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TORTRICID.^. 



Tortrix entherma, n. sp, 



J . 18 mm. Head pale ochreous, forehead red-brown. Palpi 2, 

 red-brown, apex dark fuscous. Antennae dark grey, ciliations 

 minute. Thorax pale ochreous, with some red-brown strigulic. 

 Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa 

 slightly arched, more strongly posteriorly, without fold, apex 

 obtuse, termen straight, rather oblique ; pale ochreous, faintly 

 strigulated with red-brownish, on basal area more distinctly strigu- 

 lated with reddish-brown, on costa with several small dark red- 

 brown marks, extreme costal edge dark fuscous ; a rather oblique 

 transverse dark red-brown blotch on middle of costa, narrow on 

 costa, dilated beneath, not reaching half across wing ; a blackish 

 discal dot at |^, with some reddish-brown marking adjacent ; a 

 reddish-brown spot before termen above middle. Hindwings and 

 cilia pale ochreous-yellowish. 



Nyassaland, Mt. Mlanje, in August {Neave) ; one specimen. 

 Type in British Museum. 



Epichoi'ista phaeocoma, n. sp. 



S $ . 21-24 mm. Head and palpi grey, more or less tinged 

 with ochreous. Autenual ciliations of << 1|. Thorax ochreous- 

 yellowish, anteriorly brownish-tinged. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. 

 Forewings elongate-oblong, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen nearly straight, rather oblique ; pale yellow-ochreous, 

 towards base of costa brownish-tinged ; sometimes two or three 

 scattered brown or dark fuscous specks ; sometimes some sliglit 

 infuscation on dorsum before tornus : cilia whitish-ochreous. 

 Hindwings grey-whitish ; cilia ochreous-whitish. 



Ntassaland, Mlanje Plateau, 6500 feet, in December (JS^eave) ; 

 six specimens. Type in British Museum. 



Cnephasia melliflua, n. sp. 



2 . 10-11 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous partially 

 tinged with ferruginous. Palpi pale ferruginous-ochreous, sprinkled 

 with dark fuscous externally. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate- 

 oblong, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen slightly 

 sinuate, oblique ; whitish-ochreous, partially tinged with yellow- 

 ochreous, sometimes forming faint transverse striae ; sometimes 

 several minute black dots along margins, and three or four in 

 anterior half of disc, but in one specimen these are wholly absent ; 

 dots or groups of black scales on costa at j, towards termen in 

 middle, and on dorsum at |, variable in development : cilia whitish- 

 ochreous. Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous tinged with 

 grey, with faint darker subbasal line. 



Nyassaland, Mt. Mlanje, 6500 feet, in September and December 

 (Neave); four specimens. Type in British Museum. 



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