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tornus, reaching rather more than half across wing, anteriorly 

 edged with white ; immediately beyond this a moderate incurved 

 fascia of ferruginous-brown suffusion from f of costa to tornus, 

 where it coalesces with a narrow irregular-edged terminal fascia, 

 yellow space between these edged with white beneath : cilia pale 

 fuscous mixed with ferruginous-brownish (defective). Hindwings 

 rather dark grey ; cilia whitish-grey. 



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



GKACILAKIAD^. 



Gkacilakia prosticta, n. sp. 



3 . 9 mm. Head brassy-ochreous- whitish, crown bronzy-tinged. 

 Palpi whitish, lower § of second joint grey externally. Anteinuc 

 pale grey, towards base whitish. Thorax pale ochreous tinged with 

 purplish-grey anteriorly. Abdomen grey. Anterior and middle legs 

 dark fuscous, tarsi white except towards tip, posterior legs whitish. 

 Forewings elongate, very narrow, costa anteriorly straight, posteriorly 

 gently arched, apex pointed, termen continuous with dorsum ; violet- 

 bronzy-ochreous ; about twelve minute black dots arranged along 

 costa from base to §, and some others beneath costa towards Ijasc ; 

 a rather broad light brassy-yellow streak extending along costa from 

 before \ to near apex ; a small elongate blackish spot in middle of 

 disc ; a dark fuscous dot on costa near apex : cilia whitish-yellowish 

 tinged with purplish-bronzy, at apex with a dark bronzy spot, round 

 apex with tips black. Hindwings grey ; cilia yellow-grey-whitish. 



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



PLUTELLID^. 



Gymnogramma rhodoneura, n. sp. 



J . 16-17 mm. Head pale ochreous, face dull crimson. Palpi 

 whitish-ochreous tinged with crimson. Antennae whitish-ochreous, 

 basal joint suffused with crimson. Thorax pale ochreous, shoulders 

 and a central stripe light crimson. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. 

 Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen 

 little rounded, oblique ; 7 and 8 approximated at base ; pale yellow- 

 ochreous ; veins more or less suffused with light crimson, especially 

 on upper margin of cell and beyond its angles ; base of costa crimson : 

 cilia whitish-ochreous tinged with crimson (defective). Hindwings 



