1908.] AFRICAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 717 



black scales, posterior edge excavated near dorsum; a blotch 

 before middle of term en, connected by a narrow projection with 

 apex ; three short oblique dark fuscous strigulte on costa poste- 

 riorly, beneath first a small deep ochreous spot ; a fine line of 

 blackish scales along termen ; cilia yellow- ochreous, on costa paler 

 spotted with fuscous. Hind wings grey ; cilia whitish-grey, with 

 grey subbasal shade. 



Transvaal, Pretoria district, from November to March (Janse) ; 

 nine specimens. 



POLYCHROSIS SCORPIODES, Sp. n. 



d 2- 17-18 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, face more whitish. 

 Palpi ochreous slightly sprinkled with dark fuscous, second joint 

 whitish towards apex and beneath. Thorax light ochreous mixed 

 with brown. Abdomen grey, anal tuft pale ochreous. Fore wings 

 elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen obliquely rounded ; ochreous- whitish, with some scattered 

 ochreous-brownish strigulje, towards dorsum and posteriorly 

 more or less marbled with pale bluish-silvery-grey ; costa directly 

 strigulated with blackish ; a basal patch of sufiused ochreous- 

 brown strigulation, marked with black on fold, outer edge obtusely 

 angulated below middle ; central fascia ochreous-brown, irregular, 

 broadly interrupted below middle so as to leave beneath only a 

 triangular spot before tornus, marked in middle with several small 

 irregular black spots, and followed beneath costa by a suffused 

 blue-grey patch ; a roundish ochreous-brown patch before middle 

 of termen, marked with black on each side ; a small ochreous- 

 brown apical spot marked with black. Hind wings grey ; cilia 

 whitish-grey, with grey svibbasal shade. 



Transvaal, Pretoria district, Pietersburg, from August to 

 December (Janse) ; two specimens. 



Eccopsis Z. 



Assuming for the present that this genus is tenable, and dis- 

 tinguished by the peculiar thickeiied dorsal lobe of hind wings, 

 then the following species is referable to it. 



Eccopsis acrocosma, sp. n. 



(3. 15 mm. Head and thorax fuscous irrorated with pale 

 specks. Palpi rather long, porrected, second joint triangularly 

 scaled, terminal joint moderately long, pointed ; second joint with 

 base and lower edge whitish, upper edge with a metallic-bluish 

 stripe, intermediate space orange crossed by an oblique black line 

 and edged beneath with blackish, terminal joint blackish with 

 upper edge metallic-bluish. Abdomen fuscous. Fore wings 

 elongate, posteriorly considerably dilated, costa gently arched, 

 apex obtuse, termen sinuate, somewhat oblique ; rather dark 

 fuscous, tips of scales whitish, appearing to form a very fine and 

 regular transverse striation ; costa marked with very short obliqvie 



