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ARGYROGRAPHA — MICROLOXIA. By L. B. Prout. 
longer than in Bhadinomphax. Antenna of S very shortly pectinate. Only one species, which, except in shape, 
recalls the Palaearctic genus Agglossochloris. 
cqucsiralis. D, equestralis Westw. (= equestrinaria Gtien.) (4 c). Umnistakahle, with its yellow-green ground- 
colour and intricate silvery markings. Only known from the Cape. 
42. Genus; Argyrographa Prout. 
Palpus and antenna nearly as in Comihaena. Femora hairy. Hindleg rough-scaled, the tibia not 
dilated. Wings narrower than in Comihaena, forewing with 2nd subcostal anastomosing with 1st, hindwing 
with costal as in Prosomphax. Perhaps misplaced here, although its maculation has something in common 
with Dichroma. 
moderaia. A. moderata Walk. (= eximiata Feld.) (2i). Small, less long-winged and much brighter green than 
D. equestralis, the white markings differently arranged. Cape. 
43. Genus : lieiieaiiiocle^ Prout. 
B unknown. $ antenna strongly pectinated nearly to its apex. Palpns minute. Tongue wanting. 
Hindtibia with 4 spurs. Very distinct from all the other longwinged Hemitheinae in having the 1st and 2nd 
subcostals of the forewing long-stalked, the costal of the hindwing anastomosing vei\v strongly with the cell. 
Only one species, evidently adapted to dry grasses. 
pcriconia. L. pericoflia Profit (4 g). Forewing striking on account of its fine longitndinal striation, the veins and 
hind part of the cell being white, the rest striated with light-brown irroration. Hind wing white. Described from 
8.W. Africa. The Berlin Museum possesses also one $ from Tanganyika Territory. 
44. Genus: Coiicliyliotles gen.nov. 
Palpus minute. Tongue obsolete. Antenna in C short, pectinate to the apex. Pectus, femora and 
foretibia somewhat hairy. Hindtibia with terminal spurs only. Abdomen robust; not crested. Forewing 
rather narrow; termen curved, extremely oblique; 1st subcostal well free, 2nd, 5th, 3rd and 4th fairly long- 
stalked, 1st median from near end of cell. Hindwing with humeral area expanded, the angle sharp, frenulum 
well developed, from scarcely before the angle; costa rather elongate; costal anastomosing with subcostal at 
middle 3rd of cell or rather more, 2nd subcostal shortly stalked, 1st median separate. Type of the genus; C. 
distelitis sp. n. An anomalous genus, perhaps related to Leucaniodes, but with 2nd subcostal of foreving 
normal, anastomosis of costal of hindwing less extreme and without the proximal spurs of the hindtibia. 
distelitis. C. distelitis sp. n. (4 c). Face red-brown. Crown of head white. Body predominantly white, wing- 
tegula heavily marked with brown. Wings glossy white, almost as in a Conchylia-, forewing with broad subcostal 
and hindmarginal streaks claret-brown, in part dark-mixed; a similar, but much narrower shade at distal 
margin, suffusing the fringe. Hind wing with a spot of the same colour at anal angle. Forewing beneath 
suffused with purple-brown; hindmargin broadly and distal margin narrowly white. Hind wing beneath 
impure white, with a purple subterminal line, thick anteriorly, faint posteriorly, nearly parallel with distal 
margin. Bulawayo, 28 February 1924 (R. Stevenson), type in the Transvaal Museum. S.W. Africa: 
Okahandja, 2—18 March 1928 (R. E. Turner), a more weakly marked G ii^ the British Museum. 
45. Genus: Paraprasiiia Warr. 
This genus was erected by Warren for a single species, of relatively large size and of robust build, 
especially in the $. Pectus densely hairy. Palpus rough-scaled beneath, in C rather short, in $ with elongate 
terminal joint. Tongue wanting. Antenna pectinate, in the $ only very shortly. Hindtibia with terminal spurs 
only. No doubt a development of Microloxia. 
discolor. P. discolor Wctxr. (4 d). Uniform green, with white strigulation and white costa, the G resembling a 
robust Prasinocyma, the $ much larger, sometimes extremely large, and with a very stout abdomen. 
Distributed from the Cape to S. Rhodesia, but not common. 
46. Genus: Microloxia Warr. 
Small but relatively robust moths, distinguished from Paraprasina b}^ the presence of the tongue and, 
in the typical group, the nonpectinate ^ antenna. The wings not strigulated with white, the Imes usually 
present. The genus is predominantly Mediterranean, but has spread to South Africa and Continental Asia. 
