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Forewing shaped nearly as in admiranda Warr. (Nov. Zool. xii, 

 406), the distal margin posteriorly slightly more oblique ; colouring as 

 in admiranda, rather more glossy, with more distinct (though fine and 

 sparse) greyish transverse strigulae, the ochreous costal edge narrower 

 and less bright, the fringe not ferruginous in proximal half; first line 

 from little beyond one-fourth costa, gently curved (not angled) between 

 costa and SM 3 , even slightly oblique outward from SM 2 to hindmargin ; 

 cell-spot as in admiranda ; postinediau line from costa 2 mm. before 

 apex, parallel with termen at first, then very gently incurved, reaching 

 hindmargin at scarcely more than 2 mm. from tornus ; distal area 

 slightly more whitish ; terminal line fine. Hindwing with apex and 

 termen slightly more rounded than in admiranda ; more whitish than 

 forewiug, without dark irroration or strigulation ; a small cell-dot ; 

 the beginning of a fine postmedian line 1'5 or 2 mm. from tornus, 

 curving away from termen but soon becoming very faint or obsolete ; 

 a fine terminal line. Forewing beneath more reddish, especially 

 anteriorly, the costal margin ochreous, with dark reddish strigula- 

 tion ; antemedian line obsolete, cell-dot and postmedian feeble. Hind- 

 wing beneath irrorated with ochreous and in places with reddish ; 

 cell-dot feeble ; a scarcely discernible, slightly sinuate postmediau 

 line, nearer to cell-dot than to termeu. 



Transvaal, Pilgrim's Rest (Miss L. Schuuke). 



Probably nearest to devia Prout (Ann. Trsv. Mus. x, 210), but paler, 

 more slenderly built, more glossy. Antennal pectinations moderate, 



about as in the allies. 



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GEN. ASPILATOPSIS Warr. 



23. ASPILATOPSIS OKTHOBATBS, sp. nov. 



2 . 36 mm. Structure (unless of the antennae, which are lost) as in 

 antennaria G-uen. Both wings (especially the hindwing) somewhat 

 narrower. Head and body pale grey-brownish with a slight tinge of 

 buff ; abdomen darker beneath. 



Forewing whitish grey, with dark olive-grey, largely confluent 

 strigulation and very sparse fuscous irroration ; inner marginal area 

 from base to postmedian line suffused with light brown ; the two dark 

 lines distinct, edged with whitish on their reverse sides ; antemediau 

 from nearly one-third costa, strongly oblique outward, acutely angled 

 in middle of cell, then oblique inward and straight to well before one- 

 third hindmargin ; postmedian straight, oblique, from costa close to 

 apex to well before two-thirds hindmargin ; a small black discal dot. 

 Hindwing slightly paler, darkening a little at distal margin, especially 



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