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L. stictigramma Hmps. (10 g) is much smaller than the preceding ones, with an expanse of only 
22 mm. Yolk-coloured, forewing with a transverse stripe of small brown spots, beginning behind the cell and 
obliquely extending to behind the centre of the hind-margin. Hindwing somewhat paler, but at the margin 
and apex darkened by brown. Comoro Is. 
L. costimaculata Aur. (10 f). Wings yellow, narrow, bordered with dark, hindwing somewhat paler. 
Forewing with a brown longitudinal patch before the centre of the costal margin and a brown, indistinct oblique 
stripe extending from the cell-end proximad in front of the centre of the hind-margin. Kilimanjaro. 
L. insignis Btlr. (10 g) is much smaller than costimaculata. Recognisable by a large blackish spot 
behind the centre of the costal margin on the forewing which is light yellow in the costal area, otherwise dark 
yellow. Madagascar. 
L. nebuliferella Strd. (= nebulifera Hmps.). Size of insignis, forewing grey, basal and costal-marginal 
areas yellowish; behind the basal yellow portion a dark grey quadrangular spot, from below the costa to the 
hind-margin. Hindwing pale yellow. British Central Africa. 
L, creatoplaga Hmps. (= androconia Heyn ) (10 g). Large, with narrow wings, the long forewing 
red-brown with a long, yellow central spot extending from the upper cell-wall to the submedian vein; behind 
it dark irroration. British East Africa. 
L. notifera Saalm. (= umbrigera Mob.) (10 g). Smaller, forewing white with a black spot behind 
the centre of the costa and 2 more blackish spots at the centre of the hind-margin and at the distal margin, 
which are connected by a black streak on the median. Hindwing greyish-brown, towards the base lighter. 
Madagascar. 
L. maculosa Saalm. (10 g). Similarly shaped as notifera, but the forewing is yellow with a brown 
costal spot behind the centre and a broad brown, darker spotted longitudinal patch above the submedian from 
the base almost to the distal margin. Madagascar. 
L. cramboides Kenr. (10 g). Forewing wood-coloured brown, strewn with a darker colour, at the 
distal margin and hind-margin covered with brown, behind the centre of the costal margin a small dark spot. 
Hindwing dingy white. Madagascar. 
L. inconspicualis Kenr. (10 h) is very closely allied to cramboides, but the forewing is covered with 
brown at the costal margin and hind-margin, but not in the distal-marginal area, and the hindwing shows a 
blackish hue in the apical area. Madagascar. 
L. angusfipemiis Strd. (10 h). Forewing shaped almost as in a Crambus, (and coloured in a similar 
way as in Crambus vulgivagellus from North America) earth-brown, the costal area covered with brown, behind 
the cell-end a small dark nebulous spot. Hindwing greyish-brown, somewhat lighter than forewing. Cameroon. 
L. contorta Fryer (8 li). Forewing light ochreous-brown, hindwing pale yellow; easily recognisable 
by a large longitudinal fold of the $ forewing, comprising the cell, being situate above the median vein and 
extending almost to the margin. Otherwise somewhat similar to carnea (10 h). Seychelles. 
L. camea Btlr. (10 h) is similar to contorta, larger, the forewing with a rosy tint, with a brown costal 
spot at the centre of the hind-margin, and a dark longitudinal line extending from the base along the hind- 
margin and then upwards to behind the cell-end, where it stops. Madagascar. 
L. cirrochroa Mab. resembles the preceding, but it is somewhat smaller (expanse 26 mm). Forewing 
greyish-brown, more scantily strewn with small dark scales, the costal dot behind the centre distinct. Hindwing 
whitish with a brownish tint, particularly around the apex. Madagascar. 
L. bueana Strd. (10 h). Size of cirrochroa, but forewing much broader, particularly before the centre; 
dark brown, the dark atoms below the costal margin, in the cell and before the marginal area are connected 
and form longish shadows. Hindwing yellowish-white. Cameroon. 
L. maculifascia Hmps. Body orange, marked darker, forewing of a dull dark orange; here the dark 
atoms are arranged in a postmedian nebulous stripe which is somewhat slanting to vein 6, then obliquely 
incurved. Hindwing pale orange. British East Africa. 
L. peperita Hmps. (10 h) is similar to inconspicualis (10 h), but the yellowish-grey forewing is quite 
uniformly strewn with coarse dark atoms which in typical specimens are only condensed behind the centre of 
the hind-margin, forming a dark nebulous spot. — In ab. montana Aur. which flies together with typical 
specimens, we notice a postmedian flawed transverse stripe the end of which is represented by the hindmarginal 
spot in typical specimens. — East Africa. 
L. rufitincta Hmps. (10 i) is larger, more yellow, densely strewn with ochreous atoms forming a broad 
darker patch from behind the cell to the proximal half of the hind-margin. Hindwing pale yellow. Uganda. 
L. sarceola Hmps. (10 i) is much smaller than rufitincta, its colouring approximating that of European 
forms ( deplana, complana). Forewing deep dark brown ; a basal spot, a narrow costal-marginal stripe, and fringes 
of a bright light yellow. Hindwing yolk-coloured with a brown apical third and yellow fringes. Cape Colony. 
slicligram- 
mu. 
cosiimacu- 
laia. 
insignis. 
nebuliferel¬ 
la. 
creatoplaga. 
notifera. 
maculosa. 
cramboides. 
mconspi- 
cualis. 
angustipen- 
n is. 
contorta. 
carnea. 
cirrochroa. 
bueana. 
maculifas¬ 
cia. 
peperita. 
montana. 
rufitincta. 
sarceola. 
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