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Scaling of upper surface fine and close ; of nuder surface, especially in the 

 liindwings, coarse and lax, glossy, suberect. 



Type : Psilocladia obltquatu sp. nov. 



Related to Zanclojjera Warr. and Ti-'iyonoptila Warr., from both of which 

 it is distinguished by the perfectly simple antennae. 



83. Psilocladia obliquata sp. nov. 



Foreicuigs : whitish ochreous, slightly pink-tinged ; dusted with red-brown 

 atoms and striae, especially towards base of costa, which is itself brown ; the lines 

 red-brown, oblirjue, parallel to hindraargin : first near base, from inner margin to 

 cell, wheVe it ends in a dark spot ; second from before middle of costa to one-third 

 of inner margin, close to first line, partially double in its lower coarse ; third at 

 five-sixths, from a brown costal spot and marked throughout by brown dots on the 

 veins, followed below middle by a dark fnscous shade, and a pair of dark brown 

 spots, one on each side of vein 4 ; marginal line red-brown, swollen into obscure 

 marginal spots below apex ; fringe ochreous, mixed with red-brown. 



IlindwiiKjH : with an indistinct waved antemedian and a bent dark br(_)wn 

 postmedian line ; the latter starting from a costal spot, preceded by a brown shade 

 and followed by a pale space : marginal line and fringe as in forewings. 



Underside glossy, paler, with the same markings, and traces of cell-spots. 

 Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous, dusted with red-brown ; patagia ochreous, 

 with their base reddish. 



Expanse of wings : 40 mm. 



One (J from Northdene, Natal. 



