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middle ; five cloudy, rather large, dark fuscous spots, tiz., two transversely placed 

 in disc at one-third, one above middle, one in disc at tv^o-thirds, and one on anal 

 angle : cilia grey --whitish, with some grey scales at base. Hind-wings light grey : 

 cilia grey-whitish, faintly ochreous-tinged. 



Philippeville ; one specimen. This is a true CEcophora, and very 

 distinct from any described European form, but has much similarity 

 to some Australian species. 



Glyphipteryx Fischer iella, Zi. — two specimens at Bougie. 



Plutella cruciferarum, Z. — fairly common in the desert at Biskra, where cruci- 

 ferous plants resembling Cardamine form a not inconsiderable proportion of the 

 vegetation. 



Microptei-yx aureaieUa,Sc. — abundant on the hills at Philippeville and Bougie, 

 on flowers or flying in the sun, and also taken at Elkantara ; varied much. M. 

 isobasella, Stgr. — plentiful in a restricted swampy locality at Philippeville, sitting 

 on various flowers. None of the specimens showed the character of 3£. calthella 

 and the species would appear to be as good as others in the genus. 



Nemopliora Sclncarziella, Z. — three specimens from Philippeville, which are 

 probably this species ; they are, however, greyer, and the hind-wings are somewhat 

 more transparent than in English types. 



SCIOPETEIS, n. ff. 



Head rough-haired ; ocelli present ; tongue absent. Antennae two-thirds, in ^ 

 filiform, clothed with rather long pubescence (2), basal joint moderate, stout, with 

 well developed pecten. Labial palpi rather short, porrected or drooping, with loose 

 projecting hair-scales. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Posterior tibiae with appressed 

 scales. Fore-wings with vein 1 furcate, 2 from two-thirds of cell, 7 absent, 10 ab- 

 sent, 11 from before middle of cell. Hind-wings under one, elongate-ovate, cilia 1 ; 

 vein 3 remote from 4, 4 and 5 from a point or stalked, 6 and 7 parallel. ( ? pro- 

 bably apterous). 



Nearly allied to Talceporia, from which it differs essentially by the 

 absence of veins 7 and 10 of fore-wings. 



S. TECHNICA, ». sp. 



(J . 10-11 mm. Head and palpi pale yellowish. Antennae dark fuscous. 

 Thorax pale yellowish, mixed with pale fuscous. Abdomen and legs grey. Fore- 

 wings elongate, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa slightly sinuate, strongly arched 

 before apex, apex obtuse, hind-margin obliquely rounded, continuously with inner 

 margin ; pale whitish-ochreous, yellowish-tinged ; a series of small fuscous spots 

 along costa and hind-margin ; irregular fuscous strigulse from some of these cross 

 disc ; an irregular fuscous fascia from middle of costa to middle of inner margin : 

 cilia grey, base obscurely spotted with whitish-ochreous. Hind-wings thinly clothed 

 with hair-scales; grey : cilia light grey, towards anal angle ochreous-tinged. 



Philippeville ; three specimens from sheltered rock-faces. 



Ebiocottis pteocoma, n. sp. 



(J 5 . 13-14 mm. Head orange, face dark fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, inter- 

 nally yellowish. Antennae black, obscurely annulated with grey-yellowish. Thorax 



