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termen slightly rounded, oblique; brownish, with faint violet tinge; basal 
third somewhat marked irregularly with light yellow-ochreous; stigmata 
cloudy, fuscous, irregularly ringed with light yellow-ochreous, plical rather 
obliquely beyond first discal, second discal represented by an irregular linear 
transverse mark, nearly followed by two dots; a cloudy pale ochreous mark 
in disc towards apex indicating angle of a subterminal line ; an almost marginal 
series of light yellow-ochreous marks round posterior part of costa and termen : 
cilia ochreous-yellowish, with a basal series of spots of fuscous and dark 
fuscous suffusion. Hindwings grey, basal third and apical edge suffused with 
pale yellowish; cilia pale yellowish. 
Natal, Umkomaas, in January (Janse); one specimen. • 
Protomacha conservata n.sp. 
c£i8 mm. Head whitish-grey. Palpi white, second joint dark grey except 
above and at apex. Thorax grey. Abdomen grey mixed with whitish. Fore- 
wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, 
oblique; grey; a moderate white streak along costa from base to f, finely 
attenuated posteriorly; stigmata small, blackish, plical beneath first discal; 
a few blackish scales indicating an angulated subterminal series of dots near 
margin : cilia whitish-grey. Hindwings light grey ; cilia whitish-grey. 
Cape Colony, Port Elizabeth, in November (Fitzsimons) ; one specimen. 
Depressaria orthobathra n.sp. 
<J $ 15-18 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, collar suffused with brownish- 
grey. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint sprinkled with blackish, terminal 
joint with slight basal and supramedian rings of blackish irroration. Thorax 
brownish-grey sprinkled with blackish. Abdomen grey -whitish irrorated with 
blackish, anal tuft of $ whitish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly 
dilated, costa gently arched, apex rounded, termen rounded, somewhat 
oblique; 2 and 3 stalked; whitish-ochreous or light greyish-ochreous, with 
some small scattered dark fuscous strigulae; base narrowly dark ashy-grey 
mixed with black, edge direct; first discal stigma small, blackish, with a 
similar dot obliquely before and above it, second formed by a whitish dot 
ringed with fuscous ; a marginal series of small black dots round posterior half 
of costa and termen : cilia ochreous-whitish. Hindwings in £ pale grey, in $ 
grey; cilia whitish-grey. 
Natal, Umkomaas, and Zululand, Nkwaleni, in January (Janse); two 
specimens. Extremely like compacta, from which however it may be im- 
mediately distinguished by strongly rounded apex of forewings (in compacta 
obtuse and prominent). 
Depressaria neoxesta n.sp. 
cJ 17-19 mm. Head dark grey, face whitish. Palpi rosy-whitish, second 
joint sprinkled with blackish, with blackish subapical ring, terminal joint 
with blackish basal and subapical bands. Thorax pale whitish-ochreous, 
anterior fourth blackish. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous sprinkled with 
grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 
termen obliquely rounded; 2 and 3 stalked; whitish-ochreous, with some 
scattered fuscous and black scales, costa posteriorly and termen slightly rosy- 
tinged; a small blackish spot on base of costa; a small spot of faint brownish 
suffusion near dorsum towards base; a marginal series of blackish dots round 
