Annals of the Transvaal Museum 
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with ochreous from costa at f , and a more blackish mark on apical part of 
termen; cilia whitish, with faint ochreous-yellowish subbasal shade, at apex 
with a blackish bar. 
Zululand, Prospect, in January (Janse); one specimen. This and the 
following differ from the typical species in absence of tuft of palpi, and pre- 
sence of vein 3 of forewings, but are entirely congeneric, the genus being distinct 
by other characters. 
Dragmatucha bivia n.sp. 
$ 22 mm. Head and thorax dark purplish-fuscous, sides of head pale 
ochreous-yellowish. Antennae whitish-ochreous. Palpi pale ochreous-yellowish, 
second joint with appressed scales. Abdomen light greyish, anal tuft pale 
yellowish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa anteriorly moderately, 
posteriorly slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen faintly sinuate, rather oblique; 
3 and 4 out of 2; dark purplish-fuscous; a nearly straight whitish-ochreous 
transverse streak at J; a nearly straight whitish-ochreous line from costa 
near apex to dorsum before tornus : cilia dark grey, with faint whitish median 
line on termen. Hindwings grey, darker towards apex; a small ochreous- 
white spot on costa near apex, whence a cloudy whitish line runs near termen 
to below its middle; cilia grey, with cloudy whitish median line on termen to 
below middle. 
Natal, Drummond, in December (Janse); one specimen. 
Onebala homogramma n.sp. 
$ 13 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, crown centrally suffused with bronzy - 
fuscous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint suffused with bronzy-fuscous 
except apex, terminal joint with incomplete dark fuscous line on each side. 
Thorax dark purplish-fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, rather 
narrow, costa gently arched, faintly sinuate in middle, apex obtuse, termen 
slightly rounded, oblique; 3 absent, 2 and 4 stalked, 7 absent, 8 and 9 stalked; 
dark purplish-fuscous ; a somewhat irregular straight transverse whitish- 
ochreous line at f, somewhat expanded on costa; a small whitish-ochreous 
spot on costa at §-, whence a fine somewhat curved line of scattered whitish- 
ochreous scales runs to dorsum before tornus : cilia grey with obscure darker 
subbasal line, base marked with whitish-ochreous at and beneath apex. 
Hindwings and cilia grey. 
Natal, Umkomaas, in January (Janse); two specimens. Very similar to 
chlorotoma, and best distinguished by the quite different neuration. 
Brachmia dryadopa n.sp. 
(J ^ 14-15 mm - Head fuscous, face whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish- 
ochreous, slightly sprinkled with grey. Thorax rather dark fuscous. Abdomen 
grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 
termen slightly rounded, somewhat oblique; dark purplish-ashy-fuscous; 
stigmata represented by small round ochreous-brownish spots more or less 
strongly centred with dark fuscous; a cloudy ochreous-whitish spot on costa 
at f : cilia dark grey. Hindwings and cilia grey. 
Natal, Umkomaas, in January (Janse); Comoro Is., Mayotte, in June 
(Leigh) ; three specimens. 
Brachmia octophora n.sp. 
<J 11-12 mm. Head shining leaden-grey. Palpi ochreous-yellow. Thorax 
shining leaden-grey, with a slender orange stripe on each side of back. Abdomen 
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