Tineide, and Pterophoride of South Africa. 227 
has itself been placed both in the Tineide and in the 
Tortricide by different authors. Compsoctena differs 
from Synnoma in neuration, the apical vein of the fore 
wings not being forked as in that genus. 
All the specimens which have come under my notice 
at present have been males, but it is probable that the 
females, as in Synnoma and Hxapate, have smaller 
wings and larger bodies than the males. It would be 
interesting to know whether it agrees with the allied 
North American genus in the gregarious habits of its 
larve. 
There are six examples in Mr. Gooch’s collection. 
His note upon them is, ‘‘ Umzinto Beach; in bush. 
September.” 
Compsoctena connexalis. 
Tissa? connexalis, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., B. M., xxviii. 
pA, 
This appears to belong to the same genus as the 
preceding, but is undoubtedly a distinct species. 
Concuyuis, T'reitschke. 
Conchylis trimem, F. & R., Reise d. Nov., pl. exxxvii., 
fig. pl. 
There are four specimens of a large species of 
Conchylis in Mr. Gooch’s collection, which, although in 
very bad condition, I should have no hesitation in 
referring to the species, figured by Felder and Rogen- 
hofer, under the above name. A description must be 
deferred until better examples have been obtained. 
This species was taken at light at D’Urban and at 
Spring Vale, in September, October, and November. 
Conchylis africana, n.s. (Pl. X., fig. 6). 
Capite et palpis ochreis. Thorace brunneo-fusco. 
Alis anticis dilutissime ochraceo-albidis; plaga basali 
ante costam finita, fascia ultra-mediali versus angulum 
analem postice diffusa, macula costali ante apicem, 
punctis marginalibus in costa, et margine apicali, cum 
cilliis, brunneo-fuscis; strigulis dilutioribus interja- 
centibus ; posticis dilutissime cinereis-fuscescenti sub- 
reticulatis. 
Head brownish ochreous. Palpi, projecting fully the 
