Tineide, and Pterophoride of South Africa. 278 
GuyenrptEeRyx, [Tiibner. 
Glyphipteryx? dimidiatella, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., 
B. M., xxx. 839. 
This insect has not in any degree the appearance of 
the genus Glyphipteryx; but as only one wing of the 
typical species is in even reasonably fair condition, the 
antenne and palpi being altogether absent, I am unable 
to determine in what known genus, if any, it could be 
more correctly placed. I may add to Walker’s descrip- 
tion that beyond the yellow basal half the fore wing is 
rather shining purplish. 
IDIOGLOSSA, N. g. 
Caput superne ac in fronte squamis appressis levi- 
gatum. Antenne crassiuscule simplices, articulo basali 
non majus incrassato quam alis anticis paulo breviores. 
Palpi labiales tenues articulo secundo squamis ap- 
pressis vix incrassato, articulo apicali nudo acuminato. 
Haustellum supra longe fasciculatum. Ale antice et 
postice anguste elongate acuminate, metallice ornate. 
Tibiz postice pilose. 
Head smooth above and in front. Antenne stout, 
simple, with the basal joint not thickened, rather 
shorter than the fore wings. ‘Tongue long and thickly 
scaled, with a reduplicated tuft of long hair-like scales 
depending from its basal half, above.* Fore and hind 
wings narrow, elongate, acuminate, and ornamented 
with metallic scales. Hind tibie somewhat hairy. 
This genus seems to be allied to the genera Stathmo- 
poda, Stn., and Cosmopteryx, Hiib., which it much 
resembles in the form of the wings and in its general 
appearance; but the tufted base of the tongue and 
brightly ornamented hind wings at once separate it, 
and enable it to be easily recognised. 
Idioglossa bigemma, n.s. (Pl. XIIL., fig. 42). 
Capite argenteo; palpis argenteis. Antennis argenteis 
subflavide obscurius annulatis. Alis anticis ochreis 
argenteo-eneo metallice pernitidis; fascia ante apicem 
perangusta obliqua, striga ante medium, macula prope 
* In the figure this is shown somewhat too much divided ; the 
hind wings also are a little too long. 
