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COPHANTA; XANTHOGRAPTA. By M. Gaede. 
anil ilia. 
hctsileonis. 
metachrysa. 
titanica. 
noriiialis. 
(jrlseofasa. 
hinorbis. 
plumhifusa. 
occidenfa- 
lis. 
hriinneapla- 
ga. 
L. armilla Saalm. (14i). Thorax olive brown, abdomen greyish-browm. Forewing olive brown in the 
anterior part, bordered by a line Ijeginning at the costal margin near the apex to before the middle of the inner 
margin, white from the upper edge of the cell, faded above it. Another white line proceeds from this line, 
extending along vein 3, then pointedly bent over and vertically forward. Behind this upper part a pale spot at 
the margin. A black, yellow-edged spot below the apex in the snbmedian fold, bordered inside with a white 
line, a smaller spot below it. Hindwing yellowish white. 16—18 mm. Madagascar. — In betsileonis Strd. the 
hindAving is golden yellow, red at the margin. 
L. metachrysa Hvi.ps. Body pale red-brown. Forewing darker red-brown as far as the middle. In¬ 
terior line marked by two black dots at the costal margin. Ring-macula and reniform macula edged pink, the 
latter slightly dusted pinkish-white outside below. Exterior line indistinct, doid>le, filled with white, bent 
normally. White behind it at the costal and inner margins. Sidnnarginal line indistinctly white, bordered 
inside as far as vein 6 by a dark broAvn spot, then by a l)rown line. Hindwing yellow and red-brown, fringe 
yelloAv. d' 22 mm. Madagascar. 
2. Veins 3 and 4 of hindwing arise from the same place. 
L. titanica Hmps. (14 i). Thorax and forewing dark red-brown, abdomen lighter. Interior line of fore- 
Aving lu’OAvn, doulde, interrupted at the veins, filled Avith pink; a Avhite streak in the sidjinedian fold outside 
at it. Ring-macida edged ]hnk above, white l)eloAV. Reniform macula somewhat pink in the middle; margin 
Avdnte, pink in front, Avith an inward angle beloAV. Exterior line indistinct, doidAle, filled Avith pink, extending 
far behind the cell; a punctiform Avhite line behind it. Submarginal line Avhitish, notched. HindAA'ing pink, 
Avhitish at the base and costal margin, the distal margin broAvnish. ^ 38 mm. Madagascar. 
L. normalis Hmps. (15 a). Thorax and foreAving dark reddish brown. Basal area greyish-AAdiite, sonie- 
Avhat greenish beloAv the base of the cell. Marginal area likewise greyish-Avhite except at the apex, interrupted 
by a l)lack streak beloAv vein 4. Traces of a black interior line. Ring-macula and reniform macida edged black, 
folloAA^ed by an indistinct black median shadoAV. Exterior line double, its distal branch extinct in the AA'hite 
area, far excurAmd behind the cell and strangidated. Sulunarginal line Avhitish, terminating into the light spot 
at the anal angle. Abdomen and hindwing pale broAvn. ^ 24 mm. Transvaal. 
L. griseofusa Hmps. Body and foreAving greyish brown, the median area broAvn. Interior line double, 
dark, filled Avith Avhitish, and edged Avhitish inside. The ring-macula is a small Avhite ring Avith a dark centre. 
Reniform macula small, Avhitish, elliptical, tAVO dark dots in the ceirtre. Exterior line double, edged white 
outside, normally sha])ed. Submarginal line whitish, undulate. HindAving greyish-brown. $ 18 mm. Niger 
District. 
L. binorbis Hmps. (15 a). Body pale red-brown, foreAving the same. Somewhat violet at the base at 
the inner margin. Interior line black, excurved beloAV the cell and doidile. Coniform macula small, edged black. 
Ring-macida and reniform macula Avhitish, edged black, both elli])tical, the second Avith an oblique dark lu’OAvn 
median shadoAV. Exterior line doidAle except at the inner mai’gin, projecting behind the cell, inwardly angled 
in the submedian fold. Submarginal line light, strongly angled. One light large spot each at the inner margin 
behind the interior and exterior lines. HindAving ])ale reddish hroAvn. $ 25 mm. Cape Colony. 
L. plunibifusa H-mps. Thorax and fei'eAving Idackish-broAvn, AAdth a leaden gloss. Interior line gi’ey, 
edged broAvn outside, undxdate. Ring-macula and reniform macula absent. Exterior line grey, edged broAvn 
inside, someAvhat oblicpiely to the costal margin, bent inwards in the sidAmedian fold. Submarginal line in¬ 
distinct, dark broAvn, undulate. HindAving greyish l)roAvn. 15 mm. Nigei' District. 
47. Genus: Coplisuita Wkr. 
Proboscis normal, palpi highly erected. Antennae of cJ somewhat laminated and ciliated. Thorax 
tuftless, abdomen Avith 4 tufts. Veins 3 — 5 of foreAving near the loAver cell-angle, 6 from the u])per one, 10 -f 7 -f 
8+9 stalked. Veins 3+4 and 6 + 7 of liindAving stalked, 5 feeble from the middle of the cross-vein. Type: 
funestalis Wkr. from India. Beside this one species only the one African species has been described. 
C. occidentalis Huips. Body and foreAving dark violettish grey Avith silvery scales. Interior line in¬ 
distinct, double, vertical, filled with yelloAV. Exterior line also d(ud)le, the exterior branch indistinct, excuiwed 
at vein 5, filled Avith yelloAV. Submarginal line com])osed of Avhite dots. Hind.Aving greyish-broAvn, fringe Avith 
a light line at the base. G mm. Sierra J^eone. 
48. Genus: Xaiitliog-rapta Hvips. 
Exterior similar to that of Cophanta. Pal])i somewhat shorter. Mesothorax Avith an a])pressed tuft. 
Vein 6 of foreAving beloAv the u])]»er angle, only 7+8+9 stalked. HindAving as in Cophanta. Type; triJatalis 
Wkr. from India. Remark as in (Cophanta. 
X. brunneaplaga B.-Bak. Body and forewing greyish ochreous, traces of a broad darker median band 
u])Avards to the cell. Dark broAvn above it bet ween the tAVO maculae as far as the costal margin. A similar spot 
at the costal margin near the apex. Traces of a ])ale sidnnarginal line. HindAA'ing very pale grey. mm. 
Portuguese West Africa. 
