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S.W. PROTECTORATE, Narugas, in January (Lightfoot; ; one 

 specimen. 



GEN. GELECHIA Hiib. 



GELECHIA ALBIFLORA, u. sp. 



<$ 9 . 19-20 mm. Head ochreous-white. Palpi ochreous-white, 

 base blackish, terminal joint more or less irrorated with blackish. 

 Thorax ochreous-white, patagia dark fuscous, a spot on each side 

 adjacent to these or (in $ ) whole anterior dorsal half blackish. 

 Abdomen in <$ ochreous-whitish, apparently becoming dark fuscous 

 posteriorly, in 9 whitish. Porewings elongate, narrow, costa gently 

 arched, apex tolerably pointed, termeu very obliquely rounded ; dark 

 ashy-fuscous ; an irregular ochreous-white transverse strigula from 

 base of costa ; an irregular ochreous-white spot beneath costa at 4- ; a 

 thick black streak extending along fold from \ to near middle of wing, 

 interrupted by two ochreous-white spots ; an ochreous-white spot in 

 disc slightly beyond second of these, and a larger spot in disc at f , 

 these more or less surrounded with black and united by a black blotch ; 

 opposite small cloudy whitish spots at f of costa and tornus tending to 

 unite into a straight line touching this ; some irregular whitish scales 

 in disc beyond this : cilia ochreous-white, at base with a few blackish 

 scales. Hindwings ochreous-whitish, with a slight bluish tinge : cilia 

 ochreous-whitish. 



CAPE COLONY, Matroosberg, 3500 ft., in November (Light-foot) ; 

 two specimens. Allied to triplacopis ; the colour of <$ abdomen might 

 be due to decay. 



GELECHIA LEUCODOXA, n. sp. 



^ 9 14-15 mm. Head white. Palpi white, base of second joint 

 black, terminal joint more or less closely irrorated with black. Thorax 

 white, shoulders narrowly black. Abdomen whitish. Forewings 

 elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed, termeu 

 very obliquely rounded ; light grey, more or less wholly overlaid with 

 ochreous-white ; markings blackish ; a rather broad basal fascia, outer 

 edge obtusely augulated below middle ; a moderate irregular-edged 

 slightly oblique fascia at f , not reaching dorsum ; a rather broad 

 transverse fascia at f. with anterior projection above middle, and 

 containing an irregular white spot in disc sometimes extending to 

 posterior edge ; an irregular apical spot : cilia whitish. Hiudwings 

 whitish-grey ; cilia whitish. 



CAPE COLONY, Capetown, in February and March (Peringuey, 

 Lightfoot) ; three specimens. Allied to preceding. 



