TINEID.-E. 291 



elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa gently 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen somewhat rounded, rather oblique ; 

 vellovv-ochreous ; costal edge dark grey on basal third : cilia 

 ochreous-yellowish. Hiudwings dark grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous 

 tinged with grey. 



Ntassaland, Mt. Mlanje, in December {Neave); one specimen. 

 Allied to arnica. Type in British Museum. 



Machaeropteris eribapta, n. sp. 



2 ■ 10-22 mm. Head and palpi paleochreous mixed or suffused 

 wilh fuscous. Thorax deep pui-ple mixed with dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, rather dilated posteri- 

 orly, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 

 all veins separate ; deep purple, mixed with dark fuscous, tending 

 to form raised strigulse, and with very irregular rather oblique 

 dark fuscous fasci;c before and beyond middle, and a transverse 

 jiatcli from costa before apex ; an ochreous-whitisli tuft in middle 

 of anterior edge of second fascia : cilia deep purple mixed with dark 

 fuscous. Hindwings dark purplish-fuscous ; cilia bronzy-grey, 

 with darker subbasal line. 



PoKTUGUBSE East Africa, E. of Mt. Chiperoue, and Kola Valley, 

 in April {Neave); two specimens. Type in British Museum. 



Machaeropteris histurga, n. sp. 



$. 22 mm. Head and palpi pale yellow-ochreous, second joint 

 of palpi mixed centrally with dark fuscous. Thorax pale ochreous 

 irrorated with fuscous. Abdomen dark grey, apex pale ochreous. 

 Eorewings elongate, slightly dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, 

 apex obtuse, termen hardly rounded, oblique ; all veins separate, 

 7 to ai>ex ; light yellow-ochreous irrorated with fuscous, with 

 scattered iridescent ochreous-whitish small spots or strigulaj tending 

 to form irregular transverse series, the absence of these appearing 

 to produce dai'ker transverse fascite in middle and at 4, former 

 somewhat mixed with dark fuscous in middle, latter furcate towards 

 costa : cilia whitish-ochreous barred witli fuscous. Hindwings 

 dark grey ; cilia whitish-grey, with faint grey subbasal line. 



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

 in British Museum. 



Fachypsaltis megalopa, n. sp. 



S . 15-17 mm. Head pale greyish-ochreous. Palj)i whitisli- 

 ochreous, second joint fuscous or dark fuscous except towards apex, 

 much thickened with dense scales projecting beneath. Thorax 

 pale greyish-oclireous, more or less suffused with fuscous anteriorlj^. 

 Abdomen liglit greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather 

 narrow, costa moderately arched, apex rounded, termen very 

 obliquely rounded; pale greyish-ochreous, more or less strewn 



