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CRASPIA. By Dr. C. Aurivillius. 
silcorae. 
Iconina. 
icahlbergi. 
marshalli. 
igncoiincta 
beneath somewhat lighter brown and without an antemedian transverse line. Head, dorsum of thorax, and 
apex of abdomen with blackish hair; rest of abdomen dark grey with yellowish hah. Antennae black. Expanse 
of wings: 80 mm. Madagascar. — By examining the neuration and the marking of the G I became convinced 
that ,,E ugly ‘phis' ‘ bosei Saalm. is the of C. gambeyi. 
C. sikorae Auriv. (30 b). 2. Light brownish-yellow. Thorax above darker, blackish-brown. Forewdng 
above whitish-grey, partly yellowish-grey, with two almost parallel black discal lines and rounded blackish 
submarginal spots; the distal transverse line forms at the veins 6 and 7 a tooth being turned towards the 
margin. The median area being bordered by the discal lines is of a deep blackish brown between the costal 
margin and vein 5, behind it light yellowish-grey. The marking of the hindwing and of the under surface is 
to be seen from the figure. Madagascar. 
To this genus may also belong the following species not lying before me and described as a Lasiocampa. 
The discal cell of the hindwing, however, is said to be closed. 
C. leonina Butl. $. Wings above sand-coloured yellow, darkened by smoky grey nebulous spots, 
with a somewhat more irregularly dark antemedian transverse line, and an undulate, almost angular postmedian 
transverse line enclosing a greyish area, the median band, and accompanied on the forewing by a narrower 
grey band. At the end of the discal cell within the first transverse band there is a creamy yellow spot. The 
marginal portion (,,external area“) is feebly foggy greyish in the forewing, but in the hindwing dark reddish 
speckled with dark grey; it is in both wings towards the base bordered by a row of white spots edged with 
grey. Body saffron-coloured. Thorax in front didl red-brown, wings beneath light sandy yellow, towards the 
margin gradually reddish, and with a row of white, grey-edged, submarginal spots which are more distinct than 
above; hindwing at the costal margin, from hear the base to beyond the centre, with three parallel light dentate 
bands. Abdomen beneath of a bright yellowish colour, laterally saffron-coloured. Expanse of wings: 96 mm. 
Madagascar. 
7. Genus: Craspisi Auriv. 
Distinguished by the open discal cell of the hindwing, the short fork of the veins 9 and 10 of the forewing, 
and the vein 8 of the same wing rising separately from the discal cell. Eyes bare or almost bare. Palpi short, 
not projecting beyond the frons. Tibiae long and densely haired; hind tibiae with two small terminal spurs, 
their tarsi with appressed scales. The species are rather different from each other and form two natural groups. 
First Group of Species. 
Vein 9 of forewing terminates into the margin. Costal margin of hindwing ahnost uniformly bent. Distal margins 
of both wings undulate. 
C. wahlbergi Auriv. (30 b). Head and dorsum of thorax varying from dark brown to blackish- 
brown with intermixed white hairs. Regarding the colouring and marking of the wings it suffices to refer to 
the exact figure of the typical specimen. The is unknown to me. Damara Land: Svakop, Rhodesia. 
C. marshalli Auriv. (30 c). Body and wings lighter or darker grey; wings speckled with dark. Eorewing 
with two dentate black transverse lines which are very indistinct in the §; hindwing above in the basal half 
feebly brightened up by reddish or yellowish, but not speckled. The $ is distinguished by its larger size, indis¬ 
tinct markings, and a reddish longitudinal ray in the discal cell and the area 5 of the forewing. — The larva 
is distinguished by a large black frontal spot enclosing two oblong bright yellow spots. The young larva 
is above greyish-blue, almost bare, beneath and laterally whitish-yellow with short and scanty hairs ; dorsum 
on each side with two longitudinal lines formed of yellow or whitish dots or streaks. The adult larva is above 
and laterally rather densely clothed with short brownish-j^ellow and long whitish or black hair; the black hair 
form on each side of the joints 1 and 2 a divergent pencil and on the joints 2 and 6 to 10 a thin erect pencil. 
Head red-brown, in the young larva greyish-blue. Mashuna Land and Transvaal. 
Second Group of Species. 
Vein 9 of forewing terminates into the apex of the wing. Costal margin of hindwing in the centre somewhat project¬ 
ing and then as far as the apex of vein 7 straight or slightly emarginated. Distal margin in both wings only feebly 
undulate or almost entire. Sexes very different. 
C. igneotincta Auriv. (30 c). G- Head and collar violettish-grey or yellowish; thoracal dorsum of a 
bright orange; abdomen with yellow hair. Forewing above in the marginal half reddish yellow with indistinct 
