202 Mr. W. L. Distant on 
beyond cell they form a narrow waved transverse fascia and 
along inner margin a double series of spots; posterior wings 
creamy white, marked with black at abdominal and apical 
angles, Wings beneath as above, but posterior wings with 
black costal markings. 
Exp. wings 35 millim. 
Hab. Transvaal, Lydenburg District (Zutrzenka). 
Huprocetis torrida, sp. n. 
Body, legs, and antenne pale ochraceous, the abdomen 
somewhat darker in hue and with the apex sometimes 
blackish. 
Anterior wings very pale ochraceous, ornamented with a 
number of black speckles, which form a broad oblique fascia 
from end of cell to about middle of inner margin, two small 
and irregular clusters in and near end of cell, and some still 
smaller submarginal clusters near apex and inner angle; the 
oblique fascia is margined with golden yellow, which colour 
is continued in another direction to costa: posterior wings 
pale golden yellow. Wings beneath uniform golden yellow, 
with scarcely a trace of the black markings on the upperside. 
Exp. wings 34-42 millim. 
Hab. Transvaal, Barberton (Dr. P. Rendall) ; Zoutpans- 
berg (Kessner); Pretoria (Distant). 
Euproctis stellata, sp. n. 
Body and legs pale ochraceous, the abdomen somewhat 
darker in hue and with the apex dark fuscous. 
Anterior wings very pale ochraceous, with a small reddish 
spot near end of cell and with some black speckles forming a 
short obscure fascia from a little beneath cell to about middle 
of inner margin; posterior wings pale golden yellow, with 
the fringe stramineous. Wings beneath golden yellow, the 
anterior wings exhibiting the reddish spot, but not the black 
markings. 
Exp. wings 35-38 millim. 
Hab. Transvaal, Pretoria (Distant). 
Dasychira extatura, sp. n. 
Body dark greyish, mottled with black; pronotum with 
the anterior margin, the lateral plumes, and the base pale 
brownish, the last two speckled with black, sometimes bluish 
metallic ; abdominal anal tuft pale greyish brown ; tibiz and 
tarsi ochraceous, the last annulated with castaneous. 
