a 
A ll te 
Tineide, and Pterophoride of South Africa. 271 
middle, some black irregular patches on the upper half 
of the wing ; near the base a black cross with equal arms 
on the outer edge of the basal third; a conspicuous black 
V-shaped mark, with irregular dentated edges about the 
middle, reaching the costa before and beyond the middle, 
and the dorsal margin scarcely beyond the middle ; three 
black spots on the dorsal margin, one near the base, one 
betweeen the cross and the V-shaped mark, and one 
near the anal angle; a small black costal spot equi- 
distant between the arms of the Y and some small 
black marginal spots around the apex and the anal 
angle, with an irregular thick black streak extending 
inwards from below the apex. Legs white, with several 
black annulations. Expanse, 26 mm. 
EREtTMocERA, Zeller. 
It is remarkable that Mr. Walker, in characterising 
the genus Hxodomorpha (Cat. Lep. Het., B. M., xxix., 
p- 883), should not have been reminded of Professor 
Zeller’s genus, Eretmocera (Microp. Caffr. ; Kong. Svensk. 
Vetens. Akad., 1852, p. 98), which was established to 
include several allied species occurring in the same 
district as those described by Mr. Walker, and in some 
cases apparently identical with them. Iam indebted to 
Mr. A. G. Butler for having called my attention to the 
fact that the genus Staintonia, Staud. (Stet. Ent. Zeit., 
1859, p. 250), is the same as Hxodomorpha, Walk., in 
which case it must also yield to the priority of Zeller’s 
Eretmocera. 
Eretmocera (Gidematopoda) princeps, Zell., Handlingar 
Kong. Svensk. Vetens. Akad., 1852, pp. 96, 97; 
Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., B. M., xxix., p. 707. 
Eretmocera fuscipennis, Zell., Handlingar Kong. 
Svensk. Vetens. Akad., 1852, p. 98; Walk., Cat. 
fhep. Het., B. M., xxix., p. 707. 
Var. «.=Hxodomorpha inclusella, Walk., Cat. Lep. 
Het., B. M., xxix., p. 834. 
Var. 6.=EHxodomorpha derogatella, Walk., Cat. Lep. 
Het., B. M., xxix., p. 8384. 
Prof. Zeller describes what he regards as two varieties 
of this species, and points out the differences between 
them, as follows :— 
TRANS. ENT. Soc. 1881.—paRT Il. (JULY.) 2N 
