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8. — Neiu South African Micro-Lejndoptera. — By E. Meyrick, 



B.A., F.E.S. 



The specimens which form the subject of the following notes were 

 entrusted to me through the courtesy of Dr. L. P6ringuey, and the 

 types are in the collection of the South African Museum. 



PTEEOPHOKID^. 



Agdistis ceiocephala, n. sp. 



^ $ . 19-20 mm. Head dark grey irrorated with white, frontal 

 prominence moderate, rounded. Palpi moderate, dark fuscous 

 sprinkled with white, apex of second and terminal joints white. 

 Antennae over ^, fuscous. Thorax and abdomen fuscous. Pore wings 

 very narrow at base, moderately dilated posteriorly, apex obtuse, 

 termen slightly rounded, rather strongly oblique ; rather dark fuscous 

 irregularly and suffusedly irrorated with whitish, the triangular space 

 rather lighter fuscous and not irrorated ; three small round suffused 

 dark fuscous spots at inverted apex of this space and on its lower 

 margin at ^ and f of wing, and a fourth on its upper margin beyond 

 third : cilia fuscous sprinkled with whitish. Hindwings fuscous, 

 towards tornus and on termen with some dark fuscous scales ; cilia 

 fuscous, tips whitish. 



Cape Colony, Troe Troe, in October ; three specimens. Very 

 similar to adactyla and satanas, from both of which it may be 

 separated by the rounded frontal pi'ominence (in them acute). 



TOETRICID^. 



Cacoecia heliaspis, n. sp. 



5 . 27-31 mm. Head and thorax dark reddish-brown, thorax 



lighter posteriorly. Palpi short, ascending, reddish-ochreous-brown. 



Abdomen orange. Forewings oblong, costa very strongly arched 



towards base, concave posteriorly, apex prominent, round-pointed, 



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