1908.] AFRICAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 741 



Transvaal, Pietersburg, in September {Janse) ; one specimen. 

 Distinguished from T. tanystis by the much narrower fore 

 wings. 



Tinea othello Meyr. 



Transvaal, Pretoria and Pietersburg districts, from August to 

 December {Janse) : four specimens, apparently not differing from 

 Indian examples. 



Tinea homestia, sp. n, 



c? . 12 mm. Head yellow-ochreous. Palpi whitish- ochreous, 

 upper edge blackish except towards apex of joints. Antennae 1, 

 grey-whitish, greyer above, especially towards base. Thorax and 

 abdomen pale ochreous. Fore wings elongate, rather narrow, 

 costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, termen very obliquely 

 rounded ; pale ochreous, with a faint brownish tinge : cilia 

 concolorous. Hind wings very pale greyish ; cilia pale ochreous. 



Transvaal, Pretoria, in January (Janse) ; one specimen. 



Tinea tanystis, sp. n. 



c? . 16-17 mm. Head bright yellow. Palpi pale ochreous, 

 second joint mixed with blackish. Antennae 1, stout, compressed, 

 ochreous- whitish. Thorax light yellow-ochreous, anterior margin 

 infuscated. Abdomen yellow-ochreous. Fore wings elongate, 

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

 very obliquely rounded ; pale yellow-ochreous ; costal edge 

 blackish towards base : cilia pale yellow-ochreous. Hind wings 

 grey, with a slight bronzy tinge ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Transvaal, Pretoria and Pietersburg districts, from September 

 to February (Janse) ; five specimens. 



Pseudurgis, n. g. 



Head rough-scaled ; ocelli and tongue absent. Antennae |^, in 

 (5" unipectinated, apex simple. Labial palpi rather long, porrected, 

 densely clothed throughout with loosely pi'ojecting scales, terminal 

 Joint moderate. Maxillary palpi absent. Posterior tibiae loosely 

 scaled. Fore wings with 2 from -t, 3 from angle, 4 and 5 di- 

 vei-gent, 7 to tei"men, 8-10 approximated at base, 11 from middle. 

 Hind wings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia 4; 2-7 tolerably parallel. 



A development of Melasma, principally distinguished by the 

 unipectinated antennae, but of peculiar facies. 



Pseudurgis tectonica, sp. n. 



S . 21-22 mm. Head light brown mixed with whitish and 

 sprinkled with dark fuscous. Palpi brown sprinkled with dark 

 fuscous. Antennae whitish, stalk and pectinations lined with 

 blackish, pectinations 6. Thoi-ax brown mixed with whitish. 

 Abdomen light brown mixed with whitish. Fore wings elongate, 

 rather narrow, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa nearly straight, 



