278 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTEEA. 



Onel)ala crypsizyga, n. sp. 



5 . 10 mm. Head and thorax dark purple-fuscous, sides of 

 crown orange. Palpi dark purple-fuscous, apex of second joint 

 suffused with pale ochreous, terminal joint pale ochreous pos- 

 teriorly. Antennce dark fuscous, basal half j-ellow, apical fourth 

 white. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, 

 costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat 

 oblique ; 3 and 4 out of 2, 7 absent, 8 and 9 stalked ; dark 

 bluish-purple-fuscous ; obscure transverse blackish fasciae at f and 

 from I of costa to dorsum before tornus, only visible in certain 

 lights, latter followed on costa by a triangular whitish-ochreous 

 spot : cilia bronzj'-purple, with darker subbasal line. Hindwings 

 with 4 and 5 connate ; grey, darker towards termen ; cilia grey. 



Nyassaland, Mt. Mlanje, in December (Kcave) ; one specimen. 

 Type in British Museum. 



Pachnistis mitigata, n. sp. 



cJ . 17-18 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax ochreous-yellow, 

 terminal joint of palpi thickened with scales. Antenual cilia- 

 tions 1. Abdomen pale yellowish. Forewings elongate, costa 

 gently arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, rather oblique; 

 ochreous-yellow ; second discal stigma moderate, brownish, con- 

 nected with tornus by a very faint brownish-yellow shade : cilia 

 ochreous-yellow. Hindwings light yellowish - grey ; cilia pale 

 yellowish tinged with grey. 



Ntassaland, S.W. of Lake Chilwa, in June (iS^eave) • two 

 specimens. 



Brachmia torva, n. sp. 



5 . 16 mm. Head light grey, sidetufts yellowish, face ochreous- 

 whitish. Palpi whitish-yellowish, second joint suffused with dark 

 grey except tip. Thorax leaden-grey, suffusedly spotted with 

 ochreous-yellowish. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, rather 

 narrow, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen almost straight, little oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 

 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex ; leaden-grey ; markings yellow- 

 ochreous, centrally tinged with brownish, and edged with black ; 

 a short slender mark on dorsum towards base ; four moderate 

 irregular fasciae, first three oblique, first from costa near base, not 

 reaching dorsum, second before middle, not reaching costa, broadest 

 on dorsum, third from middle of costa, prominent in disc pos- 

 teriorly, not reaching dorsum, fourth from | of costa to dorsum 

 before tornus, almost interrupted in disc : cilia leaden-grey. 

 Hindwings and cilia grey. 



Nyassaland, Mt. Mlanje, in February (JVeave); one specimen. 

 Allied io pantlieropa. Type in British Museum. 



