Tineidce, and Pterophoridte of South Africa. 251 



Eiistixis of Hiibner is easily recognisable by his figure of 

 the North American Eustixis pupula in the * Sammlung 

 exotischer Schmetterlinge Zutnige,' figs. 489, 490. This 

 species was subsequently described by Walker under the 

 name of Mieza subfervens, and placed by him among the 

 Lithosidce. Messrs. Grote and Eobinson (Cat. Lep. 

 N. Am., 1868), restored to it the generic name Eustixis, 

 under which it was figured by Stretch (' Zygsenidse and 

 Bombycidae, N. Am.,' PL vii., fig. 17), still among the 

 Lithosidce. Zeller then re-described it as Enaniia 

 psammitis, rightly regarding it as allied to the genus 

 Psecadia, among the Tineida (in the subdivision Hypo- 

 nomcutina). The African species, although specifically 

 distinct, is undoubtedly congeneric with those of North 

 America. 



DEPRESSARIA, Haworth. 

 Depressaria trimenella, n. s. (PI. XI., fig. 19). 



Capite subochraceo, capillis fuscis ; palpis sub- 

 ochraceis, artictilo apicali fusco bicincto, apice extremo 

 fusco. Alis anticis dilute ochraceis subbrunneo partim 

 suffusis. Plaga costali past medium versus apicem pro- 

 jecta nigricante, puncto nigro discali nonnunquam attin- 

 gente punctis parvis in costa et in margine apicali nigri- 

 cantibus. Posticis dilute cinereis. 



Head and thorax pale ochreous, the raised scales on 

 the crest touched with fuscous. Palpi pale ochreous, the 

 second joint touched with fuscous on its outer side, the 

 apical joint with two fuscous rings, its extreme apex also 

 touched with fuscous. Antennae tinged with fuscous. 

 Fore wings pale ochreous, partly suffused with a pale 

 brownish shade, especially on the lower half of the wing 

 before the middle, at the extreme end of the cell, and 

 immediately above the anal angle. A large blackish 

 patch commences at the middle of the costa, and is 

 continued more than half-way to the apex, extending 

 nearly half across the wing, where it ends at its inner 

 angle in a conspicuous black spot, preceded by some 

 detached black scales (the spot is absent in the smaller 

 specimens). Before this patch are three or four blackish 

 spots on the costa, other smaller ones being distributed 

 around the apical margin. Hind wings pale cinereous. 

 Expanse, 11 20 mm. 



Four specimens in the Gooch collection, one of which 

 was taken at light at Spring Vale in January. 



