EPIPLEMA. By M. Gaede. 
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Small species with a notched hindwing, likewise similar to Geometridae. Colour mostly yellow or brown. 
1. Genus : Spfpleina H.-Schtiff. 
This genus also occurs in the palaearctic region and has therefore been dealt with already in Vol. II, 
p. 278. Palpi porrect, projecting beyond the frons. In the forewing veins 6 + 7 and 8 + 9 stalked. In the hindwing 
short dents at veins 6 and 4. Distal margin of forewing sometimes feebly angular. Type: acutangularia H.-Schdjf. 
Most of the species hitherto known have been described by W. Warren, and their types are in the Tring 
Museum in England. 
E. nigrodorsata Warr. (67 g). Forewing chalky white with purple grey and brown scales. Costal margin nigrodor- 
with dark grey spots. Basal area somewhat ochreous. Central band bordered with parallel lines which are saia ‘ 
angular on the median and vein 4, filled with grey and brown excepting the costal margin, the darkest in the 
submedian fold. Centre of distal area grey, 5 submarginal black dots, behind them dark grey; hindwing with 
a similar median band. Basal and marginal areas grey. Beneath white, partly with a bronze gloss. 17 mm. 
Angola. 
E. nymphaeata Warr. Forewing white, finely dotted brown. The 2 lines of brown spots only distinct nymphaea- 
at the costal and inner margins. From % and 2 / 3 of the costal margin to 2 / 5 and 3 / 5 of the inner margin. The 
interior line strongly excurved, touching a brown cellular spot, the exterior line excurved on vein 6. Between 
them more densely striated brown, at the inner margin least. Five blackish-brown submarginal dots. Distal 
margin behind it brown. Hindwing with traces of an interior, exterior, and submarginal line. The first as a 
black spot in the submedian fold, the second as a curved black streak in the fold. Cellular spot and a spot 
below each dent black. Beneath white, base of forewing brownish. 18 mm. East Africa. 
E. petpulchra Wait. On the forewing the base and marginal area of a grey pearl-colour, median area perpulchra. 
of an ochreous flesh-colour. Median lines from + 3 and beyond the centre of the costal margin to % and 4 / 5 of 
the inner margin, both being bordered with grey. The first double-angular, the exterior one excurved in the 
centre of the wing. Costal area in the centre of pearl-colour, a lobate brown spot before the centre of the inner 
margin. Fringes grey. Hindwing with a narrow median band, obtusely rounded. Base and submarginal area 
pale. Margin rust-coloured, 2 dark brown lunae between the dents, a light brown spot below the lower dent. In 
the $ the median band is reddish. 22—30 mm. East Africa. 
E. triumbrata Warr. Forewing chalky white, finely striated in grey. Lines very delicately brown, from triumbraia. 
Yi and % of the costal margin to ]/ 3 and 3 / 5 of the inner margin. The first sharply angled outwards on the 
median vein, the second obtusely angled at vein 6 and inwards on the median vein, below it slightly bent forward. 
Between them two oblong grey spots at the inner margin and above the median vein. A submarginal grey 
band, 5 submarginal black spots. Marginal line and fringes brown, the latter with a white base-line and white 
spots. Hindwing with a fine interior and exterior line. Between them only at the inner margin grey, cellular 
spot black. An irregular submarginal grey cloud. 26—28 mm. East Africa. 
E. dohertyi Warr. (67 h). Forewing white, clouded with grey, costa spotted black. The two lines are dohertyi. 
fine white, edged with black, from *4 an( I % of the costal margin to +> and % of the inner margin. The first 
on the median vein sharply angled outwards, the second vertical, on vein 4 slightly introangular, outside bordered 
with grey, inside with a rusty brown. The space between them in front filled with lead-colour, behind with 
a whitish grey. A large brown submarginal spot on the centre, black submarginal dots. On the hindwing the 
costal area is white. Interior line double-angular, blackish-brown; exterior line curved, fine white, inside bordered 
with rust-brown. Behind it a nut-brown spot, dark spots on the inner marginal fold. Expanse 10 mm. East 
Africa. 
E. instabiiata Wkr. (67 h). Forewing densely striated greyish-brown or red-brown. Behind the cell instabilaia. 
and broadly at the inner margin white. Hindwing at the costal margin broad white, the rest red-brown mixed 
with violet, the border-line between very irregular. 18 mm. Cameroon. Distributed towards the east as far 
as the Salomons. 
E. sigillata Mob. (67 h). This species is described by the author to resemble theclata Guen., without any sigillata. 
differences being mentioned. I consider the figured specimen to be that species. Forewing violettish-brown. 
The two median lines darker brown, from y 3 and }/, of the costal margin to % and % of the inner margin. 
The interior line in the cell angled outwards, then somewhat indistinct, the exterior line angled on veins 6 and 4, 
outside bordered with a lighter colour. The space between them darker brown. An indistinct submarginal 
shadow. Marginal line blackish, fringes lighter. Colour of hindwing corresponding to forewing. Interior line 
angular on the median vein, exterior line rounded on vein 4, above it somewhat pressed in. Median area darker, 
the two lines bordered with a lighter colour, margin and fringe as on forewing. Median band of forewing broader, 
particularly at the inner margin, the band on the hindwing not so much curved as in theclata. 15 mm. East 
Africa. Described from Madagascar. 
E. confuscata Warr. (67 li). Forewing dark slate-coloured brown, dotted darker. Lines marked at the conjuscaia. 
costal margin by dark spots at % and + 3 of the costal margin. The first indistinct as far as the centre of the 
wing, the second indistinctly curved into a dark spot at 2 / 3 of the inner margin, where it is outside finely bordered 
with white. A submarginal row of 5 black spots, inside bordered with pale, outside with brown. Hindwing 
