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exhibiting a transverse oblique fascia a little beyond cell, and 

 posterior wings wilh a similar but transverse fascia; both 

 wings somewhat thickly speckled with brownish. 



Exp. wings 32 millim. 



Bab. Transvaal, Barberton (Dr. P. RendaU). 



Fam. Liinacodidae. 



Species obtained in the Transvaal. 



Crothcp.ma decorata, Dist. Barberton {Dr. P. RendaU), Pretoria. 

 Ccenobasis amoina, Feld. Lydenburg District {Zutrzenka). 

 Parasa (Otitis, Wallengr. Pretoria, Pienaars River. 



latistrif/a, Walk. Pretoria. 



Apluda invitabilis, Wallengr. Pretoria. 

 — - shnilis, sp. n. Waterberg ( Wilde). 



Apluda similisy sp. n. 



Head above, pronotum, and base of abdomen silvery 

 white ; anterior margin and under surface of head, antennae, 

 abdomen (excluding base), and legs dark ochraceous ; legs 

 annulated with dark castaneous. 



Wings silvery white : anterior wings with the costal 

 margin and two thirds of inner margin, attached by two trans- 

 verse and oblique fasciee twice connected (thus enclosing four 

 white spots), pale castaneous; outer margins of both wings 

 narrowly of the same colour. Wings beneath as above, but 

 anterior wings with the oblique fascige imperfectly seen, but 

 the costal area and apical veins dark castaneous. 



Exp. wings 25 millim. 



Hob. Transvaal, Waterberg {Wilde). 



Fam. NotodontidaB. 



Species obtained in the Transvaal. 



Desmeocrcera hierax, sp. n. Lydenburg District {Zutrzenka), Pretoria. 



lernalis, sp. n. Barberton {Dr.P.Rendalt). 



Anaphe reticulata, Walk. Pretoria. 

 Rigema Woerdeni, Snell. Pretoria. 



ornata, Walk. Waterberg ( Wilde), Pretoria. 



Antheua simplex, Walk. Pretoria. 



Desmeocrcera hierax, sp. n. 



Body and legs griseous, 



(J . Anterior wings hoary, minutely speckled with fuscous, 

 basal third distinctly darker ; a dark oblique spot from near 

 apex to a little beyond end of cell ; a spot at inner angle ; 



