270 Lord Walsingham on the Tortridda, 



costa to the anal angle, a diverging streak leaving this 

 fascia below the costa and running to the basal third of 

 the dorsal margin, two rather triangular costal spots, 

 the one before, the other beyond, the middle, the 

 extreme base of the costa, and a streak along the apical 

 margin ; between these markings are some few bright 

 rosy vermilion shades. Hind wings and cilia brownish 

 fuscous. Expanse, 14 mm. 



One specimen given to me by Mr. Druce from Bedford, 

 South Africa. It differs from Hypercallia igniferella, 

 Walk., an Australian species, in its darker hind wings, 

 and in the convergence of the vermilion streaks in the 

 direction of the costal, instead of the dorsal, margin. 



(EcopHOEA, Zeller. 

 CEcophora ? sabiella. 



C -"Psecadia ? sabiella, F. & K., Eeise d. Nov., pi. cxxxix., 

 fig. 30. 



Notwithstanding the strong superficial resemblance of 

 this insect to many species of Psecadia, the form of its 

 palpi at once distinguishes it from that genus. The 

 greater length of the proboscis is the only character 

 about the head which might perhaps be held to distin- 

 guish it from the genus GZcophora, in which I place it, at 

 least provisionally. It is very nearly allieid to, and 

 evidently congeneric with, (Ecoplwra picarella, Walk., 

 a New Zealand species. The following description is, 

 perhaps, scarcely necessary, since it is easily to be 

 recognised by the excellent figure in pi. cxxxix. of Felder 

 and Eogenhofer's ' Eeise der Fregatte Novara.' 



There are three specimens in Mr. Gooch's collection, 

 taken at light at Spring Vale in August. I have also 

 received it from Mr. Druce, who obtained it from 

 Bedford, South Africa. 



Head white ; palpi recurved, overarching the vertex, 

 white ; the second joint with a black ring at the base, 

 and another at the apex ; third joint with a black ring 

 about the middle, and another at the apex. Antennae 

 fuscous, with a black spot on the white basal joint. 

 Tongue very long, scaled at the base. Thorax and fore 

 wings white ; the thorax with four black spots, one in 

 front, one on the middle, and one on each side ; the fore 

 wings with the extreme edge of the costa black to the 



