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ACANTHONYX; FAT0NYCH0DE8; HOMAEA. By M. (4aBT)K. 
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o.ntjulata. 
(infca laris. 
prcforiar. 
seriupuncta. 
albivenata. 
vkdhram. 
addisotiai'. 
20. Genus: Acaiitlioiiyx 
Only lew si^ecies, but tlie single species so variable that they have received quite a number of denomi¬ 
nations. Proboscis normal, ])alpi obliquely rising, short. Antennae of G with long double j^ectinations. An¬ 
terior tibiae sjuneless, but with a long claw oittside. Neuration of forewing normal. Hindwing with veins 2 
and 4 from the lower cell-angle, 5 a little above it. Distal margin slightly angled at vein 4. Tyi^e: marginalis 
Wkr. All the species are Ethio])ian. 
Ac. marginalis Wkr. marginifera Wkr.) (24 b). Body brownish white. Forewing greyish yellow, 
darker before the submarginal line, the margin greyish-brown. Interior line with a brown streak from the 
costal margin, excurved as far as the median vein. A dark spot at the middle of the costal margin. A large 
greyish brown luna at the cross-vein, edged with dark. Exterior line wifh a brown spot at the costal margin, 
then traces of an undidate line excurved as far as vein 4, mostly indiscernible. Submarginal line white, dis¬ 
tinct, uniformly bent. Hindwing white, with a dark spot at the end of vein 4. — The form varians Wllgr. has 
a greyish white thorax and fore wing. — gilva Sfrd. Thorax and forewing pale yellow, whiter at the margin. 
Hindwing margined with brown. — angulata Sfrd. vSimilar, but the spot at the cross-vein of the forewing 
is prolonged at the median vein far inward and projects also far at the lower cell-angle. — antealaris Sfrd., 
however, scarce!}^ shows this s^jot. 38—48 mm. South-West and South Africa. 
A. pretoriae Disf. Body and forewing ochreous. Interior line dark brown, excurved towards the 
median vein, then very indistinctly inward. Reniform macula large, brown, a reddish brown spot above it 
at the costal margin. Exterior line with a brown spot at the costal margin, then a curved row of black dots. 
Submarginal line doul)le, dark brown, somewhat l)ent, the interior branch with black dots at the veins. Hind¬ 
wing pale yellow, pale reddish yellow at the margin, with a postmedian row of brown streaks. The $ lacks 
the spots at the costal margin of the forewing and the exterior roAv of black dots. — In zulu Sfrd. the thorax 
is whitish ochreous, abdomen white, forewing more purely ochreous. Hindwing white, a black marginal dot 
at vein 4. Transvaal, Zuhdand. — seriopuncta Poult. (24 b). It is not mentioned whether zulu lacks the sub¬ 
marginal line, serioimncta is without it, besides it lacks the s])ot above the reniform macula, and the marginal 
s])ot of the hindwing. We figure a specimen belonging to seriopuncta by the absence of the submarginal Ihie, 
to Zulu by the spot on the hindwing and at the centre of the costal margin. Besides there is another spot at 
the anal angle at the costal margin. A lb mm. East Africa, Somaliland. 
21. Genus: Kuoiiyelioclcs Warr. 
Separated from Acantlwnyx by spines on the anterior tibiae and two claws instead of one. Onh' 
1 species. 
E. albivenata Warr. (2U d). Body and forewing olive brown, costal and inner margins lighter like the 
veins. Cell black, somewhat lighter only in the middle. Black at the cross-vein, faded lighter olive brown 
behind it. Blackish in the submedian fold, with a radial light line. Darker in the distal area between the 
veins with lighter olive brown median lines. The light exterior and sidjmarginal lines nearing each other be¬ 
tween veins 5 and 2. Hindwing olive brown in the basal half, behind it a light band to the anal angle. vSub- 
marginal shadow blackish, margin olive brown. 32 mm. South Africa. 
22. Genus: Homaea 
Proboscis normal, palpi obliquely rising, thin. Antennae of A ciliated. Thorax with hair and scales. 
The typical species has the tibiae of the A and the hind tarsi long-haired. Forewing with a slightly undulating 
distal margin. Neuration normal. Hindwing with an undulating margin, vein 5 a little above the cell-angle. 
Type; clalhrion Gn. The genus has 4 species. 
H. clathrum Gn. is chiefly Indian. Thorax blackish brown, abdomen broAvnish ochreous. Forewing 
dark ochieous, the veins white. Interior line white, edged black on both sides, obliquely inward. Median line 
white, thick, enclosing a black spot in the cell, obliquely inward. Reniform macula edged white, pointed 
above, ])rojecting at the ends. Two indistinct white lines from the lower cell-angle to the inner margin. Ex¬ 
terior band white, narrower at the ends, close behind it another Avhite line. Submarginal line fine white, with 
black spots inside. Hindwing blackish, browner at the margin. Three indistinct white lines in the basal area. 
A black spot at the cross-vein. A white oblique median band and a white line behind it. Submarginal line 
finely white, undulate. Separated from hansali already by the shape of the wings, all the distal margins 
showing in the middle a knot projecting beyond the margin. The wings are also more variegated with irregular 
white oblique and transverse l)ands. 34—35 mm. From Nepal and the Pimjab across India, South Arabia 
and Bab-el-Mandeb to Abyssinia and the Atbara into the Ethiopian Region and almost to the Palaearctic Region. 
H. addisonae Hmps. Body and forewing reddish brown with black scales. Interior line indistinct, 
brownish ochreous, white at the costal margin, obliquely imvard. A paler red-brown band in the median area. 
A slightly undulated black double median line, the exterior branch someAvhat blurred, obliquely inward; with 
a white spot at the costal margin before it, between, and l)ehind it. Reniform macula ])ale reddis)', edged 
