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These are nearly identical in structure, the abnormality being due 

 to the entire absence of ocelli, and the enormous development of the 

 compound eyes. The latter are almost as developed as in <$ Astatus, 

 the space between them both on the vertex and upper part of the front 

 being very narrow. There is a large fovea on the vertex posteriorly. 

 All the other parts of the insects are entirely normal. 



Mr. A. H. Hamm has informed me that he has taken a similarly 

 abnormal Pompilid, but whether it belongs to the same species or 

 whether it came from the same locality, I do not know. 



Fig. 1. Fig. 2. 



The rough " camera lucida " outlines of the face of one of these 

 abnormal examples (fig. 2) and of a normal specimen (fig. 1) taken 

 with them, show at once the differences referred to above. 



Paignton : 



August 12th, 1914. 



A NEW MOTH PARASITIC ON SPIDEES. 

 BY E. MEYRICK, B.A., F.R.S. 



Six specimens of the following interesting new species of 

 Gelechiadte have been kindly sent me by Mr. T. Bainbrigge Fletcher 

 for identification : — 



Brachmia xerophaga, n. sp. 



$ . 11-12 mm. Head, thorax, and. abdomen whitish-ochreous. Palpi pale 

 ochreous tinged with fuscous ; terminal joint suffused with dark fuscous. 

 Antennal ciliations minute. Forewings elongate, somewhat dilated posteriorly ; 

 costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen sinuate, rather oblique ; 2 and 3 

 stalked, 7 to termen, 8 and 9 out of 7 ; ochreous-whitish or pale whitish ochreous, 

 sometimes finely sprinkled with f viscous; a slender fulvous-ochreous streak 



