12 Mr. A. J. T. Janse on new South African 



{Janse) ; also one badly preserved male from Durban, 

 13. xii. 1916 (v. d. Merwe) ; eleven specimens in all. 



I think this is correctly placed in Saluria, although the 

 fore-wing has 4 and 5 on a rather short stalk, and though 

 the palpi are obliquely upturned, extending above the 

 frons for length of head and pointed towards tip. 



Saluria pretoriae, sp. n. 



Female. Head, palpi above, thorax and abdomen ocliiaceous- 

 buff (xv); palpi and head on underside white; palpi at sides, 

 head and prothorax in some specimens slightly tinged with old 

 rose (xiii), in other specimens well coloured with it, especially 

 the palpi; fore- wing tinged with ochraceous-buflf, except a rather 

 broad costal fascia which remains pure white ; the ochraceous-buff 

 tinge is lightest towards inner margin and suffused with cinnamon- 

 rufous (xiv) against the white fascia, except near base, where the 

 suffusion is more old rose (in some specimens the suffusion is old 

 rose over the whole length); cilia vinaceous-buff (xl), in some 

 specimens tinged and tipped with old rose. Hind- wing vinaceous- 

 buff, in some specimens whitish ; cilia concolorous and with a darker 

 subbasal line. 



One female specimen is almost coloured like the example 

 I take to be a male of this species (see below), but the 

 hind- wings are a little lighter. 



Underside : — drab-grey (xlvi) ; fore-wing towards costa well 

 irrorated with light drab (xlvi) ; cilia drab-grey, in hind- wing with 

 a light subbasal line ; legs whitish, tinged outwardly with old rose, 

 especially the fore-legs ; thorax whitish, abdomen light ochraceous- 

 buff. 



The palpi are porrect and about three times length of 

 head; irons with a tuft of hair; antennae ciliated ; fore- 

 wing with veins 4, 5 in most specimens slightly stalked, 

 in one almost from a point, but in the specimen that I 

 think may be the male they are stalked for about half 

 the length of the veins ; hind-wing with veins 7 and 8 

 anastomosing. 



Male (?). One specimen which I take to be the male 

 of this species has unfortunately no palpi; the antenna 

 has a very slight sinus with some scales on innerside ; the 

 fore-wing is narrower and the colour is darker and without 

 an indication of pinkish. I have little doubt that it 

 belongs here, though it is in too poor condition to be sure. 



