284 EXOTIC MlCROT.EriDOrTERA. 



costa ; some irregular orange-fulvous marking beneath costa 

 towards middle ; a slight transverse mark of w^hitish irroration in 

 disc beyond middle ; a double irregular outwards-curved line of 

 whitish" irroration from two white dots on costa at |, anterior 

 larger, strongly angular-prominent inwards beneath discal mark ; a 

 triangular orange-fulvous apical blotch, extending to middle of 

 termen ; an orange-fulvous dot on tornus, and some whitish 

 irroration between this and apical blotch : cilia grey, with black 

 basal line, a white dot on costa near apex, and subbasal and apical 

 indications of whitish suffusion above and below middle of termen. 

 Hindwings dark grey, with some postmedian and submarginal 

 whitish irroration towards tornus ; cilia light grey, with dark grey 

 subbasal line. 



S. Nigeria, in May (Lamboni) ; two specimens. Allied to 

 equatoris and graiiosa. Type in British Museum. 



CHRYSOCENTRIS, n. g. ^ 



Head with appressed scales; ocelli present; tongue developed, 

 Antennae |, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi 

 moderately long, curved, ascending, with scales roughened anteriorly 

 throughout, terminal joint as long as second, pointed. Maxillary 

 palpi obsolete. Posterior tibiae shortly rough-scaled above. Fore- 

 wings with 2 from towards angle, 3 and 4 stalked from angle, 7 to 

 termen, 11 from middle. Hindwings under 1, trapezoidal, apex 

 obtuse, cilia | ; 3 and 4 connate, 5-7 slightly approximated towards 

 base. 



Allied to GhjpJiipteryx. 



Chrysocentris clavaria, n. sp. 



5.17 nam. Head, palpi, and thorax bronzy-ochreous. Abdo- 

 men dark grey. Forewings elongate, rather dilated posteriorly, 

 costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen straight, somewhat 

 oblique ; bronzy-orange-ochreous ; numerous small golden-metallic 

 spots edged with some black scales, viz., a series of four from 

 beneath middle of costa to above \ of dorsum, three curved series 

 of about six each between this and termen, five rather larger of 

 which two are confluent on end of cell and three partially con- 

 nected with black in a straight line from this to tornus, and a 

 series of nearly confluent marks round apex and termen : cilia 

 orange-ochreous. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia pale grey. 



Nyassaland, Mt. Mlanje, in December {JSeave)-^ one specimen. 

 Type in British Museum. 



GRACILARIAD^. 



Acrocercops tenera, n. sp. 



5 . 5 mm. Head, pal])i, antennae, and thorax whitish, basal 

 joint of antennae with scales angularly projecting at apex in front. 



