XYLOSTOLA; CALAMIA; MAZUCA; CHASMINA; CALLYNA. By M. Gaedb. 
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C. scotochroa Hmps. Thorax blackish-brown. Forewing reddish-brown and blackish-brown, with a smtochroa. 
fine dark marginal line and a light line at the base of the fringe. Abdomen and hindwing pale reddish-brown. 
$ 40 mm. Transvaal. 
C. mesophaea Auriv. (11 a). Apex of forewing somewhat rounded. Body and forewing ochreous, with mesophaca. 
a dark band at the median vein which is white at the end. Cross-vein with a black dot. An extefior row of 
black dots on the veins and between them. A submarginal shadow behind the cell, black marginal dots. Hind¬ 
wing yellowish-white, with an exterior row of dots and marginal streaks. $ 40 mm. Kilimanjaro. 
C. mesoscia Hmps. Body pale lusty red. Forewing pale flesh-coloured, dusted brown. At the median me.soscia. 
vein a widening rusty red shadow as far as the exterior line from vein 5 to the submedian fold. The median 
vein and the veins arising from it white. Fine black dots in and below the middle of the cell and at the cross¬ 
vein. An exterior row of dots from vein 6 to the submedian fold, fine marginal dots. Hindwing pale reddish- 
brown with a fine brown central luna and an exterior line, black marginal streaks. $ 40 mm. Natal. 
91. Genus: Xylostola Hmps. 
Proboscis normal. Palpi projecting beyond frons which exhibits a small hump. Antennae of ciliated. 
Body tuftless. Neuration normal. Owing to the broad forewing and the different marking, the genus is not 
well placed here. Type; indistincta Mr. from India. 
X. olivata Hyyips. (11 a). Thorax and forewing pale reddish-brown, dusted blackish in front. Interior olivata. 
line very indistinct. Ring-macula indicated by denser black scales, reniform macula edged with black streaks. 
Exterior line undulate, somewhat less indistinct. Submarginal line marked by dark bordering inside. Margin 
darker, with black dots. Abdomen and hindwing greyer brown. $ 40 mm. Ruwenzori. 
92. Genus: Calamia Hbn. 
Proboscis normal. Palpi extending to frons, long-haired. Antennae of tuftedly ciliated. Body tuft¬ 
less, abdomen with a lateral crest of hair. Type; virens L. from Europe. 
C. flavirufa Hmps. (11 a) shows a much stronger build than the typical species. Thorax and forewing flavirufa. 
greenish yellow. Rusty brown spots at the costal margin, the spot in the middle of the costal margin is large. 
Grey transverse lines proceed from these spots. Marginal dots and fringe rusty brown. Hindwing yellowish- 
white with a pale rusty brown central spot, exterior band and marginal spots. $ 36 mm. South Africa. 
93. Genus: Mazuca If At. 
Proboscis and palpi as in Calamia. Frons with a flat hump. Antennae of C ciliated. Base of abdomen 
with a very small tuft. Neuration normal. Type; sfrigicincta Wkr. 
M. haemagrapha Hmps. (11 a). Thorax and forewing lemon-coloured. Forewing with black streaks at haanapra- 
the costal and distal margins. Red streaks at the inner margin and partly at the median vein. One orange 
red spot each in the cell and behind it, the latter spot connected with the streaks. Abdomen and hindwing 
pale yellow. C 38 mm. Gold Coast. 
M. strigicincta If At. (= concinnula Mah., lifurafa Btlr., hebraica Auriv.) (11 a). Black streaks also strujicinda. 
at the inner margin, and 3 streaks in the cell, connected by a red streak. A red semicircle below the base of 
the cell, and two spots above vein 3. Abdomen and hindwing white. 36—42 mm. West, Central and East 
Africa. 
94. Genus: Chaismiiia II’ At. 
Proboscis normal. Palpi rising to frons, thin. Antennae of C filiform. Metathorax long-haired. Neu¬ 
ration normal. Type; tibialis F . 
C. tibialis F. Silvery white. Only the palpi and the forelegs orange with black spots. As the range tibialis. 
of the species extends from West Africa to the Australian Archipelago, it has received many names; vestae and 
dianae Guen., cygnus and glabra Wkr., celehensis Sriell., mariae Mab. 32—45 mm. 
95. Genus: Callyna 
Palpi somewhat longer than in Cliasmina. Antennae of C more or less strongly pectinated, except 
at the tips or only ciliated. Type; siderea Guen. from India. 
1. Antennae of C strongly pectinated. 
C. laurae Bryk (11 a). Ground-colour of forewing violettish-ljlack in this species and all the others laurac. 
except figurans. A large pink basal spot encloses 2 small black spots, a smaller one is in the middle of the 
costal margin, a whitish ])ink spot at the apex. Hindwing Avhite Avith a broad blackish-broAA'n margin. C “13 mm. 
Spanish Guinea. 
