Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. 299 



PTEROLONCHIDAE. 



ANATHYRSA, u. g. 



Head loosely rough-haired above, sidetufts raised, spreading, face 

 with appressed scales ; ocelli small, posterior ; tongue absent. 

 Antennae nearly 1, basal joint moderate, with pecteu. Labial palpi 

 very long, nearly straight, ascending, second joint very long, thickened 

 with dense scales, with long rough hair-scales above on posterior half 

 to apex, terminal joint less than half second, projecting from apical 

 hairs, slender, filiform, hardly pointed. Maxillary palpi absent. 

 Posterior tibiae clothed with long hairs above. Forewings with U 

 furcate, 2 from , 3 from angle, 7 to costa, 8 absent, 9 and 10 from 

 near 7, 11 from before middle. Hind wings under 1, ovate-lanceolate, 

 cilia over 1 ; 2-7 separate, nearly parallel, transverse vein from 3 to 4 

 outwards-oblique. 



A remarkable and interesting form. In one forewing of one specimen 

 veins 5 and 6 are stalked doubtless only a chance abnormality. 



ANATHYRSA MACROXYLA, n. sp. 



9 . 30-34 mm. Head white, crown tinged with pale brownish- 

 ochreous posteriorly. Palpi fuscous, terminal joint and long hairs of 

 second white. Thorax white, anterior half tinged with pale brownish- 

 ochreous. Abdomen whitish. Forewiugs very elongate, rather narrow, 

 costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen faintly sinuate, extremely 

 oblique ; shining white ; a thick brown supramedian longitudinal stripe 

 from base to apex : cilia white. Hiudwings ochreous-whitish ; cilia 

 ochreous-whitish, more yellowish-tinged towards base. 



CAPE COLONY, Capetown, in December and February ; three 

 specimens. 



COLEOPHORIDAE. 

 GEN. COLEOPHOEA Hiib. 



COLEOPHORA NIPHOCROSSA, 11. Sp. 



$. 12mm. Head and palpi white, centre of crown pale yellowish. 

 Antennae white ringed with fuscous, basal joint roughly tufted 

 anteriorly, base of stalk thickened with loose scales. Thorax white, 

 patagia and a central stripe pale yellowish. Abdomen grey, segmeutal 

 margins suffused with white. Forewiugs narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; 

 rather dark bronzy-brown, dorsal area suffused with brouzy-ochreous ; 



