Tineida, and Pterophorida of Month Africa. 281 



which makes them appear to consist of three spines of 

 gradually increasing length and divergence. 



.This species can scarcely be considered a true 

 Oxyptilns. The peculiarity of the palpi alone separates 

 it from that section of the genus Aciptilus, which has 

 been held to include A . paludum, ZelL, and A. siceliota, 

 ZelL, to which it appears to be allied. 



(EDEMATOPHORUS, W<iU<'u<jrai . 



(Edematophorus loncjalis, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., B. M., 

 p. 943. 



The typical specimen is in bad condition, but seems 

 to belong to the genus (Edematophorus by reason of its 

 structure. 



e MIM^SEOPTILUS, Wallengren. 



' ^rMimtfyseoptilus sabitis, F. & R., Reise d. Nov., pi. cxl., 



fig. 60. 

 Caftraria. 



There is a single specimen in bad condition of another 

 species of Mim&seoptilus in Mr. Gooch's collection, taken 

 among grass in the market square at D' Urban in July. 

 The wings appear to be almost unicolorous pale greyish 

 brown ; the head, thorax, antennas, and the tufts of the 

 palpi more decidedly grey. There is a fuscous discal 

 spot before the middle, and a faint anti-fissural dot of 

 the same colour. It is a much smaller species than 

 Mimaeseoptilus sabiits, F. & R. Expanse, 18 mm. 





 LIOPTILTJS, Wallengren. 



-- Lioptilus bonasp&i, n. s. (PL XIII., fig. 46). 



Alis anticis dilute stramineis, cervino prsecipue ultra 

 medium adumbratis, dimidio costali laciniae posterioris 

 dilute stramineo. Ciliis omnibus cervinis. Posticis 

 nitide cervinis, ciliis ante medium digiti posterioris 

 fumido substriatis. 



Palpi slender, projecting nearly the length of the head 

 beyond it. Antennae tinged with fawn-colour. Fore 

 wings cleft to one-third of their length, straw-coloured, 

 shaded with fawn-brown over more than the costal half 

 of the wing, except towards the base, where only the 

 costa is shaded. The pale straw-colour extends from the 



