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from the anal angle along the apical margin, but not quite reaching 

 to the costal margin, where there are three fuscous spots, two 

 small and one larger ; a slender shining leaden grey line borders 

 the wing, running from the anal angle along the extreme apical 

 margin, and around the apex along the base of the costal cilia ; 

 cilia cinereous, with two darker lines, one along their base, the 

 other along their outer edge. Hind wings pale leaden grey ; cilia 

 cinereous. Abdomen cinereous. Legs whitish, the posterior tibiae 

 with long hairs above, the tarsi spotted with brownish fuscous. 

 Exp. al. 13 14 mm. 



Hob. Bathurst (Gambia) ; four specimens taken in 

 November (Carter). 



Type, $ , Mus. Wlsm. 



This species bears a great resemblance in colour and 

 markings to Bryophila perla and glandifera. 



MEGACRASPEDUS, Z. 



[PL v., fig. 47.] 

 Megacraspedus suffusellus, sp. n. 



Antennae whitish cinereous. Palpi whitish, dusted with 

 cinereous, especially on their outer sides along the lower edge of 

 the long projecting tuft from the second joint. Head and Thorax 

 whitish, dusted with cinereous. Fore wings whitish, dusted with 

 cinereous, the darker dusting forming diffused and by no means 

 distinct spot-like marks below the costa at the basal third, at the 

 end of the cell, and on the fold ; cilia dirty whitish, with a 

 cinereous line along their middle, and another before their tips. 

 Hind wings very pointed, with margin deeply excised below the 

 apex ; shining bone- white ; cilia whitish cinereous. Abdomen 

 cinereous, barred with dirty whitish. Legs whitish cinereous. 

 Exp. al. 18 mm. 



Hob. Estcourt (Natal), one specimen (Hutchinson) . 

 Type, <? , Mus. Wlsm. 



This species may possibly be only a local form of the 

 European Megacraspedus imparellus, F. K., but it differs 

 in the absence of distinct spots on the fore wings, and 

 in its generally more dirty and suffused appearance. 



