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slightly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen almost straight, rather oblique; 
pale yellowish ; a faint greyish dot on lower angle of cell : cilia light ochreous- 
fulvous, towards tornus yellow- whitish. Hindwings and cilia ochreous-whitish. 
Transvaal, Pretoria, in September (Janse); one specimen. 
Cnephasia pachydesma n.sp. 
$ io mm. Head whitish-ochreous, centrally tinged with grey. Palpi i|, 
whitish-ochreous. Thorax whitish -ochreous-grey. Abdomen grey. Forewings 
elongate, moderate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, apex 
obtuse, termen slightly rounded, oblique; pale ochreous; markings dark grey 
mixed with blackish; basal patch occupying J of wing, edge irregular, angulated 
below middle; central fascia moderately broad, straight, oblique; an almost 
terminal fascia, broad on costa, narrowed downwards to tornus; discal area 
between these markings broadly suffused with grey sprinkled with blackish: 
cilia pale ochreous, beneath tornus dark grey. Hindwings dark grey; cilia 
grey, with dark grey subbasal shade. 
Zululand, Nkandhla Forest, in January (Janse); one specimen. 
Cnephasia flavisecta n.sp. 
$ io mm. Head ochreous-yellow, centrally yellow- whitish. Palpi 2, 
ochreous-yellowish. Thorax ochreous-yellowish, patagia grey except shoulder. 
Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa 
moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, oblique; golden- 
yellowish ; markings slaty-grey, irregularly sprinkled with black, and partially 
mixed with whitish ; a moderate basal patch, outer edge hardly curved, vertical, 
including an elongate blotch of ground-colour from base of costa and a small 
spot below fold ; a moderate direct median fascia, somewhat expanded towards 
dorsum, its posterior edge suffused with black on upper half; a narrow fascia 
from f of costa to tornus, and one just before apex marked with black on 
edges, these connected by a slender bar in disc: cilia whitish-yellowish. Hind- 
wings pale grey; cilia grey-whitish. 
Zululand, Eshowe, in January (Janse); one specimen. 
EUCOSMIDAE 
Eucosma inscita Meyr. 
$ ii— 12. mm. Head and thorax grey, thorax sometimes with blackish 
median transverse bar. Palpi fuscous irrorated with whitish. Abdomen 
rather dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa 
gently arched, apex obtuse, termen faintly sinuate, somewhat oblique; 
brownish-grey; costa marked with alternate groups of very fine whitish and 
blackish strigulae ; an angulated median transverse fascia composed of several 
confluent leaden striae ; short leaden marks rising from costal groups of whitish 
strigulae beyond this ; ocellus reaching § across wing, laterally margined with 
leaden-metallic streaks of which posterior is cut in middle by a very fine black 
dash from its interior, three fine black linear marks within ocellus above this, 
and some irregular short confused black dashes above and before its upper 
part; apex dark fuscous: cilia grey sprinkled with white. Hindwings with 3 
and 4 connate; dark grey, lighter anteriorly; cilia light grey, with darker 
subbasal shade. 
Natal, Umkomaas, in January (Janse) ; four specimens. I have redescribed 
this obscure species from this improved material, as its distinguishing features 
were not previously adequately expressed. 
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