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posteriorly, first very small, fourth anteapical, large; obliquely 

 beyond the first three of these are three subdorsal tufts of scales, 

 mixed with black anteriorly, white posteriorly, third preceded by 

 a yellow-ochreous spot ; second and third costal spots edged beneath 

 by yellow-ochreous spots; a small yellow-ochreous spot with two 

 or three raised black scales in middle of disc : cilia pale fuscous 

 sprinkled with dark fuscous round apex, with rows of whitish points. 

 Hindwings light grey ; cilia light greyish-ochreous. 



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



Gblechia epicentea, n. sp. 



J $ . 16 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous. Palpi pale 

 ochreous, second joint with dark fuscous specks tending to foi-m 

 longitudinal series, terminal joint almost as long as second, whitish, 

 with lateral dark fuscous line towards base. Antennae fuscous. 

 Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, narrow, slightly 

 dilated, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, termen very 

 obliquely rounded ; light yellow-ochreous irregularly sprinkled with 

 fuscous ; a small fuscous spot in disc at ^ ; stigmata black, plical 

 obliquely before first discal, beyond which is an additional black dot 

 in middle of disc, these three connected by a patch of fuscous 

 suffusion, second discal less defined, preceded by an additional 

 undefined dark fuscous dot obliquely above it ; a transverse patch 

 of fuscous suffusion from costa at )f, reaching half across wing ; a 

 series of blackish-fuscous dots round posterior third of costa and 

 termen : cilia whitish-ochreous, with a few fuscous specks towards 

 base. Hindwings over 1, pale grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Cape Colony, Kalk Bay, in February (Lightfoot) ; two specimens. 



Gelechia panaula, n. sp. 



$ . 18 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous, sides more 

 brownish-ochreous. Palpi ochreous- whitish, second joint brownish- 

 tinged, terminal joint almost as long as second. Antenna; ochreous- 

 whitish, basal joint brownish-tinged. Al)domen ochrcous-whitisli. 

 Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex acute, termen 

 extremely obliquely rounded ; whitish-ochreous tinged with yellowish 

 and mixed with pale ochreous-brownish ; costa, dorsum, and all 

 veins marked by fine white lines ; some whitish subdorsal suffusion ; 

 discal stigmata small, blackish, plical represented by a very fine 

 black linear mark obliquely before first discal: cilia ochreous-whitish 

 (defective). Hindwings whitish ; cilia ochreous-whitish. 



Cape Colony, Capetown (Lightfoot) ; one specimen. 



