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Oinopliila colulirina, n. sp. 



9 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous, sides of subfrontal 

 tuft fuscous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, externally marked with dark 

 fuscous. Forewings narrow-lanceolate, apex caudate, down- 

 turned ; ochreous-ycllow, with some scattered blackish scales ; 

 discal and subdorsal longitudinal streaks of silvery iridescence ; 

 short longitudinal blacki-sh marks on costa at 5 and |, and at apex : 

 cilia pale yellowish, on termen with two or three blackish basal 

 dots. (Hindwings missing.) 



!XiAssALAJfD, Mt. Mlanje, in May {Neave); one specimen. I 

 have described this though defective, as it is a distinct and 

 interesting form. Type in British Museum. 



TINEID^. 



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EMBLEM ATODES, n. g. 



Head densely rough-haired ; ocelli present ; tongue absent. 

 Antennae nearly 1, in 6 simple, basal joint short, with pecten. 

 Labial palpi moderately long, porrected, with appressed scales, 

 second joint with lateral projecting bristles, terminal joint shorter 

 than second, tolerably pointed. Maxillary palpi long, several- 

 jointed, folded, filiform. Posterior tibiae shortly rough-scaled above. 

 Porewiugs with tufts of raised scales ; 2 from near angle, 5 and 

 6 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from before middle. Hindwings |, 

 lanceolate, cilia 2 ; cell open between 3 and 4, 5 and G stalked, 

 connate with 4, 7 approximated at base. 



A development of Tinea. 



Emblematodes cyanochra, n. sp. 



S . 9 mm. Head pale ochreous tinged with fulvous on crown. 

 Palpi blackish, apex whitish. Antennae grey-whitish. Thorax 

 dark purple-fuscous sprinkled with black. Abdomen dark grey. 

 Fo rowings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse- 

 pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; purple-blue-leaden, with 

 a few scattered black scales ; four small blackish spots on costa 

 from ^ to |, from each of which except second rises a rather 

 oblique irregular narrow transverse yellow- ochreous fascia edged 

 with black irroration, each formed of about three subconfluent 

 spots, second costal spot edged beneath by a small yelloAv-ochreous 

 spot ; a blackish tuft near dorsum at g, one in disc above middle, 

 and one almost dorsal slightly beyond this ; some blackish dots on 

 apical area and its margins : cilia grey, with interrupted black 

 subbasal line. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Nyassaland, Mt. Mlanje, in December i^Neave) ; two specimens. 

 Type in British Museum. 



