Descriptions of South African Micro- Lepidoptera. 305 



OCHETOXENA, n. g. 



Head shortly rough-haired on crown, face, with appressed hairs ; 

 ocelli small, posterior; tongue short, slender. Antennae | (?), in 

 $ very shortly ciliated, basal joint slender, without pecten. Labial 

 palpi moderately long, obliquely ascending, slender, second joint 

 shortly rough-scaled beneath, terminal joint shorter than second, 

 tolerably pointed. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, porrected. 

 Posterior tibiae rough-scaled above. Forewings with U furcate, 2 

 from angle, 3-5 slightly approximated, 7 to termen, 8-10 from near 

 end of cell, 11 from middle, secondary cell defined. Hiudwings 1, 

 trapezoidal-ovate, cilia ^ ; '2 remote, 3 and 4 parallel, 3 from angle, 5 

 and 6 somewhat approximated towards base, 7 parallel. 



Apparently allied to Mesoplierna. 



OCHETOXENA PHANERAULA, U. Sp. 



(^ 9 23-24 mm. Head and palpi grey. Thorax brown, anteriorly 

 suffused with grey. Abdomen whitish-grey. Forewings elongate, 

 moderate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, more pointed in 

 9 , termen faintly sinuate, oblique ; brown ; costal edge fuscous, 

 darker towards base ; a moderately broad shining white median 

 longitudinal streak from base to apex, narrowed at extremities : cilia 

 whitish-grey. Hiudwings pale grey ; cilia whitish. 



CAPE COLONY, Zouder End Peak, 3600 ft., in January (Barnard); 

 two specimens. 



IDIOTECHNA, u. g. 



Head with short loose rough hairs ; ocelli posterior ; tongue 

 developed. Antennae f, in ^ minutely pubescent, basal joint 

 moderately elongate, with pecten. Labial palpi moderate, porrected, 

 slender, loosely sealed, terminal joint as long as second, tolerably 

 pointed. Maxillary palpi several- jointed, folded, filiform. Posterior 

 tibiae smooth. Forewings with U furcate, 2 from angle, 7 to termen, 

 8-10 rather approximated, 11 from before middle. Hindwings 1, 

 trapezoidal-ovate, cilia ^; 2-7 separate, tolerably parallel, 2 widely 

 remote, 3 from angle. 



Allied to preceding. 



IDIOTECHNA FURCIFERA, u. sp. 



. 20mm. Head white. Palpi white, with a grey lateral line. 

 Thorax white, outer edge of patagia light bronze. Abdomen dark 



