COPROMOKPIIID M. — PXEKOPHORID^. 557 



These specimens are very similar, and probably sexes of the same 

 species, but in case of error (considering the difference in autennal 

 structure, which in this genus is often similar in both sexes, and in 

 locality) I constitute the cf specimen type, 



PTEKOPHORIDiE. 



Oxyptilus orichalcias, n. sp. 



$ . 14 mm. Head ferruginous. Palpi sickle-shaped, pale fer- 

 ruginous, lower poi'tion and apex of second joint whitish. Thorax 

 ferruginous, deeper anteriorly, with a white transverse median 

 band. Abdomen stout, acuminate, ferruginous, with basal segment, 

 sides of 2, a trapezoidal posterior patch on 3 with posterior margin 

 raised, two posterior spots on 4, and a subquadrate patch occupying 

 nearly all G silvery-white, ventral surface silvery-white. Posterior 

 tibiae with three whorls of projecting bristles. Forewings cleft to 

 |, first segment slender, pointed, second segment gradually dilated 

 posteriorly, its apex slenderly long-produced, acute, termen beneath 

 this subconcave, nearly vertical; ferruginous-orange; some suf- 

 fusion along dorsum, an undefined transverse band before cleit, and 

 an undefined fascia crossing segments from middle of first to tornus 

 of dark coppery-fuscous suffusion, space between the two latter 

 markings on second segment white ; a yellowish paf ch on costa of 

 first segment before posterior fascia : cilia ferruginous, on dorsum 

 ochreous except towards tornus. Hiudwings dark reddish-fuscous ; 

 cilia rosy- brownish, on dorsum of third segment with a small dark 

 reddish-fuscous tooth in middle, and a larger subtriangular one at 

 apex forming also a tooth on upper margin. 



Ntassaland, Mt. Mlanje, in JS^ovember (Neave); one specimen. 

 Tery distinct by the decorated abdomen, in which respect it com- 

 pares with the South American zonites, wliilst the form of fore- 

 wings is similar to the North American periscelidactylus. Type in 

 British Museum. 



Oxyptilus dentiger, n. sp. 



cJ . 11 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen reddish-bronzy irro- 

 rated with dark fuscous, base of abdomen suffused with reddish- 

 whitish. Palpi whitish irrorated with blackish. Forewings cleft 

 to before |, segments narrow, termen of each nearly straight, very 

 oblique ; light reddish-grey closely irrorated with dark fuscous ; a 

 blackish dot in disc at f ; some white irroration on first segment 

 towards base, and a very fine white transverse line on both seg- 

 ments near termen : cilia whitish-grey, on termen of each segment 

 with a black subbasal line angularly indented in middle, dark 

 bronzy-grey before this and white beyond it, within cleft sprinkled 

 with black and some white scales, on dorsum with three blackish 

 scale-projections, third beneath cleft, and a grey patch before 

 tornus. Hindwings with segments linear, dark fuscous ; cilia 

 grey, third segment with several very small alternating scale-teeth 



