310 Annals of the South African Museum. 



CAPE COLONY, Kuysua, bred in October (Periuguey) ; two specimens. 

 Larva in stout cylindrical cases, one of these composed of twigs as 

 long as the case, arranged longitudinally, the other of miscellaneous 

 fragments arranged promiscuously. Pupa with two basal segments 

 of abdomen fixed, each segment with a transverse dorsal series of very 

 short numerous spines near basal margin. A peculiar species, perhaps 

 related to sisyraea. 



MELASINA STUPEA, Wall. 



ORANGE FREE STATE, Petrusberg, in April (Miss J. Skaife). 

 Wallengren's description is correct and sufficient ; the species is allied 

 to aedifica. 



MELASINA FOSSORIA, n. sp. 



^ . 19-21 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish, mixed 

 with dark fuscous except towards tips. Antennal pectinations 5. 

 Thorax grey mixed with whitish, anteriorly suffused with dark fuscous 

 irroration. Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Forewiugs 

 elongate, costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termeu somewhat 

 rounded, rather oblique ; grey, much suffused with whitish ; a basal 

 fascia of dark fuscous suffused irroration, continued as a broad streak 

 along costa to f , thence rather obliquely across wing to near dorsum, 

 again augulated and continued to near costa at f, with a branch to 

 tornus ; a similar spot on costa beyond middle, and three or four small 

 spots on costa posteriorly : cilia ochreous- whitish, barred with dark 

 fuscous irroration. Hiudwings light fuscous-grey ; cilia ochreous- 

 whitish, with faint fuscous subbasal shade. 



TRANSVAAL, junction of Crocodile and Marico rivers, in February 

 (R. Tucker) ; two specimens. 



MELASINA NIGRESCENS, n. sp. 



^ . 14 nun. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen dark fuscous, 

 palpi moderate, densely scaled. Antenual pectinations 5. Forewiugs 

 moderate, costa moderately arched, apex rounded, termen rounded, 

 slightly oblique ; all veins separate ; dark fuscous ; sometimes a faint, 

 cloudy, darker spot on end of cell: cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings 

 and cilia dark fuscous. 



CAPE COLONY, Table Mountain, 2500 ft., in November (Barnard) ; 

 two specimens. Allied to indigena. 



MELASINA HOMOPERCNA, n. sp. 



$ . 12-18 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen dark fuscous, 

 palpi moderate, densely rough-scaled. Autennal pectinations 2. Fore- 



