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CORTYTA. By M. Gaede. 
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Interior line exenrved in the middle, then inward, lighter whitish behind it. Reniforni macula below bent 
outAvard, edged Avith black. The Avhite dots at its loAver edge are absent. The black exterior line is very dis¬ 
tinct, introangular behind the middle of the cell, extra-angular behind the upper and loAver cell-angles. A 
flat iiiAA'ard boAV at vein 2. Submarginal line Avhite, dentate, dark behind it at the apex and in the centre of 
tlie wing, tlie rest greyish Avhite. Hindwing almost white as far as near the indistinct exterior black line, not 
red-broAvn. The rest paler red-brown than in typical albicincta. The dentate submarginal line Avhite inside, 
black outside. $ 28 mm, instead of 35—38 mm. South-West Africa. 
P. atrifusa Hmps. (30 g). The Avith woolly hair at the base on the Avings beneath. Thorax and fore- 
Aving dark red-brown. Three black lines at the base, incurved below the cell, yellowish brown before them. 
A similar band behind them with a broAvn median line, turned iiiAvard. Reniform macula narroAvly yelloAV, 
edged Avith dark broAvn, sAirrounded by numerous parallel dark lines. Exterior line black, undulate, someAvhat 
extra-angular at vein 0, more so at vein 4, to the inner margin near the anal angle, incurved above it. Sub¬ 
marginal line Avhitish, edged dark, dentate. Hindwing whitish brown Avith many parallel dark lines, leaAung 
a narroAv light band free behind the middle. — In transvaalica Strd. the forcAving is red-broAvn as far as behind 
the exterior line, the marginal area white Avith broAvn spots at the apex and the middle of the margin. 28 to 
35 mm. South Africa. 
P. mendax Wh'. (~ cilipes Wkr.) is much larger than albklentaria (Vol. Ill, pi. 02 d), similar, but more 
distinctly marked Avith numerous undidating lines. Wings hairy as in airifusa. Thorax and forewing red-broAvn, 
jjaler at the base and distal margin. With numerous dark undulate parallel lines, obliquely inward, slightly 
exenrved at vein 7. The ring-macula is a dark dot. Reniform macula indicated by its blackish broAvn edge. 
Exterior line black, someAvhat more consjiicuous. Hindwing similarly densely and irregularly covered Avith 
parallel lines. — delineosa Wkr. shoAvs the median area of the forewing traversed by blackish lines. — In 
mendaciella Strd. the forewing is blackish from behind the interior line to behind the exterior line. — disjuncta 
Wkr.. hoAvever, shoAvs the median area traversed with Avhite, except at the costal margin and a spot at the 
cell-end. - - In mendaciana Strd. the median area is suffused with violettish white. 32—40 mm. Throughout 
Africa. — Larva pale yellow with 3 Avhite dorsal lines and a Avhite accessory line. Lateral line interrupted, 
partly edged Avith black above, Avith red below. Anal legs jjale red. 
P. metaleuca Hmps. (30 f) is a small species. Thorax and forewing pale reddish broAvn. Interior line 
undulate, vertical, black, threefold, dark brown before it. Median area with 4 feeble brown lines, undulate, 
vertical. Reniform macula indistinct. Exterior line black, dentate, projecting equally far at veins 6, 4 and 3, 
vertical beloAV. A small black and white spot at the costal margin before the white submarginal line which 
is indistinct, undulate, Avith a black spot at the inner margin. A black dentate line at the margin. HindAA'ing 
Avhite, somewhat brown at the middle of the distal margin. (J 24 mm. East Africa. Only the type is knoAvn. 
P. scandulata Fldr. (= exarata Mab.) (30 g). Wings beneath without androconia or long hairs. Body 
and Avings reddish broAvn. Interior and median lines dark, double, undulate, vertical, slightly excurved in 
the middle. The ring-macula is a dark dot, the reniform macula is indistinctly edged Avith broAvn. Exterior 
line double, black, the interior branch distinct, dentate, excurved between the costal margin and vein 2, then 
slightly oblique, straight to the inner margin. Submarginal line reddish, edged dark, excurved beloAV vein 7 
and in the middle. HindAving with a double blackish median line and a faded reddish submarginal line, the 
lines Avith ])lack dots at the veins. — The name ugandana Strd. denotes dark greyish black specimens Avithout 
any brown tint. 34—40 mm. Uganda to South Africa. 
P. polygramma Hmps. (30 g). Antennae of d' ciliated. Both Avings long-haired in the middle in the 
basal area. Thorax and interior half of forcAving at the costal margin dark red-brown, the rest and the hind- 
AAung lighter. Interior line dark, incurved in the cell, Avith an angle at the median vein, then obliquely inward, 
dark before it. Median area Avith indistinct fine lines, obliquely inward. The ring-macula and reniform macula 
feebly traceable. Exterior line double, black, the interior branch more distinct, from the costal margin near 
the apex inward to behind the centre of the cell, extra-angular at vein 4, then obliquely inward. Black spots 
behind it at the costal margin, black dots behind it from vein 4 to the inner margin. Feeble rusty broAAoi 
spots in the marginal area. Hindwing AAuth numerous fine dark lines, somewhat excurved above vein 7, slightly 
incurved in the submedian fold. Submarginal line more distinctly black, straight from the apex to the anal 
angle. — polygrammata Strd. is pale broAvnish ochreous. -- ligtiicolora Strd. is blackish as far as the exterior 
line, the rusty broAvn spots behind it forming a fine dentate line. — The disjuncta-foTm, as in meyidax, occurs 
also here. 30—35 mm. Niger District, Transvaal, East Africa, Eritrea. 
57. Genus: Cortyta IfA:r. 
In the scheme of markings, the species are mostly similar to those of the preceding genus. Here the 
middle tibiae are also spined. Metathorax with a feeble tuft, the abdomen, however, tuftless. Only fcAv species 
in the palaearctic and Indian regions, the majority in Africa. Tyqje: canescens Wkr. from East Africa. 
1. Antennae of serrated. ^Middle tibiae Avithout a hollow Avith a scaled edge. 
C. remigiana Hmps. Body and AAungs pale ochreous, slightly suffused with red-broAAnA. iMarginal area 
of forcAviog jjaler. Interior line fine broAvn, obliquely outAV'ard as far as into the cell, then vertical to the inner 
