Annals of the Transvaal Museum 
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suffusion : cilia pale ochreous-yellowish, with a dark grey spot above apical 
spot. Hindwings grey; cilia light grey. 
Natal, Umkomaas (Janse), New Hanover (Hardenberg) , in September, 
January, and March; three specimens. 
Dichomeris stromatias n.sp. 
$ 19 mm. Head and thorax crimson- whitish-grey. Palpi whitish-ochreous, 
second joint blackish except apex, with short rounded apical tuft beneath 
and scales expanded towards apex above, terminal joint somewhat longer 
than second. Abdomen grey, anal tuft pale ochreous. Forewings elongate, 
rather narrow, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, 
termen straight, rather oblique; dull greyish-crimson; costal edge yellow- 
ferruginous from near base to near apex; stigmata indicated by whitish dots, 
second discal by two longitudinally placed, plical rather obliquely before 
first discal : cilia whitish-grey-crimson, more rosy- tinged towards base. Hind- 
wings grey, veins darker; cilia grey, base pale. 
Zululand, Nkwaleni, in January (Janse); one specimen. 
Trichotaphe conclusa n.sp. 
<J. 13 mm. Head and thorax yellow-ochreous. Palpi rather dark bluish- 
fuscous, second joint expanded with rough scales above, yellowish internally 
and on anterior edge, terminal joint half second, tip whitish. Abdomen grey, 
anal tuft light ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, 
posteriorly hardly dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen straight, 
somewhat oblique; deep yellow-ochreous, slightly ferruginous-tinged, and with 
a slight violet gloss ; costal edge blackish tpwards base ; plical and first discal 
stigmata small, blackish, plical slightly posterior; a narrow blackish terminal 
fascia from apex to tornus, pointed beneath, with black dots on terminal 
edge : cilia fulvous-ochreous, outer half dark grey on termen, on tornus with 
a grey bar. Hindwings rather dark grey; cilia grey, extreme base whitish. 
Natal, Umkomaas, in January (Janse); one specimen. 
Trichotaphe hyrsoxantha n;sp. 
$ 17 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-orange. Palpi pale ochreous, second 
joint fuscous except apex, with triangularly expanded scales above beyond 
middle, terminal joint somewhat longer than second. Forewings elongate, 
rather narrow, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa moderately arched, towards 
middle nearly straight, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, little oblique ; 
ochreous-orange tinged with ferruginous; stigmata dark fuscous, discal 
approximated, transverse, first rather oblique, plical dot-like, beneath first 
discal ; a terminal series of dark fuscous dots : cilia ochreous-orange. Hind- 
wings grey; cilia pale yellowish, on lower half of termen suffused with pale 
grey. ' 
Natal, Umkomaas, in January (Janse); one specimen. 
Trichotaphe hortulana n.sp. 
12 mm. Head bronzy. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint ochreous 
except apical edge, with scales triangularly expanded above, terminal joint 
much longer than second. Thorax grey mixed with ochreous, with a bronzy- 
ochreous stripe on each side of back. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate, 
narrow, costa hardly arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, oblique; 
dark iron-grey; markings fulvous-ochreous; an irregular basal patch, not 
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