Tineidce, and Pterophoridce of South Africa. 227 



has itself been placed both in the Tineidce and in the 

 Tortricidce by different authors. Compsoctena differs 

 from Synnoma in neuration, the apical vein of the fore 

 wings not being forked as in that genus. 



All the specimens which have come under my notice 

 at present have been males, but it is probable that the 

 females, as in Synnoma and Exapate, have smaller 

 wings and larger bodies than the males. It would be 

 interesting to know whether it agrees with the allied 

 North American genus in the gregarious habits of its 

 larvae. 



There are six examples in Mr. Gooch's collection. 

 His note upon them is, " Umzinto Beach; in bush. 

 September." 



Compsoctena connexalis. 



Tissa ? connexalis, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., B. M., xxviii. 

 514. 



This appears to belong to the same genus as the 

 preceding, but is undoubtedly a distinct species. 



CONCHYLIS, Treitschkc. 



- Conchylis trimeni, F. & K., Keise d. Nov., pi. cxxxvii., 

 fig. 51. 



There are four specimens of a large species of 

 Conchylis in Mr. Gooch's collection, which, although in 

 very bad condition, I should have no hesitation in 

 referring to the species, figured by Felder and Eogen- 

 hofer, under the above name. A description must be 

 deferred until better examples have been obtained. 



This species was taken at light at D 'Urban and at 

 Spring Vale, in September, October, and November. 



, Concln/lis a frit-ana, n. s. (PL X., fig. 6). 



Capite et palpis ochreis. Thorace brunneo-fusco. 

 Alis anticis dilutissime ochraceo-albidis ; plaga basali 

 ante costam finita, fascia ultra-mediali versus angulum 

 analem postice diffusa, macula costali ante apicem, 

 punctis marginalibus in costa, et margine apicali, cum 

 ciliis, brunneo-fuscis ; strigulis dilutioribus interja- 

 centibus ; posticis dilutissime cinereis-fuscescenti sub- 

 reticulatis. 



Head brownish ochreous. Palpi, projecting fully the 



