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The mealy scales clothiug the basal costal area of hindwings ahove in the t}iie- 

 species A. dentatissima appear to be peculiar to that species, and not characteristic 

 of the genns as a wliole, which is sufficiently distinguished by the tnft of hairs and 

 costal shoulder of hindwings. 



Gnenee's Acidalia lophopterata from Madagascar, which I have not seen, is 

 almost certainly an AstlicnotricJia : indeed, his description of that species applies, 

 with certain restrictions, to. //«iv>o;«r/ ; but as tlie localities are different, and the 

 descriptions not altogether in accord, I prefer, at least for the present, to keep the 

 mainland species distinct. 



Subfamily TEPHROCLYSTIINAE. 



28. Tephroclystia connexa sp. uov. 



Forewinga : rnfous grey, dusted with blackish scales, and crossed by whitish 

 and rufons lines ; the lines thickened and forming blackish spots on costa ; the 

 black dusting thicker along the course of the veins ; all the lines more vertical than 

 usual, and not sharply angled below costa ; a whitish dark-edged line at one-fourth, 

 angled in cell ; a similar outer line at two-thirds, slightly angled at veins 6 and 4 ; 

 these wliitish lines indicate the margins of the central fascia, which is traversed by 

 three or four wavy diffuse grey lines, forming dark costal blotches ; cell-spot rather 

 large, blackish : following the outer line is a similar rufous line ; marginal area 

 varied with dark grey and rufous, the submarginal line paler, bnt very indistinct; 

 a distinct black marginal line, interrupted by rnfous dashes at the vein-ends ; fringe 

 grey, with a rnfous basal line. 



Ilindwixgs : suffused, excejit along costal third, which is pale, with dark grey ; 

 a pale, rufous-tinged line just before the middle, on which stands the dark cell-sjwt; 

 the rnfous outer line distinct. 



Underside greyer and duller, crossed by darker bands. Head, thorax, and 

 abdomen ochreons grey. 



Expanse of wings : 15 mm. 



One S from Fovira, Unyoro, May 1897 (Dr. Ansorge). 



29. Tephroclystia dilucida sp. nov. 



Foretcings : thinly scaled, greyish white, with a slight greenish tinge, much 

 dusted with blackish scales ; an obli(pie diffuse blackish fascia at one-third, formed 

 apparently by the connection of two or three lines ; outer edge of central fascia af 

 two-thirds, oblique outwards to vein 0, then bent and incurved ; traces of two or 

 three dark transverse lines within it ; the pale band beyond the fascia with a 

 blackish central line distinct only on costa ; marginal area blackish, darkest 

 on costa. 



Hindwings : with traces of five waved and curved grey lines. 



Underside paler ; the costa of forewings spotted with black. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen grey, speckled with black. 



Expanse of wings : 19 mm. 



One ? from Nandi, December 1896 (Dr. Ansorge). 



The above description is necessarily incomplete, as the iijsect is considerably 

 worn, bnt it is evidently a distinct species, 



