278 AnnaU of the South African Museum. 



(6) CucuLLiA AFEicANA, Auriv. CEfv. All. Forli. xxxvi. (7) p. 59 



(1879). 

 Gucullia minuta, Moschl. Verli. z. b. Wieu. xxxiii. p, 295, pi. xvi. 



f. 9 (1884). 

 Eah. German South-west Africa, Damaraland ; Cape Colony, 



Annshaw, Buntingville, Grahamstown (Miss P. Barrett). Exp. 



42 mill. 



(7) CucuLLiA TERRENsis, Fold. Eeis. Nov. pi. 108, f. 63 (1874). 



Hah. Natal, Durban (Leigh) ; Cape Colony, Capetown (Light- 

 foot). Exp. 46 mill. 



(8) CucuLLiA coNsiMiLis, Fsld. Eeis. Nov. pi. 108, f. 52 (1874). 



,, pusilla, Moschl. Verh. z. b. Wien. xxxiii. p. 296, 



pi. xvi. f. 10 (1884). 

 Hub. Cape Colony, Knysna (Trimeu), Annshaw (Miss F. Bar- 

 rett), Concordia (Alston). Ejp. 30-38 mill. 



Genus POLIA. 



Type. 



Polia, Ochs. Schmett. Eur. iv. p. 73 (1816) flaviclncta. 



A. Forewing without short black streak on terminal part of vein 2 scotomista. 



B. Forewing with short black streak on terminal part of vein '2 . . nigridentata. 



(1) POLIA SCOTOMISTA, n. Sp. 



<y . Head and thorax grey strongly mixed with black ; abdomen 

 brownish with dark irroration above. Forewing grey very strongly 

 irrorated with black-brown ; an indistinct waved white subbasal line 

 from costa to vein 1 ; an indistinct interrupted waved white ante- 

 medial line ; the orbicular annulate, white ; the reniform somewhat 

 indistinct ; a dentate whitish postmedial line excurved from below 

 costa to vein 3, then incurved ; traces of an irregular dark subter- 

 minal line ; cilia chequered brown and white. Hindwing pale 

 ochreous suffused with brown ; the cilia whitish ; under side whitish 

 with fuscous discoidal spot and sinuous postmedial line. 



Hab. Natal, coast-belt ; Cape Colony, Capetown. Exp. 42- 

 48 mill. Type in B.M. 



(2) Polia nigridentata, n. sp. 



S- . Head and thorax grey-white largely mixed with fuscous and 

 black ; tarsi banded with black ; abdomen tinged with ochreous and 

 largely suffused with fuscous on dorsum. Forewing white strongly 



