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CRYPSOTIDIA. Bv M. Gaede. 
r(ir(iclii. 
iiidectsa. 
'jlirihasalis. 
IIICSOSCIIKI. 
pofiffttorit. 
iroUaston i. 
(jriscolu. 
ronifcrd. 
part'd. 
H. retracta limps. Thorax greyish brown, abdomen more yellowish. Forewing greyish Avhite, the veins 
l)laek. Interior line black, bent outward at the median vein and at the inner margin, inward in the snbmedian 
fold. A blackish shadow in the cell-end, and a spot above it. A triangular white s])ot behind the lower cell- 
angle. Exterior line red-brown and black, oblique as far as vein 6, then undulate, at vein 3 inward to the base 
of vein 2. then vertical to the inner margin. Submarginal line faded white, from the apex imvard as far as 
behind the cell, then slightly excurved; black streaks behind it. Hindwing purely white, narrowly dark at 
the margin. 34—36 mm. South Africa. 
H. indecisa TTAt. (= sabulosa Su-inh.) (20 d). Thorax dark grey, abdomen brownish white. ForeAA'ing 
lu'ownish grey, the median and marginal areas diisted black. Interior line reddish yellow, black outside, un¬ 
dulate. somewhat oblique. Cross-vein and a streak above it blackish. Exterior line reddish yellow, black in¬ 
side. its course corresponding to the two other species. Submarginal line whitish, dentate, black inside, extra- 
angidar at vein 7 and in the middle. White marginal dots. Hindwing white, brownish at the margin. 24 to 
30 mm. In Aden, therefore perhaps also in Somaliland, besides in India. 
H. ochribasalis Hmps. (20 d). Here the exterior line is not bent inward to the cell. Body and forewing 
l)rownish ochreous, dusted black from the interior line to the distal margin. Interior line black, slightly un- 
drdated. A black lima at the cross-vein, edged with ochre outside. Exterior line black, edged with ochre out¬ 
side; excurved below the costal margin, in the middle and at the inner margin; incurved behind the cell and 
below vein 4. Submarginal line whitish, angled at vein 7 and in the middle. White marginal dots. Hindwing 
white, narrowly brown at the margin. 24—26 mm. Aden, Sudan. 
8. Genus: C^rypsoliclia Bothsch. 
Prolioscis normal, the second palpal joint very hairy, obliquely placed, third joint long. Anterior tibiae 
of J long-haired. Anterior and posterior tibiae without spines. Antennae of (J long ciliated. Forewing elong¬ 
ated, neuration normal. Vein 5 of hindwing arises from the lower cell-angle, in the type veins 4 A 5 on a short 
stalk. Type: woUasfoni Rothsch. The 5 rather small species known of this genus are all from Africa. 
1. Second palpal joint bent downward, so that the palpi seem to be fixed the wrong way. Veins 3 + 4 of 
hindwing on a short stalk. 
C. mesosema Hmps. (21 h). Body and forewing ochreous. Interior line dark brown, oblique, shghtly 
excurved, with a spur inward in the cell. Exterior line dark brown, excurved from the costal margin to vein 4, 
then inward to the lower cell-angle, from there obliquely outward to the inner margin. The space behind the 
interior line as far as the cross-vein darker browm, the space in the upper outward bend of the exterior line 
rather lighter than the ground-colour. Submarginal line whitish, edged with dark brown inside, strongly notch¬ 
ed, with a blackish streak inside at vein 7. Hindwing lustrous wdiite, pale browm at the margin. — postfusca 
Strd. has reddish brown hindwings. 20—22 mm. Sudan, East Africa. 
2. Palpi shorter, placed somewhat oblicpiely upwards. Veins 4 + 5 of hindwdng on a short stalk. 
C. wollastoni Rothsch. (20 d). Larger than mesosema. Thorax pale red-brown, abdomen AA’hitish broAvii. 
Forewing pale red-broAAn, lighter in the median area. A dark broAvn spot above the inner margin, bordered 
inside by a Amrtical line on j /3 inner margin as far as the loAAer cell-margin, at the latter someAA’hat outAA’ard, 
then obliquely to the exterior line. A black spot at the cross-vein. Exterior line fine dark, edged Avhitish 
outside, far excuiw-ed IietAA’een the costal margin and A’ein 3, then oblique, faded, iiiAvard, bordering on the 
dark spot. Dark broAAii from this line to the notched AA'hite submarginal line AA’liich begins AA’ith a large light 
spot. Black and AV'hite dots at the margin. HindAA'ing Avhite, narroAA'ly broAA'n at the margin. ^ 24 mm. Egypt, 
Abyssinia, Sudan. 
C. griseola Rothsch. Thorax mouse-coloured, abdomen yelloAAdsh grey. ForeAiing mouse-coloured, darker 
at the base and on an irregularly bordered median band. Exterior line blackish, from the costal margin to 
the median vein. Behind it a faded dark band, proceeding from a black spot at the costal margin. HinchAing 
dingy AA'hite, broadly AA’ood-coloured grey at the margin. 24 mm. North Nigeria. 
C. conifera Hmps. (21 h). Thorax and foreAA'ing broAA'nish ochreous, abdomen lighter. ForeAA'ing AA'itli 
a central spot from the cell to the inner margin. An interior line and a median one marked by black dots at 
the costal margin, also a streak at the cross-vein. Exterior line black, indistinct at the costal margin, notched, 
ending at the central spot. Sid)marginal line Avhitish, someAvhat dentate, in the dark marginal area. HindAA’ing 
AA'hite, narroAA'ly broAA’ii at the margin. The $ is paler. ^ 26 mm. Niger District, Central Africa. 
C. parva Rothsch. Thorax Avood-coloured broAAn, abdomen AAood-colonred grey. ForeAA'ing AAood- 
coloured broAvn in the first tAvo thirds. Interior and exterior lines notched, greyish AA’hite. Reniform macula 
dark grey. The last third paler greyish broAvn. A large broAA’ii sjiot at the costal margin before the apex. 
HindAA’ing pearl-coloured grey, diaphanous, darker at the margin. The smallest species of the genus, expanse 
only 15 mm. North Nigeria. 
