. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 512 Annals of the South African Museum. and Cu^ apical cross-vein between Cu^ and Cu2, cross-vein between 2A and 3A. The apical part of 2A and 3J. is also blackish. At the hind margin of the wing between the apex of and the tip of first- branch from Pscu a blackish spot. In the hind wing all the cross-veins •except a few ones in the basal part of the costal area and sometimes also a few ones in the outer gradate series yellowish. At the junction of the cross-veins with the longitudinal veins often
. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 512 Annals of the South African Museum. and Cu^ apical cross-vein between Cu^ and Cu2, cross-vein between 2A and 3A. The apical part of 2A and 3J. is also blackish. At the hind margin of the wing between the apex of and the tip of first- branch from Pscu a blackish spot. In the hind wing all the cross-veins •except a few ones in the basal part of the costal area and sometimes also a few ones in the outer gradate series yellowish. At the junction of the cross-veins with the longitudinal veins often a minute blackish spot. Pterostigma long, greyish yellow. In the forewing 19-24 costal cross-veins; 12-18 cross-veins between R and Us; 5-6 cross-veins between Rs and Psm ; 5-6 cross-veins between Psm and Pscu; 10-12 branches from Pscu to the hind margin, 1 or 2 of the apical ones forked. In the hindwing 19-20 cross-veins in the costal area ; 12-15 cross-veins between R and Rs; 4-5 cross-veins between Rs and Psm ; 7-8 cross-. FiG. 2.—Claw of foretarsus. n. Nolhochrysa variegata. b. Nothoclirysa peringueyi. veins between Psm and Pscu ,- 11-12 branches from Pscu to the hind margin, the 2-3 apical ones forked. Series of gradate cross-veins in 6-10 5-8 the torewing n^fQ' m hindwing ^~1(y Length of forewiug 19-21 mm., of hindwing 17-19 mm. One specimen, Dunbrody (J. O'jSTeil); one specimen, Spriugbok- fontein, 1873; one specimen, Calvinia Dist., 1892—all three localities in the Cape Province. The species has much likeness to varieyata, but the rugosefrons and vertex, the markings of the prothorax, the difference in the nervature of the wings and the shape of claws separate it easily from that species. I name the species after Dr. L. Pt'ringuey, who has done so much in investigating the insect fauna of South Africa. One species is still known from South Africa, viz. Nothochrysa gigantea, MacLachlan, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond., p. 252, 1867 (Natal). I do not know the species; but
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