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segment and long nut-brown hairs similar to Arctia caja L. On grass. Pupation in an oval dark web. Pupa 
red-brown with an arched dorsum. 
P. flavicostata Faivc. Body light yellowislr-brown. Both wings pale creamy with a yellowish-brown flavicosiata. 
band at the costal margin, narrowing down towards the apex. Marginal line fine yellow, fringe yellowish-white. 
^ 52 mm. Transvaal. According to this description the imago seems to be very similar to P. patens-ochrina, 
but the larva is black, densely covered with greyish-white tubercles exhibiting yellowish-brown hairs. As these 
tubercles are not mentioned in the larva of patens, it may be that flavicostata does not belong to this genus 
at all. 
P. umbripemiis Strd. Thorax and forewing uni-coloured blackish-brown. Abdomen and hindwing umbripen- 
somewhat lighter. The apex on the forewing is apparently somewhat more pointed than in patens, but since 
one specimen of patens is also somewhat darker than the others, it is perhaps not specifically different. A 60 mm. 
Transvaal. 
P. acuta Strd. (= alboradiata Aur.) (44 c). In the type the forewing of the A 18 greyish-brown with acuta. 
a silky gloss. Hindwing somewhat lighter. Head and tegulae blackish-brown, thorax dark brown, abdomen 
lighter brown (?), oily. This specimen is probably only a weakly imago (45 mnl) of alboradiata d which was 
described by Aurivillius some weeks later and which shows the same pointed shape of the wings. Ground¬ 
colour of wings wood-brown with lighter veins. Q acuta w ith lighter body and wings, the veins on the forewing 
yellowish-white. The antennae make a stronger impression only because the otherwise oblique dents are 
much more steeply arranged here. The neuration of the type is different to the right and to the left. 53 to 
5b mm. Cape Colony. A similar weakly specimen with abnormal veins (vein 5 in both wings near vein 4) was 
before me from the Tring Museum. 
P. ziczac Strd. (44 c). d- Yellowish-brown with 2 darker brown bands of the forewing. The dentate ziczac. 
proximal band does not reach the costal and inner margins, with 3 tips outside and 2 inside. The distal band 
from 3 /4 ot the costal margin parallel to the distal margin. Right behind it the distal margin is broad darker. 
On the hind wing a nebulous median band. d 45 mm. Cape Colony. 
P. \alida Fldr. (43 e). d reddish-brown. On the forewing with 2 somewhat darker lines. The proximal valida. 
line from 1 3 costal margin obliquely outwards, slightly incurved at the lower cell-edge, there to the centre 
of the inner margin, very much washed out. From 3 / 4 costal margin parallel to the distal margin a more distinct 
dark lunular line. On the hindwing traces of a median band. 80 mm. Cape Colony. 
P. tliuslbergi Bsd. (= incerta Wkr.) (46 a). Thorax and forewing similarly coloured as valida. The tlnmbergi. 
somewhat darker proximal band is notched, rather straight. The distal band is not so distinct as in valida , 
indistinctly notched, the curve to the costal margin is. situate farther in front and is more angular. Hindwing 
somewhat lighter, the straight median band farther inwards. 70 mm. Cape Colony. 
12. Genus: Paraphyllalia n. g. 
Palpi and antennae similar to Phyllalia. On the forewing the costal margin is more bent. Vein 6 is 
not stalked with 7 —|— 8 —(- 9. On the hindwing the neuration is as in Trichophiala, but vein 8 is not connected 
with the cell by a bar. Frenulum present in the A- Thu only specimen is without its legs. 
P. degenera Wkr. (43 e). Red-brown with a darker marking. The darkest is a stripe from the costal degenera. 
margin near the apex to the inner margin a little before the centre. A faded stripe on the centre of the distal 
area being thus formed. A notched band over the cross-vein similar as in valida is feebly indicated. Hindwing 
with the continuation of the distal band from near the apex to the centre of the anal margin. 62 mm. South 
Africa. 
13. Genus: fiSantiaaiia Dist. 
In the contours similar to Phyll. alboradiata. Fore tibiae with but one thorn. In the forewing exceptionally 
also 5 + 6 stalked, and besides veins 9 + 8 + 7, thus also quite abnormal. Hindwing as in Phyllalia. 
B. cregoei Dist. (44 d). Body above with long black hairs. Forewing reddish-brown with a round cregoei. 
grey spot at the cross-vein. Veins in the apical area and an indistinct distal band black. Hindwing greyish- 
brown. d 44 mm. Transvaal. 
14. Genus: Triirliophiala Aur. 
Palpi short. Antennae of d as in Lichenopteryx, in the $ only shortly pectinate. Hind tibiae with 2 spurs. 
Costal margin of fore wing rather straight. Vein 5 close below the upper angle, veins 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 
stalked. In the hindwing vein 5 far in front, veins 6+7 stalked, vein 8 in the only d anastomosing with the 
centre of the cell, in the 2 connected with it by a bar. Frenulum present in d, absent in + 
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