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from middle, secondary cell well-defined. Hind wings broader 

 than fore wings, oblong-ovate, cilia |; 6 and 7 approximated at 

 base, other veins separate and parallel. 



Closely approaches Melasina in structure, but distin- 

 guished by the quite different character of the labial 

 palpi. 



Lasioctena sisyrcea, n. s. 



$ , 27 — 29 mm. Head and thorax grey, ochreous-tinged, mixed 

 with white. Palpi white, above dark grey. Antennae white, 

 pectinations grey. Abdomen grey, segmental margins white. 

 Anterior legs dark grey, middle and posterior legs grey irrorated 

 with white. Fore wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex 

 obtuse, hind margin very obliquely rounded; grey, ochreous- 

 tinged, irregularly irrorated with white, the irroration tending to 

 form a very suffused white streak from base of costa to hind 

 margin below apex; markings fuscous mixed with black, ill- 

 defined ; a small elongate spot in disc before middle, a second, 

 larger and sub triangular, on fold obliquely before it, a third on 

 fold obliquely beyond it, and a fourth in disc at two-thirds ; a more 

 or less perceptible row of cloudy dots from five-sixths of costa to 

 inner margin before anal angle ; cilia ochreous-grey, mixed with 

 white. Hind wings ochreous-grey ; cilia whitish or ochreous- 

 whitish, basal third ochreous-grey. 



Grahamstown, South Africa ; two specimens. 



ELACHISTID.E. 



Butalis, Tr. 



Butalis chlor tenia, n. s. 



$ , 16 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen whitish- 

 ochreous ; face brownish-tinged; palpi anteriorly suffused with 

 dark fuscous, except towards base. Antennas and legs dark 

 fuscous (posterior legs broken). Fore wings elongate, rather 

 narrow, long-pointed ; veins 8 and 5 absent ; whitish-ochreous, 

 paler towards disc ; a fuscous-grey dot in disc at two-thirds ; cilia 

 whitish-fuscous. Hind wings somewhat narrower than fore wings, 

 cilia 2; veins 4 and 5 stalked; fuscous-grey, paler towards base 

 cilia whitish-fuscous. 



Grahamstown, South Africa; one specimen. A dis- 

 tinct though inconspicuous species, belonging to the 

 group of B. desidella. 



