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10. Genus: Dioiiycliopus H.-Schdff. 
Proboscis and palpi short. Antennae of $ very finely dentate. Anterior tibiae on the inside with a 
bent claw. Hind tibiae with 1 pair of spurs. Eorewing rather narrow. Veins 10 and 11 separate, without an 
accessory cell. 
D. amasis Or. (15 d). Thorax white, abdomen carmine with black dorsal dots, broad or absent, amasis. 
Forewing white, often in the centre suffused with brownish. With 2 strongly dentate black lines and behind 
them an S-shaped line. On the cross-vein some black dots. The whole marking may also be almost absent. 
Hindwing orange-yellow with a large black central spot ant mostly some antemarginal ones, 48 to 58 mm. 
Transvaal, Natal, Cape Colony. 
11. Genus: JMonyclioscelis Aur. 
Separated from the preceding genus by broader forewings and the absence of vein 4 in the hindwing. 
D. venata Aur. (13 i) is entirely white. Costal margin and veins on both wings blackish-brown. 66 mm. venaia. 
Angola. 
12. Genus: Seirarctla Pad. 
Proboscis present, palpi short. Head and thorax covered with woolly hair. Antennae of $ with short 
pectinations. Anterior tibiae with a long claw outside and a short one inside. Hind tibiae with terminal spurs. 
In the forewing veins 10 and 11 are separate, 7 -f- 8 -f- 9 forked, without an accessory cell. Type: echo Pack. 
from America. — Cf. Vol. XI, p. 320. 
S. clara Holl. (15 c). Thorax greyish-brown or red-brown. Abdomen orange-yellow, at the base dara. 
pink, with broad subdorsal black spots. Forewing pale flesh-coloured, irrorated with black, with 3 faded 
lines, the central line being the most distinct. The spot on the cross-vein is large. Hindwing (d) white, 
at the costal margin orange, or ($) pale pink, with a black central spot. 40 to 55 mm. East Africa. 
S. immaculata Wichgr. is similar to clara (15 c). On the forewing 2 small brown spots at the base of immacula- 
vein 4 and 6, and a bluish-grey line extending about 2 mm before the distal margin in 2 bows. The two proximal ia - 
bands of clara are absent. Hindwing (d) dull yellowish-white, at the margin reddish-yellow, without a black 
central spot. 34 mm. Angola. 
S. approximans Rothsch. (15 d). The whole body and forewing is flesh-coloured. Abdomen at the approxi- 
base somewhat red with black subdorsal spots. Forewing strewn with black, with a faded blackish proximal mans. 
and distal band and a black luna on the cross-vein. Hind wing (d) white, all around margined with yellowish. 
45 mm. East Africa. 
S. melanocera Hmps. (= approximans Rothsch. £) (15 d). Thorax red-brown. Abdomen orange-yellow mdanocera. 
at the base somewhat red, with black subdorsal spots. Forewing dark reddish-brown, powdered with blackish. 
Proximal line blackish, at the hind-margin connected with a second line which begins at the base of vein 2. 
Behind it a black central spot and a curved distal line. Hindwing (d) white or ($) pale reddish yellow. 42 to 
52 mm. East Africa. 
S. postalbida sp. n. (15 e). Thorax blackish-brown. Abdomen orange with black subdorsal spots, postalbida. 
Forewing yellowish-white, densely irrorated with dark, with a black spot on the cross-vein and behind it. 
Hindwing white with black central and marginal spots. 38 mm. Abyssinia. Type: 1 d hi the Berlin Museum. 
S. translucens Griinb. (15 e). Head yellow, thorax brownish. Abdomen orange with black subdorsal translucens. 
spots. Forewing yellowish-white, densely irrorated with dark, with 3 angular brown bands, the central one 
being particularly broad. A black spot at the cross-vein and behind it, a brownish spot at the anal angle. 
Hindwing (d) yellow with a black central spot and some antemarginal ones. 40 mm. East Africa. 
S. alicia Hmps. (15 e). Thorax brown. Head and abdomen yellowish-brown with black subdorsal alicia. 
spots. Forewing yellowish-white, irrorated with black. Hind-margin and fringe yellow. Behind the cell a 
black spot. Hindwing (■$) orange-yellow, base and hind-margin pink, with black spots on the cross-vein and 
before the margin. 36 mm. East Africa. 
S. metaxantha Hmps. (15 e). The whole body is tan-coloured. Abdomen at the base carmine, with metaxantha. 
black subdorsal spots. Eorewing tan-coloured, densely striated with red-brown, with 2 angular brown bands 
and an indistinct third distal band. Cross-vein with a reddish lunar spot. Hindwing (<$) pale orange, at the 
hind-margin somewhat red. 54 mm. Transvaal. 
S. jacksoni Rothsch. (15 h). Body and forewing similar to melanocera , but the central band is complete jacksoni. 
and behind the distal band there is yet a subterminal band. All 4 are very much faded. Hindwing in both sexes 
not very different, brownish-yellow. 40 to 48 mm. East Africa. 
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