Africa, Southern -- Description and travel; Natural history -- Africa, Southern
Holfontein, July 13, 1873.
Genus LEUCOCHITONEA, Wallengren.
72. (1) LEUCOCHITONEA LEVUBU, Wallengren, Lep. Caffr. p. 52;
Trimen, p. 306.
Near the Dry River, beginning of March.
Genus CAPRONA, Wallengren.
73. (1) CAPRONA PILLAANA, Wallengren, Lep. Caffr. p. 51; Trimen,
p. 308.
Near Tati or Gwailo.
Genus PAMPHILA, Fabricius.
74. (1) PAMPHILA RANOHA, Westw.
Alis supra nigrofuscis, costa prope basim fulvo-irrorata, fascia fulva
e basi marginis interni per medium alæ extensa, sensim dilatata et ante
apicem alæ desinente, maculam ovalem inter cellulam et apicem nigram
gerente, ciliis fulvis; alis posticis fascia lata irregulari pone
medium fulva: alis subtus fulvis, anticis linea prope basim, macula
discoidali ovata strigaque subapicali ad angulum analem sensim dilatata
nigrofuscis; alis posticis fulvis nigro-guttatis, guttis novem in
lineas duas margine postico parallelas dispositis. Expans. alar. antic.
unc. 1⅙.
Near the Victoria Falls, in January.
75. (2) PAMPHILA HARONA, Westw.
Magnitudo _P. Lineæ_, Linnæus. Alis supra fulvis, anticarum costa
(ad basim valde angusta) margineque apicali nigris; macula basali
marginis interni, striga recta in cellula discoidali et macula conica
ad apicem cellulæ nigris; alis posticis fulvis costa late nigra,
ultra medium ad angulum externum angusta: alis infra fulvis, posticis
pallidioribus; anticis macula magna baseos costam non attingente,
altera parva transversa ad apicem cellulæ, tertiaque parva conica
marginis apicalis versus angulum internum; alis posticis immaculatis;
striola longitudinali magis brunnea, margine anali parallela. Expans.
alar. antic. unc. 1⅙.
Near the Victoria Falls, in January.
_LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA._
Moths of various sizes and hawk-moths appear to be very numerous
in Southern Africa. A large number of species of the former were
collected by Mr. Oates, chiefly of small size, the majority of which,
unfortunately, were ill preserved.
Family SPHINGIDÆ.
The SPHINGIDÆ are not especially remarkable. The death’s-head
moth, _Acherontia Atropos_, occurs throughout South Africa, and
was found between Gubuleweyo and the Gwailo River. _Chœrocampa
capensis_, with its bright pink under wings, extends from the Cape
to Natal and Zulu Land. A new species, closely allied to this last
insect, was captured by Mr. Oates, which may be thus described:--
CHŒROCAMPA VIRGO, Westw. (Plate E, fig. 11.)
Alba albido vix tincta, alis posticis plaga fere basali ovali punicea;
omnibus subtus omnino concoloribus. Expans. alar. antic. fere unc. 3.
Habitat prope Gubuleweyo vel Gwailo fluv.
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