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18. Genus: Phyllaliocles Hmps. 
Palpi porrect as far as a little beyond the irons, proboscis small. Antennae of <§ long-combed as far 
as the tips. Forewing triangular, costal margin straight, apex rounded. Veins 3 and 4 distantly separated, 
6 and 7 from the upper angle, 10 -J- 8 9 stalked. Hindwing broad, veins 3 + 4 on a short stalk, 6 + 7 on a 
longer one, 8 as far as half the cell along the latter and connected with it by a bar. 
P. agramma Hmps. Thorax dark red-brown, abdomen brownish-white. Forewing dark red-brown agramma. 
with some white scales. Hindwing white, hued with brown, the veins browner. 40 mm. Natal. 
19. Genus: Metarctina gen. nov. 
Palpi short, densely haired. Proboscis absent. Antennae of strongly pectinate as far as the tips. 
Forewing with a straight costal margin, curved at the apex. Veins 3 and 4 separated, 6 from the upper angle, 
10 + 7 + 8+9 stalked. In the hindwing veins 3 and 4 from the same place, 6+7 stalked, 8 nearing the cell 
as far as beyond the middle. 
M. ochricostata sp. n. (69 i). Thorax almost black, abdomen blackish with reddish indentations. Forewing ochricostata. 
brownish-black, at the costal margin in the middle ochreous brown. Fringe and inner margin narrowly ochreous 
brown. Hindwing dark brown with lighter fringe. 36 mm. West Tanganyika. Type: 1 $ in the British Museum. 
V. Phalera-Group. 
20. Genus: Plialera Hbn. 
Proboscis and palpi short. Antennae of pectinate as far as more than half their length, in the $ with 
shorter dents. Forewing broad triangular. Costal margin straight. Vein 6 from the centre of the accessory 
cell, 7 and 8 + 9 + 10 from its end. Hindwing at the costal margin slightly concave. Veins 6 + 7 on a short 
stalk. Type: bucephala L. from Europe. 
Ph. imitata Drc. (69 i) is extremely similar to bucepliala L. On the forewing the subbasal line is more imitata. 
parallel to the interior line, the exterior line is less notched, all being more finely executed. Hindwing pale 
orange (<J) or brownish ($). 50—60 mm. Natal, Rhodesia, Tanganyika. 
Ph. lydenburgi Dist. (70a). Antennae of $ filiform. Head and tegulae yellow. Thorax red-brown; lydenburgi. 
abdomen ochreous brown, at the end whitish. Forewing in the anterior half dark red-brown, cross-vein 
surrounded with light. Apex of yellow wood-colour, below it obliquely inwards a dark line. Interior half of 
forewing brownish-white, dusted with black. Before the distal margin dark lunae. Hindwing dark brown, base 
and inner margin lighter. 48—55 mm. East Africa, Natal, South-West-Africa, Tanganyika District. 
Ph. lignitea Mob. Forewing of a dingy wood-colour, turning white at the distal margin. A blackish lignitea. 
double stripe below the apex as far as below the cell. Margin ash-grey with a strongly dentate blackish-white 
line. Hindwing blackish-brown, at the margin ochreous brown. Size? It may be a bad specimen of lydenburgi 
or even no Phalera at all. South Africa. 
Ph. lavinia Faivc. (70 a). In the scheme of markings similar to Amph. leuconeplira . Head red-brown, lavinia. 
thorax grey, abdomen reddish-yellow. Forewing at the costal margin broad grey, the rest pale brown with a 
black marking. Subbasal line somewhat double; interior line incurved below the cell, double; exterior line 
strongly notched. Submarginal line faded, behind it grey, reniform macula grey. Hindwing pale brown with 
an indistinct median line. 40—44 mm. East Africa. 
Ph. inexpectata Rothsch. Judging from the plain antennae of the $ and the entirely different marking inexpectata. 
no species of Phalera. Thorax white with blackish-brown spots, abdomen white with brown rings. Forewing 
claret-coloured in the distal third, otherwise creamy white red scales. In the cell and around the cross-vein 
white. Median line dark, incurved in the cell, behind it a light spot with two tips. Exterior line feeble. The 
space between the two lines is lighter. 76—88 mm. Niger District. 
21. Genus: X^eucopiialera Janse. 
Proboscis stunted, palpi porrect, short. Antennae of $ and $ pectinate to the tips. Forewing somewhat 
narrower than in Phalera. Vein 6 from the upper cell-angle, 7 forming the accessory cell with the stalk of 
10 + 8+9. Hindwing with a straight costal margin, 6+7 on a very short stalk. Type: latipennis Btlr. 
L. princei Griinbg. (= postaurantia Rothsch.) (70 a). Forewing similar to a combination of Phal. imitata princei. 
and lydenburgi. Body the same as in the latter two species. Hindwing orange with dark veins. 40—50 mm. 
East Africa. 
L. latipennis Btlr. (= elegans Janse ) (70 a). Thorax creamy white, in front dark brown, abdomen latipennis. 
brownish orange. Fore wing creamy white. Interior line composed of red and black lunae, exterior line black 
and red, both moderately curved. A grey, feeble, slightly angular median line. Behind the exterior line grey 
dusting. Hindwing as in princei. 60 mm. Nyassa District, Transvaal. 
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