Tineidte, and Pterophorida of South Africa. 237 



the second joint thickened, not tufted. Proboscis none. 

 Fore wings and hind wings elongate, lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate. Cilia very long. Hind tibiae long, hairy above 

 and beneath, with the inner spurs a good deal longer 

 than the outer ones. 



C - Ischnopsis angustella, n. s. (PL X., fig. 11). 



Capite sordide cano squamis appressis. Palpis et 

 antennis sordidis. Alis anticis dilute cinereis, griseo- 

 fusco in longitudine lineatis. Posticis dilute cinereo- 

 ochraceis antice infuscatis. Ciliis et tibiis posticis 

 dilutioribus. 



Head dingy whitish, with appressed scales. Palpi 

 with the second joint slightly thickened, roughly scaled, 

 but not tufted; apical joint not half as long as the 

 second joint. Antennae simple, three-fourths of the 

 length of the fore wings ; the basal joint fringed beneath. 

 Fore wings elongate, acuminate, pale cinereous, with 

 indistinct slender lines of greyish fuscous throughout 

 their length. Hind wings pale cinereous-ochreous, 

 shaded anteriorly" with fuscous, elongate, acuminate, 

 the costal margin appressed towards the apex. Cilia 

 paler. Hind tibiae very densely pilose above. (?) Male. 

 Expanse, 28 mm. 



Two examples in Mr. Gooch's collection, taken at 

 light at Spring Vale in January. 



- EUPLOCAMUS. Latreille. 



Euplocamus stupens, Wallgr., Of. Af. Kongl. Vet. Akad. 

 For., 1875, Arg. 32, pp. 127, 128. 



' Euplocamus horridellus. 



Tinea horridella, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., B. M., xxviii. 

 474. 



This large and distinct species is represented in Mr. 

 Gooch's collection by nine specimens, varying greatly 

 in size, the largest reaching an expanse of 32 mm., the 

 smallest only 18 mm. I have a specimen in my own 

 collection, given to me by Mr. Druce, from Bedford, 

 South Africa. It is rather remarkable that so con- 

 spicuous an insect, and one which appears to be not 



