1908.] AFRICAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 725 



scales, terminal joint shorter than second, loosely scaled, acute. 

 Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior tibife clothed with long 

 hairs above. Fore wings with 2-5 parallel, 7, 8, and 9 out of 6, 

 7 to costa, 11 from middle. Hind wings under 1, elongate- 

 trapezoidal, apex strongly produced, termen emarginate, cilia 3 ; 

 3 and 4 connate or stalked, 5 rather approximated, 6 and 7 

 tolerably parallel. 



Apparently a development of Gnorimoschema. 



Ephystekis chers^a, sp. n. 



S 2 . 10-12 mm. Head ochreous- whitish, more or less mixed 

 with dark fuscous. Palpi whitish mixed with dark fuscous. An- 

 tennae dark fuscous. Thorax light brownish-ochi-eous, more or 

 less irrorated with dark fuscous. Abdomen dark grey, second 

 and third segments more or less suffused with ochreous-j^ellowish 

 dorsally. Fore wings lanceolate, apex produced, acute ; brownish- 

 ochreous more or less irrorated with dark fuscous ; an indistinct 

 dark fuscous spot on fold towards base ; stigmata cloudy, dark 

 fuscous, sometimes large, first discal little before middle, plical 

 obliquely before first discal ; sometimes an indistinct pale ochreous 

 spot on costa at -| : cilia grey, with some black specks. Hind 

 wings rather dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Transvaal, Pretoria, from September to ISTovember {Janse) ; 

 four specimens. 



Gelechia arotrias, sp. n. 



5 . 21 mm. Head and palpi pale ochreous-yellowish, base of 

 palpi fuscous, terminal joint almost as long as second. Antennse 

 dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, with broad central pale 

 ochreous-yellowish stripe. Abdomen fuscous. Fore Avings 

 elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, 

 termen very obliquely rounded ; dark purplish-fuscous, lighter 

 and ci'imson-tinged towards base of costa, darkest above dorsal 

 stripe ; a pale ochreous-yellowish dorsal stripe from base to near 

 tornus, rather broad towards middle but narrowed to extremities, 

 before posterior extremity emitting an oblique bar to |- of disc ; 

 (cilia imperfect). Hind wings rather light fuscous, somewhat 

 darker posterioily ; cilia pale fuscous. 



Natal, Weenen, in October [Siguier) ; one specimen. 



Gelechia trisignis, sp. n. 



$ . 16 mm. Head ochreous- white, sides narrowly blackish- 

 fuscous. Palpi white, from base to above middle of second joint 

 dark fuscous, terminal joint as long as second. Antennae black. 

 Thorax dark bronzy- fuscous, with broad white central stripe. 

 Abdomen grey. Fore wings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, 

 apex round-pointed, termen hardly rounded, very oblique ; very 

 dark bronzy-fuscous ; a I'ather broad ochreous- whitish costal stripe 

 from base to near apex, narrowed posteriorly ; a rather nai'rower 

 ochreous-white dorsal stripe from base to tornus, narrowed to 



