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  Micro-Lepidoptera. 
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  fuscous 
  scaling 
  extends 
  upwards 
  as 
  far 
  as 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  wing, 
  

   where 
  a 
  rich 
  chestnut-brown 
  fascia, 
  running 
  obHquely 
  outwards 
  

   from 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  costal 
  margin, 
  meets 
  it 
  and 
  blends 
  with 
  it 
  ; 
  

   a 
  small 
  space 
  on 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  dorsal 
  margin 
  is 
  slightly 
  paler 
  

   than 
  the 
  surrounding 
  surface 
  ; 
  towards 
  the 
  apex 
  an 
  obliquely 
  

   curved 
  shade 
  of 
  rich 
  chestnut-brown 
  is 
  attenuated 
  from 
  the 
  costal 
  

   margin 
  to 
  the 
  lower 
  half 
  of 
  the 
  apical 
  margin 
  ; 
  cilia 
  reddish 
  

   brown. 
  In 
  the 
  ? 
  , 
  which 
  is 
  considerably 
  larger 
  than 
  the 
  $ 
  , 
  the 
  

   purplish 
  fuscous 
  scaling 
  on 
  the 
  dorsal 
  half 
  of 
  the 
  wing 
  is 
  reduced 
  

   to 
  two 
  dorsal 
  spots, 
  the 
  first 
  before, 
  the 
  other 
  beyond 
  the 
  middle 
  ; 
  

   these 
  are 
  mixed 
  with 
  chocolate-brown, 
  but 
  the 
  whole 
  wing-surface 
  

   shows 
  a 
  mottled 
  appearance 
  caused 
  by 
  patches 
  and 
  lines 
  of 
  pale 
  

   steel-grey 
  scales, 
  visible 
  only 
  in 
  a 
  strong 
  light. 
  Hind 
  wings 
  rich 
  

   brownish 
  ochreous, 
  with 
  a 
  cupreous 
  tinge 
  ; 
  cilia 
  paler, 
  with 
  a 
  

   darker 
  line 
  near 
  their 
  base. 
  Ahdome^i 
  and 
  anal 
  tuft 
  the 
  same 
  

   colour 
  as 
  the 
  hind 
  wings. 
  Exp. 
  al. 
  ^ 
  16 
  mm., 
  $ 
  24 
  mm. 
  

  

  Hah. 
  Bathurst 
  (Gambia) 
  ; 
  six 
  specimens. 
  " 
  Taken 
  

   at 
  light, 
  November 
  and 
  December 
  " 
  {Carter). 
  

  

  - 
  Type, 
  ^ 
  ? 
  , 
  Mus. 
  Wlsm. 
  

  

  LoXOTiENIA, 
  Stph. 
  

  

  The 
  genus 
  Loxotcenia 
  is 
  retained 
  in 
  the 
  present 
  paper, 
  

   for, 
  although 
  I 
  am 
  inclined 
  to 
  agree 
  with 
  Mr. 
  Meyrick 
  in 
  

   suppressing 
  it 
  in 
  favour 
  of 
  Cacoecia 
  upon 
  the 
  grounds 
  

   stated 
  in 
  his 
  paper 
  on 
  the 
  classification 
  of 
  the 
  Tortricina 
  

   of 
  Australia 
  (Proc. 
  Linn. 
  Soc. 
  N. 
  S. 
  W., 
  vi., 
  483 
  (1882) 
  ), 
  

   it 
  involves 
  a 
  more 
  considerable 
  alteration 
  of 
  accepted 
  

   nomenclature 
  than 
  would 
  be 
  justified 
  without 
  a 
  detailed 
  

   examination 
  of 
  a 
  considerable 
  number 
  of 
  North 
  American, 
  

   as 
  well 
  as 
  African, 
  species, 
  which 
  I 
  am 
  not 
  at 
  present 
  in 
  

   a 
  position 
  to 
  undertake. 
  

  

  Loxotcenia 
  capensana, 
  Wkr. 
  

  

  Estcourt 
  (Natal), 
  two 
  specimens 
  {Hutchhison) 
  ; 
  Gra- 
  

   hamstown 
  (Cape 
  Colony), 
  one 
  specimen 
  {Druce). 
  

  

  Loxotcenia 
  elegans, 
  Wlsm. 
  

  

  Estcourt 
  (Natal), 
  five 
  specimens 
  {Hutchinson) 
  ; 
  Gra- 
  

   hamstown 
  (Cape 
  Colony), 
  two 
  specimens 
  {Druce) 
  ; 
  Zulu- 
  

   land, 
  one 
  specimen 
  {collected 
  by 
  the 
  late 
  Col. 
  Harveij 
  

   Tower). 
  . 
  . 
  _ 
  

  

  TRANS. 
  ENT. 
  SOC. 
  LONP. 
  1891. 
  PART 
  I. 
  (MARCH.; 
  F 
  

  

  