22 EXOTIC MlCUOLEPXDOl'TERA. 



surface of the cocoon''' (Fletcher). This interesting cocoon recalls 

 that of the North American ^^enxis Marmara, and woukl seem to 

 indicate near affinity with that genus, as so exceptional a habit is 

 I'ot likel)' to liave arisen independently. The cocoon suggests the 

 appearance of a batch of empty eggshells. 



Epicephala invita, n. sp. 



9 . 9-10 mm. Head shining white, almost smooth. Palpi with 

 appressed scales, dark fuscous, terminal joint white except towards 

 base. Antennas dark grey. Thorax shining white, patagia dark 

 fuscous. Abdomen shining grey. Basal joint of middle and pos- 

 terior tarsi somewhat rough-scaled. Forewings elongate, narrow, 

 short-pointed ; purplish-fuscous irrorated with dark fuscous, with 

 obscure indications of darker streaks ; an irregular-edged attenu- 

 ated white streak along dorsum from base to middle of termen, 

 terminal portion very slender ; a line obscure strigula of whitish 

 irroration on costa towards apex ; apical area finely irrorated with 

 whitish and blackish ; a black violet-edged apical dot : cilia grey, 

 round apex whitish with a dark violet-fuscous basal shade, a blackish 

 median line, and a black apical hook. Hindwings rather dark grey; 

 cilia grey. 



Transvaal, Barberton, in December (Janse) ; two specimens. 



Acrocercops hexalocha, n. sp. 



o . 8 mm. Head white. Palpi smooth-scaled, white, apex of 

 second joint blackish. Thorax whitish, shoulders with a spot 

 of dark fuscous irroration. Abdomen grej ish, beneath white with 

 dark fuscous rings. Legs white banded with dark fuscous. Fore- 

 wings very narrowly elongate, long-pointed ; brownish mixed with 

 whitish, towards costa sprinkled with blackish ; six somewhat 

 oblique white transverse fasciae, edged with black irroration, first 

 broad, basal, sprinkled with a few dark fuscous scales, second and 

 third moderate, third in middle, fourth narrow, connected with 

 third on dorsum, fifth very slender, more oblique, approximated to 

 sixth, sixth just before apex, very slender, triangularly dilated on 

 costa : cilia whitish, round apex with two blackish lines. Hind- 

 wings and cilia grey. 



Tkansvaal, Barberton, in January (Janse) ; one specimen, 



Acrocercops carcharota, n. sp. 



5 . mm. Head and thorax white, patagia dark fuscous. 

 Palpi with ap])ressed scales, white, apex of second joint dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen light grey, beneath white. Forewings very narrowly 

 elongate, moderately pointed, acute ; dark fuscous ; a strong 

 snow-white streak along dorsum and termen to near apex, its 

 posterior half marked off by an indentation and transformed into 



