Tineidce, and Pterophorida of South Africa. 225 



Head, thorax, palpi and antennae pale yellowish grey, 

 the palpi extending twice the length of the head beyond 

 it, the second joint rather coarsely scaled, tapering 

 outwardly towards the short obtuse apical joint. Fore 

 wings with the costa rather prominently arched near 

 the base, the apical margin slightly oblique, somewhat 

 emarginate about the middle, pale yellowish grey, 

 minutely streaked and slightly spotted with olivaceous 

 scales, giving them a rather reticulated appearance ; an 

 olivaceous fuscous outwardly oblique fascia from before 

 the middle of the costa ; an elongate triangular costal 

 spot before the apex, and a slight shade near the base of 

 the dorsal margin of the same colour. Hind wings dull 

 greyish, with a slight fuscous costal spot near the apex, 

 and a dull greyish line along the middle of the paler 

 cilia. Expanse, 15 mm. 



As compared with the American Lozotania peritana 

 (Smicrotes peritana, Clem.), it can only be distinguished 

 by its larger size, longer palpi, and slightly less ochreous 

 colour ; the costa is also more arched towards the base. 



Four specimens in Mr. Gooch's collection. 



Taken at light at Spring Vale in November, and in 

 the Botanic Garden at D 'Urban in September and 

 October. 



SYNDEMIS, Hiibner. 



- Syndemis saburrana, Zell., Handlingar Kong. Svensk. 



Vetens. Akad., 1852, pp. 83, 84. 



Sciaphila saburrana, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., B. M., 

 xxviii. 345. 



.^ COMPSOCTENA, 



Compsoctena primella (PL X., fig. 5). 



Compsoctena primella, Zell., Handlingar Kong. Svensk. 



Vetens. Akad., 1852, pp. 8688. 

 Tissa inquinatalis, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., B. M., xxviii., 



pp. 513, 514. 

 Tluipara natalamt, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., B. M., xxx., 



pp. 995, 996. 

 Galaria subauratana, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., B. M., 



xxxv., p. 1806. 

 This species is represented in Mr. Gooch's collection 



