New South African Micio-Lepidoytera. 369 



Pharmacis stigmatica, n. sp. 



(? . 12-13 mm. Head ochreous-white. Palpi pale brownish. 

 Thorax whitisb-ochreous. Abdomen ocbreous-whitish. Forewings 

 elongate, narrow, slightly dilated posteriorly, costa almost straight, 

 apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; oehreous-whitish, irregularly 

 and suffusedly mixed with light yellow-ochreous ; anterior half of 

 costal edge dark fuscous, beneath which is some fuscous suffusion ; 

 a moderate ochreous-brown median fascia nearly parallel to termen, 

 but obtusely angulated above middle, and indented above this, 

 sinuate near dorsum, lower portion sharply defined and more or 

 less marked with dark fuscous, towards anterior edge near dorsum 

 suffused with dark leaden-grey ; a distinct black discal dot at f : 

 cilia whitish, outer half suffused with fuscous and sprinkled with 

 dark fuscous. Hindwings grey-whitish, becoming greyer posteriorly; 

 cilia whitish, with a faint grey line. 



Cape Colony, George (Wilman), Capetown (Lightfoot) ; two 

 specimens. 



GELECHIAD^. 



Megacraspedus serica, n. sp. 



? . 10 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen whitish. Palpi whitish, 

 tuft of second joint long, terminal joint dark fuscous anteriorly. 

 Antennae grey, towards base whitish. Forewings broad-lanceolate, 

 apex rather produced ; acute ; 6 separate ; grey, suffusedly irrorated 

 with shining white, becoming wholly white towards costa on anterior 

 half, greyest towards apex ; a few scattered black specks, especially 

 on posterior half : cilia whitish, with a few black specks near base. 

 Hindwings and cilia whitish. 



Cape Colony, Kalk Bay, in January (Lightfoot) ; one specimen. 



Abistotelia ptilastis, n. sp. 

 J . 11 mm. Head white, finely sprinkled with fuscous and on 

 CLOwn with dark fuscous. Palpi rather thickened with scales, white, 

 sprinkled with dark fuscous, second and terminal joints each with 

 two bands of black irroration. Antennae fuscous indistinctly ringed 

 with whitish. Thorax fuscous irrorated with white. Abdomen grey, 

 tinged with whitish-ochreous towards base. Forewings elongate- 

 lanceolate ; 6 and 7 out of 8 ; rather dark fuscous irrorated with 

 white ; a dark fuscous dot towards costa near base ; four costal 

 spots of brown suffusion irrorated with black, becoming larger 



