COSMOPTERYGID^. — XYLORTCXIDiK. 2S1 



shorter than second, thickened with scales and slightly roughened 

 anteriorly, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed 

 to tongue. Posterior tibije clothed with rough hairs above. Fore- 

 wings with large tufts of raised scales ; 2 from angle, 3 absent, 

 6 absent, 7 and 8 stalked, 11 from before middle, llindwings |, 

 narrow-lanceolate, cilia 4 ; 2-4 parallel, 5-7 approximated at 

 base. 



Colonophora cateiata, n. sp. 



J . 10-12 mm. Head Avhitish, crown tinged or sprinkled with 

 ferruginous-fuscous. Palpi whitish, second joint more or less 

 irrorated with dark fuscous except towards apex, terminal joint 

 sometimes with indications of two rings of dark fuscous irroration. 

 Thorax whitish, more or less irrorated or laterally suffused with 

 dark fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal tuft ochreous-whitish, Foie- 

 wings lanceolate ; brown, more or less sprinkled irregularly with 

 whitish and black ; a band of dark grey suffusion extending along 

 costa from base to near middle, marked posteriorly with a strong 

 bent longitudinal black streak beneath costa, edged with whitisU 

 above on posterior arm ; large tufts above dorsum at J- and | of 

 wing, second preceded by some whitish suffusion, and edged above 

 by a black sinuate line : cilia light grey, Hindwings grey ; cilia 

 light grey. 



Nyassaland, Mt. Mlanje, in January and February {Xeave) ; 

 three specimens. Type in British Museum. 



ELACHISTID^. 



Elachista semophanta, n. sp. 



S . 5 mm. Head grey, face silvery- whitish-grey. Palpi white, 

 terminal joint with base and a median ring blackish. Thorax 

 blackish. Abdomen dark gre}\ Forewings lanceolate ; dark grey, 

 suffusedly mixed with black, more strongly posteriorly ; three 

 moderately large silvery-white spots, viz. on costa before middle 

 and towards apex, and on toruus between these but nearer second, 

 and a smaller one on fold beneath first ; cilia purplish-grey mixed 

 with black. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey. 



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

 Type in British Museum. 



XYLORYCTID^. 



Odites heptasticta, n. sp. 



c? $ . 18 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen whitish- 

 ochreous, basal | of second joint of palpi fuscous. Antennal 

 ciliations of J 1|. Forewings elongate, costa anteriorly gently. 



