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TORTRICIDiE. 



CROTHAEMA Butl. 



Antennae in S ciliated. Palpi moderate, obliquely ascending, 

 with appressed scales, terminal joint very short. Eorewings with 

 7 and 8 separate, 7 to termen. Hindwings with 3-5 widely and 

 nearly equally remote, 6 and 7 rather approximated towards base. 



Type sericea Butl., of which decorata Dist. is a synonym. This 

 genus is attributed by Butler to the Limacodicke, and was omitted 

 by me from the Tortricidce in the ' Genera Insectorum.' It is pro- 

 bably a development of EpicJiorista, of which species of very large 

 size occur in the Kilimanjaro region at very high altitudes. 



Crothaema mystica, n. sp. 



2 . 42 mm. Head whitish, face crimson-reddish. Basal joint 

 of palpi crimson (rest broken). Thorax whitish, extreme anterior 

 edge light crimson. Abdomen ocbreous-yellow, Forewings eub- 

 oblong, slightly dilated posteriorly, costa anteriorly rather strongly, 

 posteriorly slightly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen faintly 

 sinuate, somewhat oblique ; pale yollow-ochreous, on dorsal half 

 faintly rosy-tinged, towards anterior | of costa suffused ochreous- 

 whitish, with some scattered blackish specks, especially on dorsal 

 half of wing posteriorly and on terminal area ; costal edge crimson 

 at base ; an elongate orange spot anteriorly suffused crimson on 

 costa before middle ; a crimson dot on upper angle of cell ; a few 

 scattered crimson scales between this and termen : cilia ochreous- 

 yellow, towards termen whitish, Hindwings and cilia ochreous- 

 yellow. 



Natal, Weenen ; one specimen. 



Epichorista sicca Meyr. 



Described from a § ; the following from the same locality, 

 though diflering in some particulars, seems to be the other sex of 

 the same species. 



d, 10 ram. Head, palpi, thorax white irrorated dark grey. 

 Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish. Forewings elongate -oblong, 

 costa anteriorly gently, posteriorly slightly arched, apex obtuse- 

 pointed, termen faintly sinuate, oblique ; whitish suffusedly irrorated 

 grey and dark grey, tending to form small striguljE ; several irregu- 

 larly placed black dots and some scattered scales : cilia whitish 

 sprinkled grey. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia whitish, a grey 

 subbasal shade. 



Capua metacentra, n. sp. 



(S . 14-15 mm. Head, palpi, thorax light greyish-ochreous. 

 Abdomen whitish-grey. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa 

 moderately arched, without fold, apex obtuse-pointed, termen 

 sinuate, rather oblique ; grey-whitish or whitish-ochreous, trans- 



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