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L. brevipennis Wkr. (lib) is another lepidopteron resembling the European sororcula, the rang e Ircdpcnnis. 
of which extends over Southern Asia as well as vast parts of the Ethiopian District. The common Indian form 
which is also found in East Africa (Dar es Salaam) we have figured here; it was formerly taken to be the $ 
of punctifera (Vol. X, pi. 15 c) together with which it occurs in India. Of the other Indian races, such as 
intermixtci Wkr., fuscipes Hmps., sandakana Drt., none has been found yet in Africa. 
L. humilis Kenr. (lib). Shape very similar to that of brevipennis , but with dark greyish-brown humilis. 
forewings lacking the light costal stripe, and with dingy white hindwings. Madagascar. 
L. flexistriata Btlr. (= angustata Btlr., angulosa Saalm.) (11 a) is much smaller than the preceding flexistriata. 
ones, of the size of a Crambus, the light wood-coloured forewing strewn with dark atoms forming stronger dots 
in the distal half of the wing. Hindwing dingy white, at the distal margin and apex with a somewhat darker 
brown tinge. Madagascar. 
L. arculifera Fldr. (lib). Body orange, with yellow markings; forewing yolk-coloured with 2 black arculifera. 
longitudinal bands below the costal margin and above the hind-margin. Hindwing in the proximal half blackish- 
brown, otherwise yellow. Cape Colony. — In natalica Strd., from Natal, all the dark brown places are reduced, natalica. 
L. achrosis Hmps. Head and body above ochreous with a brown tint. Forewing light ochreous with aclirosis. 
a feebly red-brown tint; hindwing ochreous white. Expanse 22 mm. Transvaal and British East Africa. 
L. albidula Wkr. (11 b) looks like a small sororcula , but the total colouring is more light yellow than albidula. 
orange, particularly the hindwings are warming into whitish. West Africa. 
L. uelleburgensis Strd. (11 b) is very much like albidula, but still much smaller; the forewing is also uellcburgen- 
comparatively narrower. ,,Road on the Uelle“ in Spanish Guinea; taken in January. sls ' 
L. monochroma Roll. (11c). Larger than the preceding species, the forewing much broader, brownish- monochro- 
yellow with a small dark spot at the cell-end; hindwing with a very dull brownish tint. West Africa to Cape ma - 
Colony. 
L. ardens Btlr. (= subrosea Mob.) (11c). Forewing of a bright yellowish brown strewn with very ardens. 
fine dark atoms arranged behind the centre in a pointed tooth which, however, is not always distinct. Hindwing 
with a very light brownish tinge. Madagascar. 
L. leia Hmps. (11 c) is extremely similar to uelleburgensis, but somewhat darker, more light ochreous. Ida. 
Hindwing very much paler than forewing. Cape Colony to Nigeria and Natal. 
L. callidescens Hmps. (11 c) somewhat resembles a sororcula, but it is darker, more brownish-yellow; callides- 
forewing shorter and obtuser, costal margin and hind-margin almost equally long. Gold Coast. cens - 
L. pilosa Hmps. has still shorter wings than callidescens', forewing of a bright yellowish red-brown, pilo.sa. 
without markings. Hinclwing more yellow and paler. Gold Coast. 
If. conisphora Hmps. (11c) is as small as uelleburgensis, but the forewing about twice as broad, conisphora. 
light ochreous strewn with brown atoms; hindwing dark brown with yellow fringe. Gold Coast. 
L. aldabrensis Hmps. ( = decreta Fryer) (11 c) is very small, expanse only 18 to 20 mm. Forewing aldabrensis. 
almost exactly coloured as in uelleburgensis, but at the base broader; hindwing, however, honey-coloured though 
paler. Seychelles and West Africa. 
L. minutissima B.-Bak. (11 c) is like aldabrensis, but the forewing still broader; colouring of both minutissi- 
wings quite pale whitish with an ochreous gloss, hindwing still paler than forewing, almost white. Portuguese ma - 
West Africa. 
L. pusilana Strd. (11 d) is somewhat larger (expanse 22 mm). Wings above pale greyish-brown, with pusilana. 
a very feeble yellowish reflection; marginal areas of both wings somewhat lighter. Mkalama in German East 
Africa; discovered by v. D. Marwitz. 
L. cuneata Strd. (11 d) is almost like a small specimen of the common European lutarella (Vol. II, cuncata. 
pi. 13a). Forewing ochreous golden yellow, in the marginal area somewhat darker; hindwing dark yellow 
with a blackish costal and apical area. From Bismarckburg in Togo. 
Note. Numerous Eilema or llema are mentioned besides in catalogues, but they cannot be identified and mostly 
do not belong to this genus. Holland, for instance, describes in ,,Psyche" Vol. 6 quite a number of lepidoptera as ,,llema", 
which by the shape of the antennae and wings are no Lithosiinae at all. but belong to the Lymantriidae, such as gonophoro, 
albibasalis, miserata, dreumdata, albicostata, flava, albospargata, apicaia, diluta, brunneieosta, pallida fusca, as well as flammea 
Mob. with unknown patria (Madagascar?), which cannot be identified; the species mentioned as Poliosia (p. 85), however, 
may be more correctly placed here. 
49. Genus: Cteiaosia Hmps. 
As to this genus which is very closely allied to Paradohertya we refer to Vol. X, p. 211. Beside one 
Australian species and one from the Moluccas, also 2 Ethiopian ones are known. 
C. psectriphora Dist. (11 d), from Pretoria, has rather exactly the same shape as Lith. phaeocraspis psedripho- 
(10 k), but the wings are somewhat shorter and the colour is a bright orange-yellow. m 
