GELECHIAD^. 199 



fuscous. Posterior tibiae bronzy-fuscous, apical half ochreous- 

 wliitish with a dark fuscous subapical dot. Eorewiugs elongate, 

 rather narrow, costa sliglitly arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly 

 straight, rather oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to 

 aj^ex ; rather dark purplish-fuscous ; an obli(]ue ochreous-whitish 

 strigula on costa at |, whence a faint line of scales is indicated to 

 tornus : cilia grey, on termen ochreous-whitish, with a pale grey 

 suffused subbasal shade. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey. 

 Gold Coast, Aburi (^PatUrson) ; one specimen. Type in British 

 Museum. 



Lecithocera cucuUata, n, sp. 



6 . 14 mm. Head, pal])i, and thorax dark purplish-fuscous, 

 posterior half of thorax pale ochreous. Antennaj pale greyish- 

 ochreous, towards base dark purplish-grey (apex bi'oken). Abdo- 

 men dark grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 2 and 3 stalked, 

 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa ; light yellow-ochreous ; a dark 

 purplish-fuscous wedge-shaped spot on base of costa ; discal stig- 

 mata dark fuscous ; a broad suffused fuscous band occupying 

 terminal third of wing : cilia fuscous. Hindwings with 3 and 4 

 coincident; dark grey ; cilia grey. 



PoRTcrauBSE East Africa, E. of Mt. Mlanje, in November (^Neave) ; 

 one specimen. Type in British Museum. 



Lecithocera xanthochalca, n. sp, 



5 . 16 mm. Head iridescent bronzy-orange. Palpi oraiig«. 

 AnteuniB grey, basal third thick, orange. Thorax purplish-bronze. 

 Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate, somewhat dilated 

 posteriorly, costa gently arched, apex tolerably pointed, termen 

 straight, oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 4 and 5 connate, 7 and 8 

 stalked, 7 to termen ; shining purplish-bronze : cilia bronzy (im- 

 perfect), Hindwings with 3 and 4 very long-stalked ; dark grey ; 

 cilia grey. 



Nyassalani), Mt. Mlanje, in December {Neave); one specimen. 

 Type in British Museum. 



Lecithocera eumenopis, u. sp. 



S . 19 mm. Head brown, ci'own sufiused with dai'k ashy- 

 fuscous, its sides whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second 

 joint fuscous except towards apex. Antenme whitish-ochi-eous. 

 Thorax dark ashy-fuscous. Abdomen pale ochrcous-yellowish, 

 sides whitish-ochreous, base of posterior segments grey. Forewings 

 elongate, rather narrow, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa slightly 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; 2 and 3 stalked, 

 7 and 8 stalked ; dark ashy-fuscous ; discal stigmata obscure, 



