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2. Genus : Maenas Hbn. 
Proboscis stunted, palpi short, thorax woolly. Antennae of the strongly combed. Hind tibiae with 
but 1 pair of spurs. In the forewing veins 7 + 8 + 9+10 forked. Type vocula Stoll. — Cf. Vol. VI, p. 307, 
and Vol. X, p. 237. 
M. arborifera Btlr. (= scapulosa Wllgr., wallengreni Aur., gracilis Btlr., smithii Holl.) (13 g). White, arborifera. 
Thorax with brown streaks. Abdomen orange-yellow with black dots. Forewing marked with three blackish- 
brown or brown rays. The foremost ray touches the costal margin behind the middle almost as far as the apex. 
Hindwing with a brown central spot and some before the margin. — impia Strd. is probably only a bad specimen 
of this species. 30 to 35 mm. East, South, and South-West Africa. 
M. bivittata Bril. (= fuscovenata Brtl., ramosa Hmps .) (13 g). Eorewing similar to that of a feebly biviltata. 
marked arborifera. The most anterior ray is only indicated, the other two rays are also feebler. Hindwing 
somewhat yellowish from the hind-margin to the centre of the wing, without spots. 24 to 32 mm. East Africa. 
M. vocula Stoll (13 g). Marking more notched than in arborifera. The anterior ray touches the costal vocula. 
margin of the forewing in 4 spots. 30 to 35 mm. South Africa. 
The following species with black transverse lin e_s. 
M. buryi Rothsch. (13 f). Thorax white; abdomen yellow, at the base and apex white. Wings white, buryi. 
Costal margin of forewing yellow, with 2 curved thin lines, the distal one of which is only distinct at the costal 
margin and hind-margin. Hindwing white. 36 to 48 mm. Gold Coast, Niger District. 
M. affinis Rothsch. (13 h). Similar to buryi. The black lines and the yellow margin on the forewing affinis. 
are absent, but there are 4 black dots present at the costal margin and 2 near the base. 36 mm. Niger. 
M. paucipuncta Joic. Similar to affinis (13 h). Abdomen without black dots. Forewing differently paucipunc- 
spotted. An oblong spot in the base of the cell. Dots on the cross-vein and behind it at the costal margin. ta • 
A distal row of paired dots and before them some in the submedian fold. Hindwing without spots. 32 mm. 
East Africa. 
M. intacta Hmps. (13 h) is similar to a faded affinis. Forewing without black dots, hindwing with Intacta. 
a black discal dot. It may only be the $ of paucipuncta, as the dots are only absent in the type, but not in 
the second specimen. 40 mm. Niger District, Congo. 
M. decemmaculata Rothsch. (12 h) is quite different . Head, thorax, and forewing yellowish-brown, decemmacu- 
The latter with a black discal and subapical spot. Abdomen and hindwing yellow with a black discal spot. laia • 
32 mm. Congo. 
3. Genus: (Estigmene Hbn. 
Neuration as in Spilosoma and Maenas. Proboscis stunted, palpi as long as the irons. Head and thorax 
long-haired. Anterior tibiae with claws inside and outside. On the hind tibiae two pair of spurs. Thereby 
easily separable from similar genera. Type: acraea Drury from America. — Cf. Vol. VI, p. 309. 
We begin with the few white species. 
Eo pura Btlr. (= schraderi Rothsch., punctifasciata Gaede) (13 h). Abdomen above orange, except pura. 
at the base and apex, mostly with black dots. Forewing with fine black dots, forming 3 indistinct curved bands. 
Besides there are dots at the base and before the margin. Hindwing mostly of a pure white. 38 mm. East 
Africa, Abyssinia. 
E. edlingeri Brtl. (= albescens Rothsch.) (13 h) resembles a pura without any black dots. 30 to edlingcri. 
40 mm. Cameroon, Niger District. 
E. evadne Fawc. Abdomen above orange with black bands. Forewing with some dots instead of evadnc. 
the proximal and median bands. The distal curved row is more complete, and some dots are before the margin. 
Hindwing with dots near the anal angle and on the cross-vein. 36 mm. East Africa. 
E. flaviceps Hmps. (= aureacosta B.-Bak.) (13 i). Head and abdomen orange-yellow with black flaviceps. 
segmental margins. Thorax white. Wings white. Forewing at the costal margin orange-yellow. 36 mm. West 
Africa. 
E. trifasciata Holl. probably does not belong to this genus, but is some species of Spilosoma. 
A transition to the following group is formed by: 
E. melanocera Hmps. (13 i). Head and thorax yellowish-white; abdomen orange with black dots, melanocera. 
Forewing yellowish-white. Three transverse lines indicated by black dots at the costal margin and hind-margin. 
Hindwing orange-yellow with a black discal spot. 35 mm. Central Africa. 
