PKTRINIA; ELIGMA. By M. Gakde. 
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strongly excnrved, somewhat concave behind the cell, bent below vein 3 to the base of vein 3, then vertical. 
Blackish behind it at the costal margin. Submarginal line whitish. A dark oblique shadow from the apex, 
and one in the middle of the margin. Hindwing reddish ochreous, darker at the margin. 9 mm. East 
Africa. Described according to 3 9? from Taveta. 
18. Genus: Petriiiia Wkr. 
Proboscis normal, palpi rather short. Antennae of ciliated. Metathorax with a tuft, abdomen with 
l)asal tufts. Vein 6 of forewing below the upper cell-angle, 7 from the angle, 10 8 -f- 9 stalked. Hindwing 
as hitherto. 
P. lignosa Wkr. (18 b). Body and forewing dark ochreous, blackish at the base, costal margin and iupumi. 
apical area blackish brown. An oblique dark shadow from before the centre of the costal margin to near the 
base at the inner margin, the distal margin introangular in the cell and at vein 1. From the interior line a 
fine black streak below the costal margin outwards, where it is bent and continued as an exterior line, concave 
behind the cell and in the submedian fold, double at the inner margin, filled with white. Behind it a parallel 
black line and traces of a white submarginal line. Hindwing dark. 9 with less distinct markings, lighter. 
Forewing light olive brown, the basal spot not so distinctly edged, dark greenish brown. A dot at the cross¬ 
vein, a round spot before it. A large brown spot below the inner margin between the interior and exterior 
lines. 28—32 mm. West Africa. 
19. Genus: Eligma i/Gi. 
Hampson whom we follow appends the large, most variegated Eligma to the mostly very small Harro- 
fhripinae resembling the Bryophila or Tar ache. They differ in shape as well as colouring which, in a South 
Asiatic species to which also most of the Ethiopian species are closely allied, makes the flying imago similar 
to certain Hyp.sidae with which the insects fly together in South China and India. Most remarkable is the 
slight height of the body of the resting imago which has a very short diameter anteposteriorly. Two types 
of colouring occur in Africa; one which is widely distributed, penetrating into the south-eastern ]mlaearctic 
region as well as extending to the south as far as Australia, and a second, purely African type the colouring 
and shape of the wings of which approaches the African Agaristidae; the latter has neither such a very low 
structure. — Proboscis stunted, paljji very long. Antennae of tufted. Only the abdomen exhibits two small 
tufts. Forewing rather oblong, areole long. Hindwing normal. Type: narcissus Or. from India and China. 
The latter species is figured in Vol. II, pi. 13 1. The other species excepting one are all African. 
E. laetepicta Oberth. (17 e). This conspicuous and common species was described relatively late (1893). laetepicia. 
Thorax and forewing bluish-black. A broad sulphur-coloured band before the middle and a reniform spot be¬ 
hind the cell. Abdomen and hindwmg orange red, margin broadly black. — uncata Strd. is an abnormal sped- uncaia. 
men in which a lobe branches off from the upper margin of the reniform spot inwards as far as the discal fold. 
58—70 mm. East Africa. 
E. bettiana E. Prout. Thorax brownish grey, abdomen orange red. Forewing grey with sulphur- betiiana. 
coloured bands, the costal-marginal area dark grey, except at the base and apex. The principal band similar 
to laetepicta, but prolonged below the costal margin as far as the base. A black transverse line near the base, 
with some dots before it. The second line on ^9 of the length of the wing, and a postmedian line, all three 
straight. Besides a flawed line. The yellow' postcellular spot is straight in front, round behind. Five black 
triangular spots at the margin. Hindwdng as in laetepicta, but with a large white ajiical spot. 9 80 mm. Tan- 
ganyica District. 
E. hypsoides Wkr. (== gloriosa Btlr.) (17 e). Thorax greyish-brown, abdomen orange. Forewing choco- h}/p.soides. 
late brown at the costal margin as far as the middle, narrowdy edged with sulphur-colour below, faded white 
below it, and the rest pale violettish brown. A few' black dots and a fine line at the base of the w'ing. Tw'o 
black dots behind the low'er cell-angle and a series of spots upw'ards to the aj^ex. A submarginal series of 
black spots. The line from the angle of the costal-marginal area to the inner margin is single. The costal- 
marginal area behind this angle is roimded. Hindw'ing yellow'. Margin broadly black, wdiite at the apex. 
65 mm. West Africa. 
E. duplicata Auriv. ( - gloriosa Holl.) (17 d) is exti'emely similar to hypsoides and w'as for a long time dupUcaia. 
mistaken for the much rarer hypsoides. The differences are as follows: duplicata exhibits tw'o angles at the 
lower edge of the dark stripe on the forewdng, hyp)soides but one. The interior line is thick in duplicata, the 
exterior one double, wdiile in hypsoides the interior line is fine, notched, the exterior one like the interior one. 
No differences on the hindwdng. 65—70 mm. West and Central Africa. 
E. neumatini Rothsch. resembles hypsoides and duplicata, from which it differs in its more strongly neumanni. 
pectinated antennae and more numerous black spots on the abdomen above. The forewing show's the hori¬ 
zontal pale band near the exterior black line divided into tw'o l)ands. The longer basal Imnd is more bent 
than in the tw'o other species. The black interior line is as serpentine as in hypsoides. The exterior line is 
