16 Annals of the South African Museum, 



GEN. AMYDRIA 01. 



AMYDRIA PELOPLACA, n. sp. 



(J . 21 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish, externally 

 suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous except at base and apex of 

 joints, second joint with numerous lateral bristles, terminal joint about 

 half second. Thorax grey, patagia ochreous- whitish except towards 

 shoulders. Abdomen pale greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, 

 rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely 

 rounded ; 7 and 8 short-stalked in one wing only ; grey suffused with 

 dark fuscous, tending to form streaks on veins ; an oval patch of 

 ochreous-brown suffusion occupying posterior third of cell, an elongate 

 patch beneath cell throughout, and some undefined suffusion between 

 veins beyond cell : cilia whitish-ochreous irrorated with dark fuscous 

 on basal half, and barred with fuscous on outer half. Hindwings 

 grey, darker posteriorly ; cilia whitish -grey, with basal third fuscous 

 and lighter fuscous postmedian shade. 



NATAL, Knysna (Dr. L. Periuguey) ; one specimen. 



LAMPRONIADAE. 



SINDONOPHORA, n. g. 



Head loosely haired ; ocelli absent ; tongue absent. Antennae |-, in 

 c very shortly bipectinated, fasciculate-ciliated, basal joint short, 

 stout. Labial palpi rather short, subasceudiug, loosely scaled, terminal 

 joint shorter than second, obtuse. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Posterior 

 tibiae with appressed scales. Forewings with Ife furcate, 2 from angle, 

 7 to apex, 9 absent, lU from near end of cell, somewhat curved, 11 from 

 middle. Hiudwiugs 1, ovate, clothed with hair-scales, cilia -f- ; 3 and 

 4 slightly approximated, 5 absent, 6 and 7 somewhat approximated. 



SlNDONOPHOKA LEUCOZONA, 11. Sp. 



<$ . 14-15 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax fuscous mixed with white. 

 Forewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa moderately arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen slightly rounded, oblique ; rather dark purple-fuscous ; 

 a rather straight white median fascia ; a small white spot on costa 

 about f : cilia white. Hindwings and cilia snow-white. 



CAPE COLONY, Table Mountain, bred from larvae feeding on lichens 

 (Dr. Marloth) ; two specimens. A very remarkable form of much 

 interest. 



