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L. oegrapha Mob. (61 e). Forewing dark blackish-brown, the lighter antemedian hne indistinct; the oegrapha. 
postmedian line distally convex, composed of a row of small spots one of which is above and beneath each 
vein. At the margin some short pinkish-grey internerval streaks. Easily recognisable by a pinkish-grey 
longitudinal patch between veins 5 and 7, proceeding from the margin, occupying % of the wing, and extending 
almost half-way to the cell. Hindwing blackish, also with traces of pinkish-grey irroration. Both wings beneath 
the same, with a marked postmedian line of short black vein-streaks, Madagascar, very rare. In the habitus 
similar to American species of Dilophonota. 
12. Genus: Oligograplia R. u. J . 
Last tarsal joint with a pulvillus, but the paronychium on each side only with a filiform appendage. 
Anterior tibiae without spines; last antennal joint very short. A purely African genus. 
0. juniperi Bsdv. (= juniperae Menetr.) (61 f). Forewing bluish-grey, at the costal margin 3 or 4 juniperi. 
blackish shadow-like spots. The blackish postmedian line only from vein 4 posteriorly distinct, composed of 
crescents, followed by dots towards the margin, towards the base feebly and towards the margin on the veins 
distinctly bordered with white; before the margin very fine dark vein-streaks. From the apex a somewhat 
curved black oblique streak. Cross-vein with a fine white dot. Hindwing blackish-brown. Fringes speckled. 
South and South-East Africa. 
0. mosambiquensis Joic. & Kaye, differs from juniperi in the brown, not grey ground-colour of the mosambi- 
forewings which are narrower, with distinct dark streaks on and between the veins. The white spot on the quens- 
cross-vein is larger. Delagoa Bay. 
13. Genus: Hop] is! opus R. u. J. 
Last antennal joint long, anterior tibiae without thorns, first joint of anterior tarsus with 3 strong 
thorns. First joint of anterior tarsus as long as the follewing ones together, the longer terminal spur of the 
hind tibia % of the first tarsal joint. Pulvillus present, paronychium on each side with an appendage. 
H. penricei R. & J . (61 f). Wings above and beneath unicoloured blackisli-grey, fore wing above penricei. 
somewhat darker, abdomen with a subdorsal and a lateral row of spots. Angola, Damaraland, German South 
West Africa, Betchuanaland, probably still farther distributed. 
H. butti R. & J . (61 f). Much lighter than penricei, whitish-grey, tegulae with a black upper edge, buiii. 
Fore wing with black streaks in the cell and in the disc between the veins, 2 or 3 postmedian parallel transverse 
lines, the third usually only composed of a spot before the inner margin; from the apex a black oblique streak. 
Cape Colony. 
14. Genus: ILithospliiiigia Jord. 
Allied to the preceding genus, but the anterior tibiae with 2 lateral strong thorns, middle tibiae without 
thorns. 
L. corticea Jord. Body blackish-grey, patagia whitish-grey, abdomen only with a black dorsal line, coriicea. 
Fore wing at the tornus more roundish than in butti. Grey, dusted with blackish. Fore wing with a whitish-grey 
streak from the base below the cell as far as vein 2, behind bordered by a black longitudinal line which is 
somewhat longer. In the cell a median line and the veins black. In the disc between veins 2 and 4 two black 
internerval streaks. From the apex to vein 6 two black dots, forming an oblique streak. Between veins 6 and 5 
a black longitudinal line, extending almost from the cell nearly to the margin. Veins submarginally with 
whitish-grey shadows. Hindwing blackish-grey, towards the abdomen paler, veins fine black. Length of forewing: 
24 mm. Southern Rhodesia. 
15. Genus: Praedora R. u. J. 
Separated from the preceding genera by the presence of thorns on the anterior and middle tibiae. The 
longer terminal spur of the hind tibiae more than *4 the length of the 1st tarsal joint. 
P. marshalli R. & J. (61 f). Forewing grey, particularly in the basal third; some undulating antemedian marshalli. 
lines, two S-shaped discal lines, a postdiscal zigzag line, a few submarginal angular spots, and a crescent before 
the apex blackish. Cross-vein with a white spot surrounded by black. Hindwing greyish-brown, towards the 
margin darker. South-East and East Africa. — In tropicalis R. & J. (61 f) the blackish-brown markings of Iropicalis. 
the forewing are more extensive, the grey colour disappears, the ground-colour looks reddish-brown. Antemedian 
and discal lines connected by a more or less extensive spot of blackish irroration at least below the cell; between 
the discal and postdiscal lines a band of a light brown colouring, the submarginal angular spots sharp and 
distinct. Hindwing more uniformly dark with traces of 2 transverse shadowy bands. Uganda. 
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