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brown ; this curved line is preceded in the costal cilia by a short 

 inwardly oblique whitish streak, margined by bronzy-brown scales, 

 and below it, in the cilia of the apical margin, are a few corre- 

 sponding whitish scales, below which is a slender broken bronzy 

 line at the base of the cilia, which are dirty white, shading to 

 bronzy brown at the anal angle. Hind wings bronzy brown, with 

 a darker line along the base of the unicolorous cilia. Abdomen 

 and Legs fuscous ; tarsal joints spotted with white. Exp. al. 10 

 11 mm. 



Hab. Estcourt (Natal), two specimens (Hutchinsori) . 



Type, $ , Mus. Wlsm. 



A small, rather obscure species, but very distinct from 

 any of its known European or American allies. 



NEMOTOIS, Hb. 

 [PL iv., fig. 26.] 

 - Nemotois humilis, sp. n. 



Antennce bronzy, faintly annulated, rather more than twice as 

 long as the fore wings. Palpi very short, roughly clothed with 

 hair-like scales. Head dull purplish fuscous. Thorax shining 

 bronzy. Fore wings shining bronzy, without markings ; the 

 metallic scales are arranged in lines throughout, divided from each 

 other by the darkened ground colour, which is scarcely visible be- 

 tween them. Hind wings purplish, with scarcely paler purplish 

 cilia. Abdomen fuscous. Legs fuscous ; the posterior tarsal 

 joints faintly pale spotted. Exp. al. 8 mm. 



Hab. Delagoa Bay (East Africa) ; five specimens 

 (Druce). 



Type, $ , Mus. Wlsm. 



A very small unicolorous species allied to cupria- 

 cellus, Hb. 



HYPONOMEUTIN^E. 



HYPONOMEUTA, Z. 



Hyponomeuta subplumbellus, Wlsm. 

 Estcourt (Natal), one specimen (Hutcliinson) . 



Hyponomeuta strigiilatu*, Z. 

 Hyponomeuta strigillatus, Z., Hand. Kong. Svensk. 



Vet.-Ak., 1852, 1023. 

 N. syn. = Hyponomeuta perficitellus, Wkr., Cat. Lp. 



Ins. B. M., XXVIII., 5312 (1863). 



