Publ. 1. VIII. 1933. 
SCOPULA. By L. B. Prout. 
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S. lactaria Walk. {= tectaria Walk.) (7 g). — Difficult to distinguish from minoraia except that the 
postmedian is markedly curved inward at the costa, as in adelpharia, which it also generally a])proaches in 
having less strong irroration than minorata. Hindtarsus of (J, on the other hand, at least % tibia, thus not 
or scarcely shorter than in minorata. Sierra Leone and probably in a great part of Africa. Larva of the 
ordinary Scopula form hut green (Bacot). 
S. instructata Walk. Somewhat larger than minorata, of a more fleshy tinge, the lines perhaps 
still straighten, the postmedian a trifle farther from termen, the subterminal shades more macular. Antennal 
ciliation of rather long. Hindtarsus of d' almost as long as tibia. Knysna. - derasata Walk, may be a 
paler aberration of the same, with larger cell-dot of hindwing, postmedian perhaps more denticulate. The 
structure seems about the same. Cape Town. 
S. minorata Bdv. {= mauritiata Guen., consentanea Walk., ? intervulsata Walk.) (7 g). Perhaps the 
most widely distributed African Scopula, even if it be not, as has been suggested, conspecific with actuaria 
Walk. (India) and ocJiroleucata H.-Sch. (Mediterranean). Pirst described from Mauritius, known also from 
the Comoro Is. and Madagascar and almost tlnoughout continental Africa. — mombasae Warr. is a small 
pale form from Mombasa and the coastal region as far as Kilwa, but similar examples occur occasionally 
elsewhere. — luculata Giien. appears, from the types, to be a rather broad-winged, bone-coloured form 
( ? race) of minorata. Reunion. 
S. serena Prout (7 g). Similar to minorata i. 7nomhasae but with very straight lines (parallel with 
the distal margin), the postmedian not incurved between the radials, and with the G hindtarsus scarcely 
shorter than the tibia. Larva extremely long and thread-like, much more so than that of lactaria, blackish 
brown, mottled with paler brown and with the extremities and legs of this paler colour. Founded on bred 
specimens from Sierra Leone, but very widely distributed to Angola, E. Africa, Natal and Madagascar. Scar¬ 
cely distinguishable from lechrioloma Turn, from Queensland. 
S. astrabes Prout. 16 mm. Structure as in serena. Both wings aj^pear slightly narrower still, the mar¬ 
gins being less curved, the apex of the forewing rather sharp. Groixnd-colour much more fleshy and with 
stronger dark irroration; lines greyer, much stronger, the median of the forewing crossing the cell-dot, the 
median and postmedian of the hindwing very straight, especially the latter, which approaches the cell-dot; 
marginal shade stronger, the rather large terminal dots slightly connected by a grey line. Underside with 
similar distinctions. Estcourt, Natal. 
S. paradelpharia Prout (7 g). Expanse 15 —18 mm. Pinkish buff, with the dark lines in part pale- 
edged, sometimes reminiscent of the Neotropical geniis Scelolophia. Easily distinguished from similarly coloured 
forms of all the preceding species by the extremely short U hindtarsus (about 1/5 tibia). Ivory Coast, a good 
series; also Senegal. 
S. terrearia Mah. “Grey, not at all yellowish or whitish, crossed by 3 common reddish lines, which 
are almost straight, subcrenate; on the fore wing the inner and 2 nd are sharply expressed, curved at the 
costa, the outer more obscure, approximated to termen and somewhat confused; on the hindwing similar, 
the 3rd still more obscure and confused; at the base a common line which might be reckoned as a 4th one; 
cell-dot midway between basal and median on forewing; fringe whitish, preceded by minute black dots. 
Underside shining whitish. Loukoube” (Madagascar). A broken $ ex coll. Mabille (probably the allot\"pe) 
expands scarcely 18 mm. I call the lines brown rather than “reddish”. 
S. oenoloma Prout ( 8 g). Face black, vertex whitish, antennal ciliation somewhat longer than dia¬ 
meter of shaft. Hindtibia of G with hair-pencil, tarsus about as long as tibia. LTi:)perside variable in colouring, 
some specimens much paler than the ochreous type here figured, median shade sometimes more strongly 
mixed with grey, postmedian line sometimes more slender and marked with blackish dots on the veins; 
the vinaceous fringe (only proximally somewhat suffused with the ground-colour) is characteristic. The under¬ 
side has always the usual pale ground-colour of Scopula, only becoming more ochre at costal edge; forewing 
proximally irrorated with black; markings slight, especially on fore wing; fringe vinaceous, with pale base. 
Nyasaland: Mlanje Plateau, 6500 feet. 
S. carnosa Prout (7 g). G antenna as in oenoloma, hindtibia scarcely dilated, tarsus a little longer 
than tibia. Characterized by the deep fleshy colour, without dark irroration; more pinkish than pudens, 
cell slightly longer, hindwing a little less crenulate, postmedian line straighter, forewing beneath greyer. Trans¬ 
vaal: Potgieters Rust. 
S. euchroa Prout. Larger than carnosa (28 mm). Hindtibia with hair-pencils, tarsus not quite as long 
as tibia, 1 st joint fully twice as long as 2nd. Ground-colour paler, terminal black dots undeveloped; under¬ 
side distinctive, the forewing heavily suffused with black-grey as far as the (very oblique) median line, near 
base almost black, the median and postmedian lines distinct, black-grey; hindwing almost unmarked, ex¬ 
cepting the cell-dot. Cape Province: Witte River, Wellington, 1500 feet, 1 cJ. 
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tartar ta. 
ittsirurtala. 
derasata. 
minorata. 
momhasae. 
luculata 
serena. 
astrabes. 
paradelpha¬ 
ria. 
terrearia. 
oenoloma. 
carnosa. 
cuchroa. 
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