SOUTH AFRICAN BAGWORMS. 611 



ispui's cream-buff (XXX) ringed with fuscous. Fore wing 

 Saccardo's umber (XXIX) irrorated with fuscous ; at costa 

 and at base some white scales ; a fuscous tei'uiinal lino ; cilia 

 white, drab (XLVI) at base. 



Hind wing Saccardo's umber^ sprinkled with fuscous scales, 

 darker at inner marginal area, which has also some long 

 tilleul-buff lutirs ; cilia as in fore wing. 



Underside slightly lighter than upperside ; some drab- 

 coloured spots on costa of fore wing on second half of wing. 



Exp., type 24"5 mm.; cotypes 22*5 mm. and 26 mm. 



Hab. — Barberton January 13th, 1911, type and one cotype 

 (caught at light by the author). 



Eshowe, Zululand, February 24th, 1916, cotype (bred by C 

 B. Hardenberg from a bagworm). 



The female is unknown to me. 



The bag of this moth resembles in many respects that of the 

 Crossed-stick Bagworm, but the moth is decidedly different. 

 I think this species is closely allied to Gr. stygialis. 



Tlie venation of this species is not quite constant in the 

 fore wing. The type and one cotype has 7 and 8 stalked and 

 9 and 10 stalked for about equal length, originating from the 

 areole not far from each other. The cotype from Barberton 

 has only 9 and 10 stalked, 8 from the areole at place of stalk 

 in other specimens, 7 from half way upper angle and 8. 



Gymnelema stibarodes {Meyr.). 

 Melasina stibarodes Meyr.. Ann. S.A. Mus., v, p. 378, 1909. 



1 have lately had the opportunity of examining the cotypes 

 of this species closely, and have come to the conclusion that 

 it is better placed in the genus Gymnelema, It is very 

 difficult to define the limits of this genus and those of 

 Melasina, but several small differences taken together con- 

 firm that there is a difference, and this we notice at once 

 when comparing more typical representatives of both genera 

 with each other in a general way, without entering into 

 details. The general build is much stouter in Gymnelema 



