498 Annals of the South African Museum. 



approximated for only ^ of cell ; the discocellular is concave out- 

 wards ; veins 3 and 7 well before angles of cell. 

 Type : Lissodcs strigifera, spec. nov. 



51. LISSODES STKIGIFEKA, spec. nov. 



Forewing : Pale lavender grey, slightly speckled or striated with 

 black ; the lines finely black ; inner before ^-, oblique outwards from 

 costa and angled below subcostal, then oblique inwards with a small 

 outward curve on submedian fold ; outer line lunulate dentate, from 

 ^ of costa to ;j of inner margin, preceded by darker scaling, and 

 joined below middle by a diffuse dark shade from below costa, 

 embracing the small dark cellspot ; submarginal line not visible 

 except below middle, where it is preceded by a darker shading with 

 lunulate outer edge, the lunule between veins 3 and 4 being con- 

 spicuously blackened ; fringe pale grey. 



HindiriiK/ : Pale grey, especially towards base, with an outer 

 lunulate dentate line preceded by a brownish suffusion, containing a 

 dark cloud from inner margin, and crossed by broken black lines 

 and striae ; the terminal area with the striae less distinct. 



Underside of fore wing pale grey below submedian fold, darker 

 grey along termen, the rest of the wing, as far as outer line, washed 

 with dull fulvous and marked by coarse blackish transverse striae ; 

 hindwing white, thickly covered with grey and black striae; the 

 veins fulvous. 



Vertex, thorax, and abdomen pale grey dusted with darker ; frons 

 brownish grey above, pale below ; palpi fulvous mixed with black ; 

 the ridge of scales on fore coxae fulvous ; pectus, venter, and legs 

 pale grey. 



Expanse of wings : 34 mm. 



1 3 from Cape Town, 1911. (P. C. Keytel.) 



STENOPT1LOTIS, gen. nov. 



Forewing : Elongate-triangular ; costa faintly sinuous, indented 

 beyond middle ; termen obliquely curved, as long as inner margin 

 which is somewhat convex. 



Hindwing : Narrow and elongate, twice as long as wide ; inner 

 margin very short ; termen from anal angle to vein 4 parallel to costa, 

 thence rounded, emarginate throughout, the anal angle slightly 

 lobed. Palpi short, the second segment triangular, the third minute ; 

 tongue present ; antennae of $ bipectinate. 



Neuration : Forewing, cell longer than half of wing ; discocellular 



