276 Annals of the South African Museum. 



GEN. EPICHOKISTA Meyr. 



EPICHORISTA CINERATA, n. sp. 



. 20-22 mm. Head and palpi whitish irrorated with dark grey. 

 Thorax whitish-ochreous, anteriorly irrorated with dark grey. Abdomen 

 whitish-yellowish. Forewings elongate, rather dilated posteriorly, 

 costa gently arched, without fold, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, 

 somewhat oblique ; whitish-ochreous, in one specimen veins faintly 

 tinged with grey : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hiudwiugs and cilia 

 ochreous-whitish. 



CAPE COLONY, Gt. AViuthoek, 4500 ft. ; two specimens. 



EPICHORISTA EXANIMATA, n. sp. 



$ . 25 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous, face and palpi 

 pale greyish-ochreous. Abdomen ochreous - whitish. Forewings 

 elongate, rather dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, without fold, 

 apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, rather oblique ; whitish-ochreous, 

 posteriorly with a few scattered light ferruginous specks ; costa pale 

 ochreous towards base : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia 

 ochreous-whitish. 



CAPE COLONY, Gt. Wiuthoek, 4500 ft. ; one specimen. 



EPICHORISTA PHALARAEA, n. sp. 



(J . 16 mm., . 18 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax brown, in <- 

 mixed with dark grey, apex of patagia white. Abdomen grey, in <- 

 segmeutal margins suffused with white and anal tuft snow-white. 

 Forewings elongate, moderate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa 

 gently arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, rather oblique ; 

 brown ; markings shining white ; a basal patch of irregular markings 

 occupying about J of wing, edge obtusely angulated above middle ; 

 an irregular somewhat curved median fascia, in both females tending 

 to lie interrupted above middle and with a short irregular posterior 

 branch to dorsum ; a spot enclosing a small dot of ground colour on 

 costa at if, and a transverse irregular and variable streak beneath it 

 almost reaching tornus ; several slight irregular dots towards apex -. 

 cilia in white with a brownish basal shade, in $ whity-browuish 

 with dark grey basal shade. Hindwings in $ white, with a grey 

 apical patch and some grey irroration on termen, cilia white ; in 

 $ rather dark grey, cilia whitish-grey with grey basal shade. 



CAPE COLONY, Table Mountain, 1500 ft., in November and December 

 (Barnard) ; three specimens (1 $ , 2 $ ). The white markings probably 

 vary not inconsiderably. 



