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tarsi longer than tibiae, posterior tibiae clothed with rough hairs above. 
Forewings with ib furcate, 2 from angle, 2-5 closely approximated, 7 to 
termen, 11 from middle. Hindwings over 1, ovate, cilia 3 and 4 connate, 
5 somewhat approximated, 6 and 7 nearly parallel, transverse vein very oblique 
between 6 and 7, upper branch of parting-vein to between 6 and 7. 
Allied to Stenoma. 
Cladophantis xylophracta n.sp. 
21 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax lilac-fuscous. Abdomen grey-whitish. 
Forewings suboblong, costa anteriorly moderately, posteriorly hardly arched, 
apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, little oblique; lilac-brown, extreme 
costal edge ochreous; three very indistinct interrupted lines or series of dots 
of blackish irroration, first about oblique, angled on fold, second from a 
small round spot beneath middle of costa to a larger spot on dorsum before 
tornus, third curved, from §• of costa to praetornal spot; a terminal series of 
black dots: cilia light fuscous. Hindwings and cilia grey-whitish. 
Zululand, Eshowe, in January (Janse); one specimen. Distinct and 
interesting. 
Stenoma reticens Meyr. 
Zululand, Nkwaleni, in January (Janse). This is an Indian species, not 
previously noticed in South Africa, and possibly attached to some plant of 
cultivation. 
ORNEODIDAE 
As explained elsewhere {Exotic Micvolepidoptera, Vol. 1, p. 555), I now 
class this family here. 
Orneodes tesserata n.sp. 
cJ 20 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi rather long (2f), ochreous- 
whitish, second joint obliquely ascending, thickened with dense appressed 
scales forming a short rough projection beneath at apex, irrorated with dark 
fuscous on basal half, terminal joint about half second, moderately stout, 
pointed, erect. Thorax dark grey mixed with blackish. Abdomen ochreous- 
whitish, mixed with dark fuscous above at base. Forewings whitish; a 
blackish-grey basal patch, extending on first two segments to | of wing, on 
others to and confluent on fifth segment with a thick blackish-grey transverse 
streak crossing segments 2-5 before middle of wing; a slightly curved blackish- 
grey slender fascia crossing segments 2-6 at f of wing, portion on third segment 
rather projecting posteriorly and on fourth anteriorly; four fulvous-ochreous 
spots on costa from | to f , first small, blackish-sprinkled, second and third 
larger, both connected with a fulvous-ochreous narrow irregular fascia edged 
with a few black scales crossing segments 2—6 and narrowly separated from 
the blackish-grey streak, its portions on segments 3 and 5 projecting pos- 
teriorly; an irregular fulvous-ochreous somewhat blackish-sprinkled curved 
line from fourth costal spot crossing wing, thickest on segments 4 and 5; a 
rather thick blackish mark on costa before apex, and black praeapical and 
very minute apical dots on segments 2-6 : cilia whitish, somewhat mixed with 
grey or blackish on markings. Hindwings white; a very small blackish basal 
patch; transverse series of small fulvous-ochreous blackish-sprinkled spots 
before middle and at f , reduced to blackish dots on sixth segment; a series 
of blackish dots at ^ except on sixth segment, two series between the ochreous 
