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ochreous-whitish blotch extending on costa from 1 to |-, and 

 Teaching |- across wing ; disc beyond this blotch more coppery- 

 ferruginous : cilia ferruginous-fuscous irrorated with blackish. 

 Hind wings grey, with golden reflections : cilia ochreous-whitish. 

 S. Nigeria, Ogrugu ; one specimen. 



Malacyntis, n. g. 



Head roughly tufted ; ocelli absent ; tongue obsolete. An- 

 tennae over 1, in (5 stout, simple, basal joint thick, concave 

 beneath. Labial palpi moderate, porrected, second joint with 

 dense scales projecting beneath at apex and two or three apical 

 b)ristles, terminal joint moderate, densely scaled. Maxillary palpi 

 obsolete. Posterior tibiiB clothed with long hairs above. Fore 

 wings with 2 fi'om towards angle, 7 and 9 stalked, 7 to costa, 

 8 absent, 11 from before middle. Hind wings under 1, elongate- 

 ovate, cilia 4 ; 2-7 tolerably parallel. 



A development of Tineola, 



Malacyntis stibarodes, sp. n. 



S. 15mm. Head light yellow-ochreous. Palpi rather dark 

 fuscous, beneath ochreous-suflfused, apex whitish-ochreous. An- 

 tennae whitish-ochreous. Thorax and abdomen pale brownish- 

 ochreous. Fore wings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; pale brownish-ochreous ; 

 base of costa infuscated : cilia pale yellowish-ochreous, tips paler. 

 Hind wings bronzy-grey ; cilia light brownish-ochreous. 

 Sierra Leone ; one specimen. 



Tineola leucastis, sp. n. 



S . 24 mm. Head light ochreous-orange. Palpi moderate, 

 Avhitish-ochreous. Antennae grey. Thorax white. Abdomen 

 ochreous-yellowish. Fore wings elongate, rather narrow, costa 

 gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 

 white ; costal edge finely blackish towards base, elsewhere pale 

 ochreous-yellowish : cilia pale ochreous-yellowish. Hind wings 

 light yellowish-grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Transvaal, N.E. Pretoria district and Pietersburg, in October, 

 December, and March {Janse) ; one specimen. 



Tineola xanthastis, sp. n. 



S . 19 mm. Head and thorax bright ochreous-yellow. Palpi 

 moderate, grey, apex whitish-yellowish. Antennae grey. Ab- 

 domen whitish-ochreous. Fore wings elongate, narrow, costa 

 gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 

 blight ochreous-yellow ; costal edge finely blackish towaixls base : 

 cilia ochreous-yellow. Hind wings grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Transvaal, Pretoria, in December, January, and March 

 {Janse) ; one specimen. 



