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with black ; a slightly oblique ochreous-brown fascia from dorsum 

 before middle, reaching f across wing ; a somewhat oblique-oval 

 ochreous-brown spot on dorsum at f ; a brown transverse fascia from 

 costa at f , terminating in a round blotch in disc edged with black 

 posteriorly, and with anterior half yellow-ochreous ; a brownish 

 spot on costa towards apex ; some more or less developed pale 

 yellow-ochreous suffusion towards terrnen, and several small 

 brownish terminal spots more or less indicated : cilia white irrorated 

 with black, more or less barred with light brownish. Hindwings 

 grey, darker towards termen ; cilia pale greyish-ochreous, basal 

 third sprinkled with dark fuscous and limited by a line of dark 

 fuscous points. 



TRANSVAAL, Barberton, in February (H. Edwards) ; three 

 specimens. 



GEN. AMYDRIA, Clem. 

 AMYDRIA LOXOPA, n. sp. 



$ . 17-18 mm. Head ochreous-white. Palpi whitish, second 

 joint dark fuscous except apex, beneath with dense tuft of scales 

 towards apex, laterally with three or four long bristles. Thorax 

 ochreous-whitish, sometimes sprinkled with dark fuscous, shoulders 

 dark fuscous. Abdomen whitish-fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa 

 moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 

 whitish-fuscous or pale greyish-ochreous, somewhat sprinkled with 

 dark fuscous ; a blackish spot on base of costa ; sometimes a row of 

 several blackish dots beneath anterior half of cost ; stigmata 

 blackish, first discal small, second large, triangular, plical large, 

 round, beyond first discal, an additional similar spot midway between 

 plical and base, all these tending to be preceded and followed by 

 more or less distinct spots of white suffusion ; some cloudy dark 

 fuscous dots or strigulae on costa posteriorly and along termen : 

 cilia whitish-fuscous sprinkled with black, obscurely barred with 

 whitish. Hindwings pale greyish ; cilia fuscous-whitish, with faint 

 fuscous subbasal shade. 



CAPE COLONY, Dunbrody, in June (Fath. A. Vogt.), Kimberley, in 

 March (Bro. Power) ; five specimens. 



ACOEOSTOMA, n. g. 



Head with long loose hairs ; ocelli present ; tongue short 

 Antennae i, in $ shortly ciliated, basal joint moderately long, with 

 slight pecten of long scales. Labial palpi long, somewhat arched, 



