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patches of dark fuscous suffusion towards costa and three towards dorsum; an elongate 

 black mark in apex: cilia whitish-fuscous, on costa with a dark fuscous basal shade 

 towards apex but not reaching it, above apical black mark with a brown patch not 

 reaching tips. Hind wings grey; cilia whitish-fuscous. 



Mahe, Mare aux Cochons district (1000 — 2000 feet), near Morne Blanc, and Cascade 

 Estate; Silhouette, Mare aux Cochons plateau, and south side of Mont Pot-a-eau, 

 1500 feet; from August to February, nineteen specimens. 



92. Hieroxestis lactijiua, n. sp. 



?. 7—8 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen whitish, occipital tuft dark fuscous. 

 Forewings elongate-lanceolate, apex produced, acute, somewhat downturned ; ochreous- 

 whitish; a blackish-grey apical patch, with two acute projections anteriorly: cilia whitish, 

 round apex with a blackish median line. Hindwings and cilia ochreous-grey-whitish. 



Mahe, near Morne Blanc, 1000 feet; Silhouette, Mare aux Cochons plateau, 1000 feet ; 

 in September and October, two specimens. 



93. Hieroxestis phceochalca Meyr. 



Silhouette, Mare aux Cochons plateau and south side of Mont Pot-a-eau, 1000 — 

 1500 feet, in August and September; forty-one specimens. Occurs also in Reunion 

 and South Africa, probably artificially spread. 



94. Hieroxestis subcervinella Walk. 



(Tinea subcervinella Walk. Cat. xxvm, 477.) 



Mahe", near Morne Blanc, 1000 feet; Silhouette, Mare aux Cochons plateau, 1000 feet; 

 Felicitd ; from September to December, nine specimens. Occurs also in Mauritius. 



Oinophila Steph. 



Characterised by having tufts both before and behind the fillet (frontal and occipital), 

 whilst the fillet itself, back of crown, and face are smooth. 



95. Oinophila glomerata, n. sp. 



J 1 ?. 6 — 7 mm. Head ochreous-grey-whitish, mixed on crown with fuscous. Palpi 

 ochreous-whitish, externally grey. Thorax pale greyish -ochreous mixed with dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate-lanceolate, apex produced, acute ; pale greyish- 

 ochreous, sometimes faintly tinged with yellowish, coarsely and irregularly irrorated 

 with blackish; the confluence of this irroration often produces irregular blackish patches, 

 viz., two larger ones towards costa before and beyond middle, smaller ones before and 

 beyond middle of dorsum and on tornus, two or three spots on costa posteriorly, and 

 always one at apex: cilia ochreous-whitish more or less suffused with grey, round apex 

 sprinkled with blackish at base. Hindwings and cilia grey. 



Mahe, Cascade Estate, Morne Seychellois, Morne Blanc (1000—1500 feet), and Port 

 Victoria; Silhouette, Mare aux Cochons plateau; from September to February, thirty-six 

 specimens. 



96. Oinophila rorida, n. sp. 



£?. 6 — 7 mm. Head ochreous, face whitish. Palpi fuscous, internally whitish. 

 Thorax ochreous, spotted with glistening grey-whitish. Abdomen grey, beneath white. 



