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ERASTRIA. By M. Gaede. 
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macula, an oblique stripe behind it as far as the marginal area. A white marginal spot behind it. Exterior 
line indicated by a few black spots. Srdnnarginal line marked by dark red spots before a white line. Hind- 
wing wdiite, with a narrow^ brow'n margin. both wings darker. — In leucotrigonides Strd. two black lines 
proceed from the reniform macnla, dividing the white triangle. 28—32 mm. South and East Africa. 
T. miogona Poult. Body and base of forewing brownish winte. The border-line oblique, somewhat 
faded, a black dot in the base of the cell. The rest of the wing dark chocolate browm. The blackish exterior 
line before a brow'nish wiiite conical spot at the costal margin; Ijent inw-ards below vein 4 as far as below' the 
cell-end, somewiiat extra-angrdar at vein 1 . Submarginal line of browmish wiiite scales, ending at the anal 
angle. Somewiiat lighter behind it. Hindwing pale reddish brow'ii, darker at the margin. $ 24 mm. Somaliland. 
T. sphaerophora Huips. Body brow'iiish. Eorewing pale ochreous and reddish brow'n, margin brownish 
wiiite, wiiite at the anal angle. Interior line double, black, oblique, the interior liranch stronger, the exterior 
one more irregidar. A large white spot at the cell-end and behind it encloses a browm dot and is slightly black- 
edged. Exterior line fine, double, very convex, black as far as vein 1 , then brown. Besides a single and a double 
line liehind it, all 5 black, very much bent. Marginal line undulate, black. Hindwing copper browm. c? 18 mm. 
Niger District. 
The position of the following species is uncertain, as it is not stated by the authors. 
T. buchanani Pothsch. Thorax and abdomen in front wiiite, the rest creamy wiiite. -3 of forewing 
wiiite, strongly introangular below" the median vein. 5 olive green s])ots at the costal margin. The exterior 
third lilackish-brown with w'hite scales, strongly extra-angular aliove the .median vein. A w'hite spot at the 
margin between veins 2—4. Hindwing wiiite, broadly dark grey at the margin. 28 111111 . North Nigeria. 
T. asbenensis Pothsch. Thorax creamy wiiite, abdomen reddish grey, forewing creamy wiiite 
with olive grey s])ots at the costal margin. The rest lilackish lirown with a black quadrangular spot above the 
inner margin, a large triangular w hite spot at the costal margin. Hindwing greyish yellow", darker at the margin. 
22 mm. North Nigeria. 
T. anomoiota B.-Bak. Thorax and forewing w'hitish in the basal area, with a small black spot near 
the base. Median area blackish, its inner margin excurved, bordered outside by an oblique irregular white 
line. A triangular winte spot at the costal margin almost to the apex. The rest of the w'ing dark brow'iiish grey, 
a small w'hite s]iot only at the anal angle. Hindwing pale grey, darker at the a])ex. 24 mm. Portuguese West 
Africa. 
T. variegata B.-Bak. Body l)row"nish grey. Eorewing grey at the base, bordered by an irregular w'hite 
line. Median area dark grey, the reniform macula necognizable in it, edged Avhite oidside, an oblique w'hite 
blotch extends from it to the apex. Exterior line very irregular, white, grey behind it. 8 ul)marginal line Avhite 
at the apex and anal angle, dark l:)etween them. Hindwing dark grey. ^ 24 mm. Portuguese West Africa. 
T. nephata B.-Bak. Body olive grey. Forew'ing the same at the costal margin on 2/5 of its length and 
at the inner margin on of its length in the basal area. The paler interior line in it. The basal area is bor¬ 
dered by an t)blique broad irregidar w’hite liand w"hich is irregulraly edged w'ith dark olive grey, though not 
as far as the costal margin. The rest of the wing is violettish grey w'ith traces of a very convex exterior line. 
Submarginal line of reddish spots outside w"ith a white line. Hindwing ilark brow’nish grey. $ 28 mm. Lokoja 
District. 
T. brabailti Be Cerf (16 a). Eorewing lustrous violettish black mixed w’ith bronze green. Two large 
unequal spots at the costal margin and a little part of the distal margin w'hite. The smaller spot is almost rect¬ 
angular, at the base of the wing, and contains a bronze green dot. A green line extends from there to the 
other spot which is larger, arcuate below", w’ith a green line at the costal margin. Behind it a fine undulate 
line of steel-blue scales. Exterior line com])osed of black sagittal streaks. White behind the submarginal line, 
narroAV at the costal margin, broader at the inner margin. Hindw’ing w hite, brcAw nish at the apex. 24 mm. 
East Africa. 
65. Genus: Sraistria Ochs. 
This geiiAis containing about 5 species has given the name to the subfamily concluded herew’ith. None 
of them occurs in Africa, if one does not count that a (5“ of E. trabealis Scop, being so common in EuroiJe has 
been in Maiiritius. 
