The Moths iif South Africa. . 279 



irrorated with iDlack ; a blackish spot below base of cell ; an indis- 

 tinct waved black antemedial line very oblique from costa to vein 2 

 below end of cell where it is strongly angled, then inwardly oblique ; 

 the orbicular and reniform rounded, very indistinct with blackish 

 outlines, the postmedial hne indistinct, strongly dentate, excurved from 

 costa to vein 3, then incurved and bent outwards again above inner 

 ■ margin ; the subterminal hne strongly dentate with three prominent 

 black teeth on a whitish patch below middle ; the terminal part of 

 vein 2 streaked with black; a fine crenulate black terminal line. 

 Hindwing fuscous. 



Hab. Cape Colony, Transkei (Miss F. Barrett). Exp. 44 mill. 

 Type in B.M. 



Genus EOTOCHELA, nov. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi with the second joint upturned 

 and fringed with long hair in front, the third porrect, moderate; 

 head and thorax clothed with long rough hair mixed with scales ; 

 antenna of male minutely serrate and ciliated; tibite fringed with 

 long hair, the fore tibia with moderate curved claw on outer side; 

 veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 

 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hindwing 

 with veins 8, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of 

 discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle. 



EcTocHELA cANiNA, Feld. Eels. Nov. pi. 100, f. 10 (1874). 

 Hah. Cape Colony, Calvinia District (Alston). Exp. ^ 38, 

 ? 44 mill. 



Genus HELIOPHOBUS. 



Type. 

 Heliop)hubus, Boisd. Ind. Meth. p. Ill (1840)... hispida. 



Sect. I. Antenna of male bipectinate. 



A. Ground colour bright red perrubra. 



B. Ground colour olive-brown i7ifori 



rmis. 



(1) Heliophobus pekeubka, n. sp. 



? . Antennas serrate, whitish ; head, thorax, and abdomen chest- 

 nut-red mixed with whitish scales. Forewing bright chestnut-red; 

 a subbasal black Hne from costa to submedian fold with pink band 

 on its outer side connected on subcostal and median nervures with 



