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CEROCALA. By M. Gaede. 
illutitrafoi- 
drs. 
basialhissi- 
ma. 
(ilbuuaciila. 
Ojljlid. 
vuimla. 
vcrmiculosa. 
sokofreusi.'i. 
co)if>i.'ia. 
mu sale a. 
contraria. 
wing brownish white with a })roacl brown margin. - illustratoides Sfrd. is less white on the fore^Gng. — basi- 
albissima Sfrd. has a j^nrely white basal half of the hindwing. 30—35 mm. Abyssinia, Somaliland. 
C. albimacula Poult. Body and forewing greyish bi’own, also somewhat reddish brown, an almost 
square white spot behind the reniform macula. Interior line double from the centre of the wing, black, bent 
inward, black and silvery scales before it. The ring-macula and reniform macula with a silvery and brown 
centre, edged with black. Before the reniform macida a dark streak in the cell-end below. Exterior hne black, 
exenrved below the costal margin and at veins 2—3 almost to the submarginal line, then upward to the 
lower cell-angle, then ol)liqnely to the inner margin, a few silvery scales behind it in the indentation. Sub- 
marginal line white, edged with black inside, extra-angular at vein 7 and in the middle. Hindwing pale yellow¬ 
ish brown, with a dark central hma and a dark margin. Fore wing of ^ whiter, especially at the base and distal 
margin. 25—30 mm. A few s])eciniens from British Somaliland. 
C. oppia lire. (30 d). Thorax and forewing dark violettish brown, the narrow greyish brown costal 
margin v ith silvery scales, the distal margin greyish white. Interior line black, white outside, straight, some¬ 
what outward, brownish ochreous behind it. The ring-macula is a silvery dot. Reniform macula edged with 
black, silvery and dark brown inside. An oblique Avhite band behind the cell from below' the costal margin 
to the submarginal line at vein 2, bordered outside by the black exterior line extending at vein 2 to the lower 
cell-angle and then to the inner margin. Behind it an oblique silvery band from the costal margin to vein 3, 
and an incurved band from vein 2 to the inner margin. Submarginal line yellowish wBite, incurved behind 
the cell, then parallel to the margin. Hindwing wdiite, with a broad browm margin. The deserq^tion being 
difficidt to understand is sup])lemented l)y a figure. $ 2(1 mm. Somali Land. Only twm specimens knowm. 
C. munda Drc. (30 f). Thorax and forewing reddish brown. The costal margin, the middle of the inner 
margin and the distal margin greyish browm. Interior line black, edged with white outside, excurved in the 
middle, very obliquely inward to the inner margin, silvery scales before it in and below the cell. The ring- 
macida is a black dot, the reniform maevda edged with black. Exterior hne black, obliquely outwmrd as far 
as vein 2, then upw'ard to the lowe: cell-angle, obliquely inward as far as above vein 1, then outward to 
the inner margin. White before it, red-brown behind it. Hindwing pale reddish browm, Avith a blackish cen¬ 
tral spot and a narroAA' dark margin. $ 30 mm. Somaliland. Only 1 specimen knoAvn. 
C. vcrmiculosa H.-Schdff. (30e). Greyish AAhiite or broAvnish white. Interior line dark, strongly ex- 
curved, sharply curved iiiAvard at Amin 1, very dark before it. Median area yelloAvish broAvn, enclosing the 
large black ring-macida. Reniform macula large, olive broAvn, edged wdth black, centred black. Behind it 
a Avhite or yelloAA'ish oblique band as far as vein 2, beloAv it a blackish spot forming a % circle. Submarginal 
line Avhite, edged Avith olive broAAm outside, deejAly introangular behind the cell and still more pointedly in- 
AA'arcl above A'ein 1. Marginal area behind it at first bluish grey, then l)rown. HindAA'ing blackish, mostly 
lighter at the base, AA'ith a AA'hite or yelloAv median band and such spots at the apex and anal angle. 34—40 mm. 
South and South-West Africa, ajiparently very common. Darker in Madagascar. 
C. sokotrensis Hmps. (30 f) is Amry similar to vermiadosa. The interior line is bent ontAvard at the inner 
margin from vein 1. The Avhite stri])e behind the reniform macula does not extend so far doAviiAA'ard. Hind- 
Aving AAuth a narroAver light median band. 32—42 mm. Sokotra. Rather common. 
C. confusa Warr. (Vol. Ill, pi. (52 f). Although the species is very closely allied to the Algerian insana 
H.-Schiiff. and has therefore been dealt Avith already in Vol. Ill, yet it belongs to the EthiojAian Fauna. We 
therefore re])eat the descrijAtion. The light median areas of the foreAA'ing suffused Avith yelloAvdsh reddish oliv'e. 
Tlie A\4nte borders of the lines less consjAicuons. The area bordered by the upjAer coAU’se of the exterior line is 
not so beak-shaped, filled Avith yelloAvish red, not edged with Avhite. Black AAedges before the submarginal 
line. Hindwing dark olive browm. From Abyssinia. 
C. masaica Hmps. (30 f). Thorax and foreAving light red-broAvn. The median area and the band be¬ 
hind the cell AAdiitish. Mai’ginal area somewhat grey, a small V-sha])ed silver marking before the interior line. 
Interior line black, slightly excurved. Ring-macula and reniform macula siWery, edged Avith black. The light 
band behind the cell outward as far as vein 2, bordered outside by the black exterior line. The latter is slightly 
compressed in its npjAer part, then bent np to the reniform macula and dow'UAvard obliquely outAvard near the 
interior line. Behind it a feeble silvery line from the costal margin to vein 3. Short black streaks before the 
sidAUiarginal line. This line is fine AA'hite, concave behind the cell, extending to vein 3. HindAA'ing broAA'ii, AA'ith 
a light median and exterior line. 30 mm. East Africa. 
C. contraria Wkr. (= revnlsa Wtlgr.) (30 f) is someAA'hat larger and darker than masaica. Interior line 
of foreAA’ing obliquely outwmrd straight, someAA'hat before it a silvery streak. Ring-macxda punctiform, reniform 
macida broad, both Avith silvery scales. Exterior line rather straight, someAA'hat ontAvard as far as Amin 3, 
then to the cell-angle, often indistinctly bordered, then bent S-like, vertical to the inner margin. There is a 
much larger intersjAace betAveen the interior and exterior lines than in masaica. Parallel Avith the exterior line 
a silvery line on its outside, folloAved in the anterior part by a black, distally notched band. HindAA’ing light 
broAAm wdth traces of a light median band. Submarginal line dentate AA'hite, ending at the anal angle, often 
very indistinct. 30—36 mm. East Africa, Natal. 
