The Moths of South Africa. 299 



Genus LOPHOTARSIA, nov. 

 Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned to just beyond 

 the frons which is rounded ; antenna of male nearly simple ; thorax 

 and abdomen without crests ; tibiae and first joint of tarsi with tufts of 

 rough scales on upper side ; anal segment of abdomen long. Fore- 

 wing very narrow, the termen short, rounded; vein 3 from well 

 before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from below upper angle ; 

 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked ; 11 free. Hindwing with veins 3, 4 stalked ; 

 5 obsolescent from just below angle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 stalked ; 

 8 arising free, then anastomosing with cell to middle. 



LoPHOTARSIA OCHROPROCTA, n. sp. 



<y . Head ochreous and red-brown ; tegulse ochreous and red- 

 brown at base, then with deep brown band and the tips grey ; thorax 

 grey with ochreous scales on metathorax ; pectus ochreous ; fore 

 coxffi rufous, the legs grey with the first joint of tarsi black ; abdomen 

 ochreous, dorsally blackish except anal segment, which has lateral 

 blackish streaks, the first two segments with ventral rufous stripe. 

 Forewing grey, the costal area tinged with ochreous ; a cupreous 

 reddish tinge along vein 1 and as an ill-defined postmedial band 

 some black on inner margin near base and a subbasal black Hue 

 some black marks on costa and a few scales below middle of cell 

 the reniform defined by black ; some black scales forming traces of 

 a postmedial line with slight streaks on the veins beyond it. Hind- 

 wing semihy aline white, the costal area irrorated with black ; some 

 black points on termen towards apex. 



Hab. Natal, Estcourt (Hutchinson). Exp. 34 mill. Type in B.M. 



Genus CARADRINA. 



Type. 

 Caradrma, Ochs. Schmett. Eur. iv. p. 80 



(1816) tamxaci. 



Sect. I. Antennae of male bipectinate. 



A. Forewing cupreous red-brown, the orbicular and reniform white 

 surrounded by white points cupricolor. 



B. Forewing obscure brown, the reniform with white point . . . . micra. 



(1) Caradrina cupricolor, n, sp. 



3' . Head and thorax cupreous red-brown ; antennfe, hind legs, 

 and abdomen ochreous. Forewing cupreous red-brown; faint traces 



