MELAPERA; RHANIDOPHORA. By M. Gaedk. 
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49. Genus: Melapera 
Proboscis exceptionally atrophied. The second segment of palpi long and porrect, the third long, erect. 
Antennae of $ ciliate, with a brush at base. Tibiae relatively hairy. Nenration normal, only varying on hind- 
wings, where vein 8 proceeds from centre of cell. In the cj antennae heavily j)ectinate. Vein 8 of hindwings is 
conjoined by a bar with the cell, as in the Hypsidae. Only 1 s])ecies is known. 
M. roastis Hmps. (34 b). The Genus is rather like Rhanidophora, but the markings appear diffeient. roasiis. 
Body orange-yellow, only the scapulae are rose and abdomen reddish in centre. Eorewings of $ rosy whitish, 
yellow at margin. Hindwings more boldly rose, also yellow at margin. The (^, that was discovered later, varies 
somewhat. Its forewings are yellow, faintly suffused with rose, deeper rose at base and also at inner margin. 
Besides thei’e is a round pale rose spot in the cell, a similar one at disco-cellular and a smaller one anteriorly 
at lower edge of cell. The submarginal row of small spots is 4 mm from margin, the spot above vein G is rather 
further outwards. Hindwings boldly roseate and hairy at inner margin. 52—60 mm. Madagascar. 
50. Genus: Itliaiiiclopliora WUyrn. 
Antennae of pectinate, simple in Palj^i long, the third segment only short in the typical specimen. 
Body withoixt tufts. Legs without hairs. Neuration normal. Type: p)hedonia Stoll. Nearly all species are very 
common and only distributed in Africa. 
1. Third segment of palpi short. 
R. phedonia Stoll. (32 h). The species is almost exactly like cinctigutta and actually only seems to differ jjhedonia. 
by the j^alpi. Thorax and forewings are faintly brown, abdomen and hindwings orange-yellow. On forewing 
3 yellowish white spots with deep black edge: one in the cell, 2 at disco-cellular; the upper one smaller, both 
close together. 38—42 mm. South Africa. 
2. Third segment of palj:*! long. 
R. cinctigutta Wkr. (= eburneigutta Fid.) (32 h). Generally slightly more fuscous on forewings, not cinctigutta. 
brown. The two outer spots somewhat sepai’ated. On forewings occasionally a submarginal line of white spots 
is discernible. 30 — 40 mm. Central and East Africa. — The larva is impure white with dark red bands and 
spots. From 3 to 7th segments the markings form bands; otherwise they are spot-like. On both the 4th and 5th 
segments there are 6 sjmtulate long hairs. A few short reddish hairs are distributed over the Ijody. It feeds on 
Thunbergia alata. 
R. enucleata 3Ialj. Similar to phedonia. Eorewings a leathery yellow shade with 3 round spots; these are enuclcata. 
larger than in phedonia and without the black edge. Hindwings yellow with widely dark margin, narrower at 
anal angle. 44 mm. West Africa. 
R. ridensHmp5. (= agrippa Hrc.) (32 h). Body dark orange-yellow. Eorewings grey-brown with 3 yellow- rktens. 
ish white or yellow spots without black edges; the two on disco-cellular widely separate. Hindwings orange- 
yellow, brownish to vein 1, sometimes only brownish at apex. 32—45 mm. East Africa, Delagoa Bay. 
R. flavigutta Hmps. Body yellow. Eorewings grey-brown. The usual 3 s])ots yellow, the upper one at flavigutta, 
disco-cellular smaller. Hindwings pale golden yellow, differing thereby from ridens. 33 — 40 mm. Fairly common 
in Central Africa and Rhodesia. 
R. albigutta Fawc. (42 e). Resembles pdiedonia, but the white spots on forewings have no black edges, alhigutta. 
The two outer spots are close together. Eorewings pale lu'own or mouse-grey. Abdomen and hindwings orange- 
yellow without the dusky margin. On forewings a pale submarginal band is indicated, therefore possibly it is 
only a form of cinctigutta. 35 mm. East Africa. 
R. auriantiaca Hmps. (32 h). Thorax pale brownish or dark orange-yellow. The 3 white spots sometimes aurantiaca. 
have black edges. A pale outer and submarginal line are generally formed of lunules, but in a line. Hindwings 
orange-yellow at inner and outer margins, the remainder sometimes brownish. 32—45 mm. Described from one 
$ from Natal, but it is common in East Africa. 
R. piguerator Hmps. Resembles cinctigutta and aurantiaca. Thorax and forewings not so exclusively piguerator. 
orange-yellow, but inclined to whitish. This especially at inner and outer margins. The 3 spots have heavy 
black surrounds, the upper one at disco-cellular, being the smaller. An outer row of orange-yellow spots, oblique 
and arched. In cinctigutta this row, when present, is dented inwards behind the cell. Hindwings golden yellow. 
One can describe the species also as a pale brown flava. 35—45 mm. East Africa, Uganda. 
R. flava B.-Bak. This is somewhat similar to aurantiaca. The inner white spot is oval instead of being ilava. 
round and the lower one is pear-shaped. There are no other differences. The outer margin is pale yellow with 
radial spots in the ground colour. 43 mm. Uganda. 
R. odontophora Hmps. (34 c). Body golden yellow. Eorewings whitish yellow, suffused with reddish odontophora. 
yellow to postmedian line. Antemedian line red-yellow, angulated outwards on submedian fold. The 3 usual 
