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cell defined. Hindwings |, elongate-ovate, apex round-pointed, 

 termen rounded, cilia 1 ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 slightly approximated, 

 6 and 7 rather nearly approximated, diverging towards apex ; in (? 

 with costal hairpencil from base. 



Type D. callichroa. Of somewhat doubtful affinity, but probably 

 an early form of the family, perhaps allied to Symmoca. 



DiOCOSMA CALLICHROA, n. Sp. 



(? ? . 16-19 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi ochreous- 

 whitish, tinged with crimson (damaged). Antennae ochreous-whitish, 

 basal joint crimson above. Thorax ochreous-whitish, patagia and 

 posterior margin deep yellow more or less suffused with crimson. 

 Abdomen ochreous-whitish, with a rather dark fuscous spot on each 

 side before apex. Porewings elongate, in <? rather narrow, in 2 

 broader, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, more pointed 

 in ^ , termen very obliquely rounded ; ochreous-whitish ; a crimson 

 spot along basal thii^d of dorsum, becoming purplish posteriorly ; an 

 oblique trapezoidal deep yellow patch resting on basal fourth of costa 

 and extending to beyond fold, terminated by a crimson dot represent- 

 ing plical stigma ; immediately beyond this a broad crimson streak 

 from costa to middle of disc, thence curved up again to costa 

 beyond -|, where it is broadest, and continued along costa to apex, 

 suffused with dark fuscous-purplish before and beyond middle ; 

 costal space enclosed by this streak deep yellow except along lower 

 edge ; a dark fuscous-purplish streak along termen : cilia ochreous- 

 whitish, suffused with light crimson except towards tornus. Hind- 

 wings and cilia ochreous-whitish; in ^ with whitish-yellowish 

 hairpencil lying along costa from base above. 



Cape Colony, Clanwilliam (Marchant), 1 <? in excellent condition 

 except that it has lost palpi ; Capetown, in January (Lightfoot), 

 2 2 specimens in very poor condition, but apparently with yellow 

 colouring more generally diffused, and crimson streak obsolete on 

 anterior portion, with some crimson marking towards tornus. 



DiOCOSMA CERAMOPIS, n. Sp. 



(J . 13 mm. Head and palpi ochreous-whitish. Antennae 

 whitish-ochreous, basal joint white marked with crimson above. 

 Thorax whitish-yellowish, tips of patagia and posterior margin 

 tinged with pink. x\bdomen whitish, anal tuft ochreous-tinged. 

 Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; pale yellowish ; a crimson 



