax and forewing deep fiery red. Costal margin, cell and marginal area purjiurra. 
dark red-brown, veins brown. Interior line feeble, vertical. Macidae small, edged with ochre. Exterior line 
undulate, parallel to the distal margin. Hindwing white, brown hair at the inner margin. ^ 2() mm. East 
Africa, Sokotra. 
48. Genus: Utliiopiea Hnips. 
Proboscis stunted, palpi somewhat longer, ])orrect, thin. Thorax with a tiift in front and behind. Neu- 
ration normal. Vein 5 of hindwing below the middle of the cross-vein. Type: vinosa Hmps. 
1. Antennae of finely pectinated. 
E. vinosa Hmps. (9i). Forewing claret-coloured. Ring-macula and reniform macrda small, yellow, vinosa. 
surrounded with fine white dots. Exterior line somewhat dentate, with black rays and white dots on the veins. 
Marginal area lighter. Hindwing whitish. 22—24 mm. Transvaal, Mashona Land. 
E. cupricolora Hmps. (9 k) is very similar. Traces of a brown interior line. Maculae white inside in- cvpricolora. 
stead of yellow. Light streaks in the marginal area between the veins. Hindwing white. 22 mm. Delagoa Bay. 
E. exolivia Hmps. Violettish-red with white basal dots. Interior and exterior lines whitish. The two exaJh-la. 
maculae edged white, the reniform macula with a white dot in the centre of its outside. Marginal area olive 
yellow, submarginal line fine white, marginal dots white. Hindwing purely white. 26 mm. Niger District. 
E. polyastra Hmps. (9 k). Dark copper-brown. Ring-macula in a thick white ring. Reniform macula pohjasira. 
com])osed of white spots. Exterior line scarcely discernible. Some light spots below the apex, large white mar¬ 
ginal dots and a spot at the interior angle. Hindwing greyish-brown. 24 mm. Niger District to Transvaal. 
E. leucostigmata Ground-colour and macidae similar to polyasira. Only a white basal dot; lencn.stlg- 
interior and exterior lines absent. Submarginal line light; interru])ted. Marginal dots and hindwing white. mata. 
25 mm. West Africa. 
E. nielanopa B.-Bak. Sooty black, base of forewing narrowly grey. Ring-macula absent, reniform mehmopa. 
macula grey with a small grey spot above it. Exterior line broad, grey, irregular. Marginal dots white. Hind¬ 
wing pale grey. $ 21 mm. Congo District. 
E. hesperonota Hmps. ( 9 k). Copper-brown. Interior and exterior lines of greyish-white dots. Ring- hcspewnota. 
macula and reniform macula marked by short white streaks. Fine white dots at the veins behind the exterior 
line. The light submarginal line is interrupted. Marginal dots white. Hindwing greyish-brown. $ 25 mm. 
East Africa. 
E. apicestriata B.-Bak. Dark brown. Forewing with white scales below the middle of the cell and apicesiriaia. 
around the lower cell-angle. Exterior line dark, somewhat dentate. A broad oblicpie reddish-yellow blotch 
from the apex to the exterior line. Hindwing dark brown. mm. West Africa. 
E. ignecolora Poult. (9 k). Antennae of $ ])ectinate. Forewing fiery red-brown. Interior and exterior Ujnemloro. 
lines darker red, the former very indistinct. The ring-macida is a white dot, the reniform macula 2 white dots. 
The submarginal line extends as a white blotch from the costal margin, and some dots below it. The fine 
marginal dots and the hindwing white. $ 26 mm. Somali Land. 
E. phaeocausta Poult. (9 k). Dark violettish-brown. The two dark lines very indistinct. The narrow phaeorau- 
red reniform macula edged somewhat brownish ochreous. Marginal dots brownish ochreous. Hindwing light 
brown, fringe with white tips. $ 26 mm. Somali Land. 
E. micra Hmps. (9 k). Forewing brownish ochreous, dusted dark. Interior line blackish, dentate. The wuVm. 
reniform macula is a black dot with white scales outside. Exterior line black, dentate, indented behind the 
cell. Interior half of marginal area dark. Marginal dots black. Hindwing white. The forewing may be also 
dark brown: — micrana Strd. 20—^26 mm. Abyssinia to Natal. micrann. 
E. umbra Le Cerj. Very similar to micra. Frons whitish ochreous. Reniform macula composed of mnhra. 
brown and white scales. Exterior line less distinct. The submarginal shadow is bordered in front by 3 short 
white streaks, incised at vein 1, somewhat lighter behind it. Marginal dots black. Hindwing brownish ochreous. 
$ 18 mm. East Africa. 
2. Antennae of d' tuftedly ciliated. 
