TINEID^. 213 



^vith dark fuscous. Abdomen rather dark fuscous. Forewings 

 elongate, rather narrow, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa gently 

 arched, apex rounded, termen obliquely rounded ; fiiscous sprinkled 

 •with whitish and dark fuscous ; three undefined oblique fascife of 

 dark fuscous suffusion from costa, first from base to about fold, 

 second from i to near dorsum, third from beyond middle, reaching 

 half across wing ; an undefined irregular streak or series of spots 

 of dark suffusion running from lower extremity of second to apex 

 of wing, edged beneath by scattered whitish scales tending to form 

 lunulate marks ; several dark fuscous spots on costa posteriorly : 

 cilia fuscous suffusedly barred with dark fuscous. Hindwings 

 rather dark fuscous ; cilia greyish, with dark fuscous subbasal 

 line. 



Ntassaland, Mt. Mlanje, in October; Portuguese East Africa, 

 E. of Mt. Mlanje, in November {Neave) ; four specimens. Type in 

 British Museum. 



Melasina capyrota, n. sp, 



c? . 26-27 mm. Head pale brownish. Palpi moderate, whitish- 

 brownish, second joint mixed with dark fuscous. Antennal 

 pectinations 6. Thorax pale brownish mixed and anteriorly 

 suffused with dark fuscous. Abdomen light fuscous, anal tuffc 

 pale ochreous. Forewings moderate, costa moderately arched, 

 apex rounded, termen rounded, rather oblique ; pale brownish, 

 more or less irrorated with fuscous, with scattered dark fuscous 

 scales ; some dark fuscous suffusion along basal fourth of costa ; a 

 suffused dark fuscous blotch in disc at i ; a more or less developed 

 oblique dark fuscous median fascia, not reaching costa or dorsum ; 

 a transverse dark fuscous spot on costa beyond middle, reaching 

 half across wing : three small dark fuscous spots on costa posteriorly, 

 and a transverse undefined streak before termen : cilia pale 

 ochreous, with two broad fuscous shades. Hindwings light greyish- 

 ochreous irrorated with fuscous ; cilia as in forewings. 



Gold Coast, Aburi, in December and January {Agricultural 

 Departmeut) ; two specimens. Type in British Museum. 



Tiqiiadra cultrifera, n. sp. 



J 2 • 21-28 mm. Head and thorax white or whitish. Pal])! 

 white, second joint with a black streak along upper edge, terminal 

 joint sprinkled with blackish. Abdomen in S whitish-ochreous 

 tinged with grey, with whitish-ochreous projecting genital tuft, in 

 2 grey, with pale ochreous anal tuft. Forewings elongate, rather 

 narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely 

 rounded ; white or ochreous-whitish, with scattered dots or strigulas 

 of dark fuscous irroration except beneath fold ; some small raised 

 tufts along fold, and in disc posteriorly : cilia white or ochreous- 

 whitish. Hindwings with long strong flattened simple frenulum in 



