GELECHTAD^. 277 



Ntassaland, Mt;. Mlanje, in January (Neave) ; one s^oecimen. 

 Type in British Museum. 



Frisilia triturata, n. sp. 



J. 15mm. Head light ochreous, tinged with lilac on centre 

 of crown. Palpi light ochreous mixed anteriorly with fuscous. 

 Antennte pale ochreous ringed with fuscous. Thorax lilac-ochreous 

 tinged with fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal tuft suffused with pale 

 ochreous. Forewings elongate, narrow, slightly dilated posteriorly, 

 costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, rather oblique; 

 3 and -1 stalked, connate with 2, 8 and 9 out of 7 ; grejish- 

 ochreous densely irrorated with dark fuscous except at base ; edges 

 of subdorsal groove ochreous : cilia light greyish-oohreous, with 

 two grey lines. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey, with 

 faint darker subbasal shade. 



Ntassaland, Mt. Mlanje, in March (^^eave) ; one specimen. 

 Type in British Museum. 



Lecithocera obsignata, n. sp. 



J . 11 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous, with a grey 

 median line on crown and dorsum. Antennae thickened with 

 scales towards base, whitish-ochreous, with obscure fuscous rings. 

 Palpi dark grey, terminal joint and apex of second ochreous- 

 whitish. Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Forewings 

 elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termeu 

 obliquely rounded ; 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked ; pale yellow- 

 ochreous, towards termen tinged with fuscous and sprinkled with 

 dax'k fuscous ; costal edge blackish at base ; discal stigmata mode- 

 rately large, black: cilia whitish-ochreous, tinged with fuscous and 

 sprinkled with dark fuscous. Hindwings with 3 and 4 coincident, 

 5 approximated ; pale grey suffused with whitish-ochreous ; cilia 

 whitish-ochreous. 



Ntassaland, Mb. Mlanje, in January (JVeave) ; one specimen. 

 Type in British Museum. 



Lecithocera isomitra, n. sp, 



S 2 • 13-14 mm. Head violet-grey, sides whitish-ochreous. 

 Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint suffused with dark grey 

 except apex. Antennae ochreous-whitish. Thorax dark violet- 

 grey. Abdomen dark grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Forewings 

 elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen 

 slightly roujided, rather oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 

 7 to apex ; dark violet-slaty-grey : cilia grey, mixed with darker. 

 Hindwings and cilia grey. 



Ntassaland, Mt. Mlanje, from December to April (N'eave) ; 

 thirteen specimens. Type in British Museum. 



