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teriorly in disc; two small black spots on costa beyond this; a leaden-grey 
patch resting on upper half of termen, including an irregular black spot, apex 
and upper half of termen marked with small black spots; ocellus limited 
anteriorly by a leaden-grey streak confluent with this : cilia grey, basal half 
barred with light greyish-ochreous, at tornus with an ochreous-whitish patch, 
at apex blackish-grey. Hindwings with 3 and 4 stalked; grey; cilia grey. 
Natal, Sarnia, in November (Mrs Curry) ; one specimen. 
Eucosma melanaula Meyr. 
Zululand, Eshowe, in January (Janse); an Indian species, not previously 
recorded from South Africa; the larva feeds on cultivated Leguminosae 
(Cajanus, Phaseolus ) , and therefore doubtless the species has been artificially 
introduced. 
Polychrosis ephippias Meyr. 
Natal, Umkomaas, in January (Janse); another common Indian species, 
not previously noticed from South Africa; the larval habits are unknown. 
Argyroploce caryocoma n.sp. 
(J 13 mm. Head and palpi dark ferruginous-brown. Thorax white, dorsally 
and on shoulders mixed with dark fuscous, at apex of patagia with deep 
ferruginous, dorsal crest double, deep ferruginous. Abdomen grey-whitish, 
segmental margins grey. Forewings elongate, moderate, posteriorly rather 
dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen somewhat rounded, hardly 
oblique; 7 and 8 very shortly stalked; whitish; costa marked with fine oblique 
blackish strigulae suffused with brown ; some grey suffusion at base and along 
dorsurn to near middle; raised black dots beneath fold near base and before 
middle; an ill-defined grey transverse blotch from of costa to fold, some pale 
leaden-grey marbling in disc beyond this; central fascia beyond middle, little 
oblique, narrow, very irregular, more or less interrupted in middle and towards 
dorsum, grey sprinkled with black and marked with black on posterior margin 
near costa, preceded on lower half by a pale leaden-grey striga ; a pale brownish 
streak beneath costa posteriorly, crossed by some oblique blue-leaden marking, 
beneath this two blackish dots ; ocellus edged anteriorly by a long pale bluish- 
leaden striga and posteriorly by a shorter silvery-whitish striga, brown mixed 
with black and white hairscales, closed above by a brown spot, terminal area 
beyond this brown with a white striga: cilia grey-whitish with two or three 
dark fuscous scales, towards tornus white. Hindwings with 3 and 4 short- 
stalked; grey; cilia grey-whitish, with grey subbasal shade. 
Natal, Umkomaas, in January (Janse); one specimen. 
Argyroploce erythropa n.sp. 
cJ 15 mm. Head reddish-fuscous. Palpi curved, ascending, dark reddish- 
fuscous, terminal joint very short, pale. Thorax fuscous. Abdomen grey. 
Forewings elongate, moderate, posteriorly rather dilated, costa slightly arched, 
apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat oblique; fuscous mixed with 
dark fuscous; costa minutely strigulated with pale irroration; two confluent 
dull red dots transversely placed on end of cell; a light brownish marginal 
streak round apex and upper part of termen, attenuated downwards to a point : 
cilia fuscous, finely whitish-sprinkled, with a dark fuscous subbasal line. 
Hindwings rather dark grey; cilia grey, becoming whitish towards tips, dorsal 
margin with an erect fringe of expanded whitish hairs. Hindwings beneath with 
veins 2-4 clothed with a patch of rough grey hairscales except towards termen. 
Natal, Umkomaas, in January (Janse); one specimen. 
