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LOPHOTAVIA; TAVIA. By M. Gaede. 
ijlol)7tlipcs. 
pulchcrrinia. 
nigrocyanca. 
ntjdcrina. 
lyua- 
pUcata. 
mcrulina. 
pohjcjjnia. 
nycionihra. 
nana. 
7. Genus; Ijopliotavia Hmps. 
Pal|)i similar to those of Tavia, hut the termijial segment expanding somewhat. Thorax Avith outspread 
tuft jAosteriorly. Tibiae of with long hairs. Central tibiae AAuth a large cavity. Abdomen with tufts of metallic 
scales (in globuli'pes). Forewings AA’ith round apex. Outer margin undulate. Neuration as in Tavia. Type; 
globulipes Wkr. 
L. globulipes Wkr. (= incivilis Wkr.) (33 b). Dark rusty red, partly blue-black. Abdomen with black 
tufts. Forewings AA'ide Avith 3 black lines. The first and second someAvhat imdulate, the latter double, touching 
the inner side of reniform stigma, the third dentate. Submarginal line obscure in the ground colour, dentate. 
Orbicular stigma as a black spot. Reniform stigma large, Avith black edge. Hindwings Avith the same lines 
as foreAvings. 54 mm. Sierra Leone, South West Africa, Abyssinia. 
L. pulcherrima HoU. (= prunicolora Hmps.) (33 b). Body and wings dark broAA-n, Avith violet sheen 
in suitable light. At angles of cell, 2 silvery Avhite dots, the loAver one being the larger, proximally the dark 
reniform stigma. On costa before the apex, 4 short silvery white streaks, in the cell a black dot. Antemedian 
line narroAV, undulate. Median line double, black, proceeding inwardly from the reniform stigma. A line extends 
from the innermost spot on costa doAA-nAvards to vein 4, then to loAA*er spot at disco-cellular. The submarginal 
line undulate, dark. HindAvings paler at costa, Avith 3 dark lines near anal angle, the innermost being the most 
distinct. 30 — 45 mm. West and East Africa. 
0. nigrocyanea Joan. (42 a). Body and forcAvings dark fuscous AAdth a slight violet sheen. Transverse 
lines black, unchdate, fairly straight, laterally edged by paler broAAm, commencing with a AAdnte dot on costa. 
Antemedian line fairly vertical. Postmedian line inclined outAvards to vein 4, then doAviiAvards to vein 2, again 
upAvards to loAver angle of cell, touching at disco-cellular an indistinct dark mark, then doAvnAvards to inner 
margin. The sidnnarginal line is pale, indistinct, with 3 dots near costa. HindA\dngs paler broAvn, AAuth 4 blue- 
black lines. Median line more distinct, slightly undulate, whilst the inner, outer and submarginal lines are 
Avide and diffuse. 35 mm. Described from 1 $ from Mauritius. 
8. Genus: Tavia Wkr. 
Thorax Avithout tufts. Abdomen Avith small tufts at base. The second segment of palpi AA-ith many hairs 
anteriorly, extending beyond the frons. Wings Avith undulate margins. On foreAvings vein 3—5 arise near loAver 
angle of cell, (3 from upper angle, 8 and 9 A\dth long stalk together Avith vein 7 from upper angle of the appendic¬ 
ular cell, 10 from its costal edge. In there is a fold between vein 5 and 6, 6 below the upper angle of 
cell. Neuration of hinclAvings normal. Type: nyciorina Bsd. 
T. nycterina Bsd. (= instruens Wkr.) (31 i). Body and foreAving dark reddish broAvn A\ith violet sheen. 
Antemedian line on foreAvings dark broAvn, fairly vertical, undulate. Median line parallel to it, Avith a large 
black spot at inner margin. Postmedian line black, dentate, excurved to vein 4, someAvhat incuived behind 
the cell and more boldly so on submedian fold. Submarginal line pale, dentate, with heavier black inner edge 
beloAv vein 3. HindAvings Avith a triplicated dark median line, the central of Avhich is dentate. Submarginal 
line as on foreAvings. 42—50 mm. West and South Afi’ica. Madagascar. — lyga E. Prout has a rather different 
Aving contour, the costa is more boldly curved, the outer margin more oblique, veins 4 and 5 in the ^ ap¬ 
proximate to one another along a considerable stretch. Ground colour is darker, submarginal line Avith a less 
Avide dark edge iuAvardly. San Thome. — plicata Hmps. is someAvhat paler. Veins 4 and 5 in ^ do not ap¬ 
proximate to the same degree. Postmedian line double, black AA-ith pale interfilling. Submarginal line iiiAvardly 
AA'ith a Avhite sjAot at vein 4. On hindwdngs only the central dentate line is retained of the triplicated median 
lines. $ darker. 42—50 mm. Congo, Rhodesia, Nyassaland. 
T. merulina Bsd. SomeAvhat larger than nycterina. Ground colour not quite so dark, inclined to reddish. 
Transverse lines less distinct, bunched together. Costal and inner margins suffused Avith blackish. West Afilca. 
T. polycyma Hmps. Body and Avings dark grey-broAvn, inclined to Adolet. Antemedian and median 
lines on foreAvings blackish, undulate. Antemedian and postmedian lines Avith grey edges, the latter shaped 
as in nycterina. Submarginal line grey Avith narroAv blackish inner edge. On hinclAvings the postmedian line is 
blackish, outwardly grey. The grey SAibmarginal line has a blackish edge on both sides, terminating at anal 
angle. 44 mm. West Africa. 
T. nyctombra Hmps. Body and Avings coloured as in polycyma. The antemedian line of foreA\ings is 
double, the median line is diffuse, the postmedian line has grey edge. The submarginal line is Avhitish, othei'Avise 
as hitherto. HindAvings AA-ith diffuse black median line, postmedian double, black Avith grey inner edge, dentate. 
Submarginal line as in polycyma. 46 mm. One from Sierra Leone is known. 
T. nana Hmps. As the name indicates, this is a small species. Dark Avith very indistinct markings. 
Body and Avings dark broAvn. Antemedian line broAvn, curved, Avith Avhite dot on costa. No median line. At 
