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LERODES. By Dr. C. Afrivillitts. 
distincta. 
cervina. 
duplicata. 
cinerea. 
divisa. 
ijrisescens. 
leucocyma. 
Uneadenta- 
ia. 
fulgurita. 
invariably in the veins 4 and 5 of the forewing rising very close together or from the same place, vein 8 
proceeding from the discal cell, and vein 9 terminating rather into the rounded, apex than into the distal margin. 
Veins 4 and 5 of the hindwing are short-stalked or hardly stalked, and the basal cell lacks the accessory 
vein. Antennae of $ with long, of $ with very short (two rows of serrate-dentate) pectinations. Stages unknown. 
Ps. distincta Dlst. (38 a). Head and thorax brown; abdomen somewhat lighter, reddish. Forewing 
above reddish-brown, with the three usual blackish and notched transverse lines; the discal one often distally 
bordered with grey and thereby looking as if it were double, at the costal margin in the areas 7 to 9 very 
much bent towards the base; the submarginal line is almost scalariform, its streaks, however, not straight but 
angular. A distinct whitish discal dot. Hindwing much lighter, reddish-grey or whitish, with feebly reddish 
fringes. Both wings beneath reddish-grey or reddish. The $ only differs in its larger size (49 mm) and the 
lighter, above grey abdomen. Transvaal and Basuto Land. 
Ps. cervina Auriv. only differs from distincta in the transverse lines of the forewing being finer though 
more distinctly defined and single, the two first lines being almost even, not notched, the discal one between 
the costal margin and vein 6 slightly uniformly bent and the streaks of the submarginal line being straight 
or almost straight. The light discal dot is absent. The $ is more thinly scaled with a greyish ground-colour, 
but hardly larger than the $. Natal, Nyassa Land, ,,German“ East Africa. — ab. duplicate ab. n. In a $ from 
Elgon the discal line of the forewing is double. 
Ps. cinerea Auriv. Palpi, head, chest, and legs brown. Collar and thoracal dorsum of a pure grey; 
abdomen yellowish, at the apex and above at the base with brown hair. Forewing above of a pure grey, scan¬ 
tily strewn with brownish scales, the three transverse lines black; the first and second bordered with whitish, 
almost cpiite smooth and towards the anal margin vertical, the first quite straight, the second (discal one) 
between the anal margin and vein 7 straight, then forming an angle towards the costal margin. Submarginal 
line feebly bent, formed of short streaks. Discal dot absent. Fringes grey with brown tips. Hindwing 
light greyish-yellowish, at the costal margin brownish. Both wings beneath light yellowish without markings. 
Mashona Land. 
Ps. divisa Auriv. $. Head, thorax, legs, and abdomen densely clad with red-brown hair; abdomen 
above somewhat lighter. All the tarsi above as far as the apex clad with brown hair. Forewing above dark 
red-brown with two double black transverse lines filled with white, a tiny white discal dot surrounded by 
dark, and a notched black submarginal line; the discal transverse line almost straightly extends from the costal 
margin to vein 5, where it bends a little towards the base, reaching the anal margin in an almost straight line; 
its white filling is broken up into spots by the veins. The submarginal line extends almost exactly midway 
between the distal margin and the discal transverse line. $ unknown. Belgian Congo: Kimuenza. — grisescens 
Auriv. differs in its smaller size and the dark grey ground-colour of both the body and wings. Only the 
discal area of the forewing is feebly coloured reddish-brown. The white filling of the discalline of the forewing 
is almost entirely absent. $ unknown. South Cameroon. 
The two following species I could not examine, but probably they belong to Pseudolyra and they are therefore 
appended here. 
Ps. (?) leucocyma Hmps. (37 d). <$. The upper surface is sufficiently recognisable from the figure. 
Forewing beneath with a bent transverse line in the centre and indistinct submarginal small lunae. Hindwing 
at the hind-margin light yellowish, the discal line curved, and the small submarginal lunae distinct. Ruwenzori. 
Ps. (?) lineadentata B.-Baker. Head and thorax red-brown. Abdomen browner and lighter. Fore¬ 
wing red-brown with an oblique dentate dark antemedian transverse line. The dark postmedian transverse 
line at the costal margin strongly curved and then feebly undulated. A black dentate submarginal line is com¬ 
posed of a series of small dents between the veins. Hindwing much lighter than forewing. Expanse of wings: 
28 mm.“ Angola: N’Dalla-Tando. — This brief description applies to several species. 
11. Genus: Lerodes Saalm. 
Eyes bare or only partly with very short and fine hairs. Palpi projecting somewhat beyond the frons, 
with rough hairs. Antennae of $ at the base with long pectinations gradually getting shorter towards the 
apex. Forewing short and broad with a rounded apex; veins 4 and 5 from the same place, 6 and 7 on a 
short stalk, 8 from the discal cell, 9 and 10 much longer than their stalk, 9 into the apex. Hindwing with a 
feebly curved or almost straight costal margin and a uniformly bent distal margin; veins 4 and 5 on a long 
stalk, basal cell closed by a long cross-vein, but without accessory veins. 
L. fulgurita Saalm. (37 d). Thorax and basal portion of forewing deep chestnut-brown. Marginal portion 
lighter brown with a violet hue. The marking is to be seen from the figure. Madagascar. 
