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oval dark fuscous spot on fold representing plical stigma ; sometimes 

 a branch from median streak beyond middle to tornus ; two or three 

 small dark fuscous spots on lower part of termen : cilia white, 

 suffused with whitish-fuscous towards tornus. Hindwings whitish- 

 fuscous, more whitish towards base ; cilia white. 



Cape Colony, Capetown and Kalk Bay, in March (Lightfoot) ; 

 three specimens. Even in superficial characters this species is 

 remarkably like some of the Australian CEcopJioridcB, such as Philo- 

 hota inter lineatella. 



ELACHISTID^. 



COSMOPTERYX ANTICHORDA, n. sp. 



(? . 8-9 mm. Head dark fuscous, with a white line above eyes. 

 (Palpi defective.) Antennae fuscous sprinkled with blackish, two 

 apical joints dark fuscous, next two whitish, next five dark fuscous, 

 next one whitish, next dark fuscous, next whitish, next dark fuscous, 

 basal joint white lined with black. Thorax dark fuscous, with three 

 fine white longitudinal lines. Abdomen shining grey, three basal 

 segments brownish ochreous dorsally except on margins, anal tuft 

 whitish-ochreous. Forewings lanceolate, apex very long and finely 

 caudate ; blackish ; three fine white longitudinal lines in an oblique 

 series towards base, uppermost extended to costa near base but not 

 nearly reaching fascia, other two short, not nearly reaching base or 

 fascia ; costal edge finely white for some distance before fascia ; 

 dorsal edge finely white towards base ; a broad orange postmedian 

 transverse band, edged anteriorly with a narrow vertical pale golden- 

 metallic fascia bearing a black dot on its posterior edge above middle, 

 and posteriorly by a pale golden-metallic dorsal spot bearing a 

 minute black spot on its upper edge and a silvery-white costal spot 

 slightly beyond it, between which the orange colour forms a triangular 

 projection ; from the dorsal spot proceeds a silvery- white subsinuate 

 longitudinal line to apex : cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings and cilia 

 dark fuscous. 



Cape Colony, Clanwilliam ; two specimens. 



Stagmatophora divitella Const. 



Cape Colony, Capetown (Lightfoot) ; one example, which does 

 not seem to be specifically distinguishable from a specimen from 

 S. France ; the only difference is that the under surface of forewings 

 is uniformly suffused with bronzy-grey, whereas in my French 



