ELAEODOPSIS; SESAMIA. By M. Gaede. 
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streaks behind them between the veins, black dots at the margin. Hindwing whitish, brownish at the margin. 
'The white dots on the forewing may be absent, the hind wing may be brownish also at the base. 20 —3(J mm. 
South and East Africa, as far as Australia. 
A. brunneosa B.-Bak. Body and forewing greyish-brown, with a light stripe in the submedian fold hninncosa. 
and in the cell, rising to the apex. A light angidar streak at the cell-angle. Exterior line of dark dots. Margin 
narrowly dark. Hindwing smoke-coloured grey. 24 mm. Angola. 
A. albicostata Poult. (lOi) is somewhat similar to Omph. togoensis, but the forewing has a lighter aihicofstaia. 
brown costal margin and some dark streaks at the base. A black streak at the cross-vein and a dot behind it, 
another dot in the middle of the cell. Exterior line fine, brown, strongly excurved below the costal margin. 
Submarginal roAV of browm dots in greyish-brown surroundings. Hindwing white. 22 mm. Somali Land. 
A. albivena Hmps. (10 i). Thorax and forewing dark red-brown. The veins white and a streak in the alhivena. 
submedian fold. A postcellular brightening tow'ards the apex. Marginal dots black. Hindwdng light brown. 
Q 36 mm. Cape Colony. 
A. tristrigata Wart. Light ochreous. A dark streak in the interior submedian fold, one from the middle irislrlyaiu. 
of the cell outwurds and one obliquely to the apex. The median vein and its branches as w'ell as veins 6 and 7 
creamy yellow'. Marginal area brownish. Hindwing light yellow. 20 mm. Transvaal. 
A. carnea Hmps. (10 k). Thorax dark brown. EorcAving reddish ochreoiis. A browm streak at the end carnca. 
of the median vein. Black streaks in the lower cell-end and behind it, and dots at the cell-angles. A light 
radial band throxigh the cell to the apex. Inner margin lighter. Black dots at the margin. Hindw'ing greyish- 
brown. 28 mm. Basiito Ijand. 
A. ochracea B.-Bak. Forewing dingy ochreous brown, with a pale radial band to the apex, black dots ochracea. 
outside in the rising part. Median A^ein with black scales. Black marginal streaks betAveen the veins. Hind¬ 
wing greyish-Avhite. cj 26 mm. East Africa. 
A. aenigma Fldr. Thorax and forew'ing pale j)ink, the costal margin white. A white stripe from the aenUjma. 
middle of the cell to the margin, and one in the submedian fold inside. The veins at the margin finely Avhite. 
HindAA'ing Avhite. 24—26 mm. South Africa. 
A. roseola Hmps. Pale pink. Costal margin with black scales at the base. A fine streak at the median roseola. 
vein as far as small Avhite dots at the loAver cell-end. Tw'o black costal-marginal dots near the apex, and some 
at the distal margin and before it. Hindwing broAvnish-white, $ 28 mm. East Africa. 
87. Genus: Hlaeoclopsiis E. Front. 
Proboscis absent. Frons wdth a long beak-shaped projection, palpi short. Thorax and abdomen Avithout 
tufts. Exterior similar to the genus Elaeocles, but vein 5 as in tlie Amphipyrinae. 
E. loxoscia E. Front. Thorax and forewing olive yellow, pale greyish yelloAA' at the inner margin in loxoscia. 
the first third. Similarly coloured in a triangle from the first half at the costal margin Avith its apex at the anal 
angle, and an almost square spot beloAv the apex. Interior line from about ^/g costal margin almost to the 
middle of the inirer margin, composed of 3 very convex boAvs, light. Exterior line dark, dentate, far excurved 
behind the reniform macrda, ending at the inner margin near the interior line, edged Avhite outside. Sub¬ 
marginal line w hite, dentate, edged somewhat black inside. HindAving paler than forewing. ^ 34 mm, 2 30 mm. 
St. Thome. 
88. Genus; J^esamia Gnen. 
Proboscis stunted, palpi thick, porrect, projecting a little beyond the frons. Antennae of ^ variable, 
either pectinated or only ciliated. Thorax loosely haired, body tuftless. Veins 3 -f- 4 and 6 7 of hindAving 
stalked or not stalked. Vein 5 from the centre of the cross-vein. Type: vnteria, Stoll. 
S. vuteria Stoll. The somewhat reddish ochreous species occurring also in Southern Europe has been vutcrla. 
dealt Avith already in Vol. Ill, p. 240, pi. 48 f. Its range extends to South Africa and the islands. 
S. calamistis Hmps. (10 i). Pale ochreous, dusted blackish. ForcAving A\ith a black spot in the cell calamisfis. 
and below it, another one at the cross-vein and behind it, and a strongly bent exterior line. HindAAung Avhite. 
36 mm. Cape Colony. 
S. niediastriga B.-Bak. Forewing ochreous, finely dusted grey, median vein scaled dark. A dark spot mcdiastri- 
at the cross-vein and behind it, traces of an exterior row of dots. Distal margin somewhat darker than the 
ground-colour. HindAving white. S 30 mm. Angola. 
