Annals of the Transvaal Museum 
59 
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! Argyroploce arsiptera n.sp. 
I ^ 14 mm. Head grey, face darker. Palpi porrected, light greyish-ochreous, 
i apex and upper edge of second joint dark grey. Thorax grey transversely 
* marked with dark fuscous, crest suffused with dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. 
I Forewings elongate, moderate, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, apex 
I obtuse, termen slightly rounded, somewhat oblique; whitish-ochreous clouded 
I with pale ochreous, with irregular spots and patches of silvery-whitish re- 
* flection; costa with very short whitish strigulae separated by dark fuscous 
marks, dorsum shortly strigulated with dark fuscous; a moderate fascia of 
|i grey suffusion mixed with bluish-leaden spots and blackish strigulae running 
1 from basal portion of dorsum to middle of costa; fine faint grey transverse 
i| striae on each side of tornus converging to costa: cilia fuscous with dark 
fuscous subbasal shade followed by broader grey suffusion. Hindwings grey; 
! cilia light violet-grey, with darker subbasal shade. 
I Natal, Durban, in November (Janse); one specimen. 
Argyroploce glaphyraspis n.sp. 
i 17 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish-grey-ochreous, second joint of 
j palpi with three blackish dots placed longitudinally. Forewings elongate- 
triangular, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, hardly 
oblique; greyish-ochreous with tips of all scales whitish; costa obliquely 
strigulated with fuscous and blackish; basal patch represented by an oblique 
triangular greyish-ochreous blotch from basal fourth of dorsum reaching to 
a blackish dot in disc at f, posterior edge darker and somewhat blackish- 
sprinkled; a greyish-ochreous spot on middle of costa, and a larger rounded- 
trapezoidal blotch on dorsum opposite; two or three very fine irregular sinuate 
darker striae beyond middle, better marked on dorsal half; a narrow upward- 
oblique fuscous fasciate streak from middle of termen ; a short oblique blackish 
apical mark: cilia light greyish-ochreous, with a darker basal shade, tips 
whitish. Hindwings grey, veins and terminal area suffused with dark fuscous; 
cilia whitish-grey, with a dark grey basal shade. 
Cape Colony, Port St John, in February (Swinny) ; one specimen. Type 
in Transvaal Museum. 
Argyroploce phoeniodes n.sp. 
$ II mm. Head and thorax dull greyish-crimson, face whitish-tinged, 
thoracic crest large, double. Palpi greyish-crimson, whitish beneath towards 
base. Forewings elongate, posteriorly hardly dilated, costa gently arched, 
apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; dull brownish-crimson, with lilac 
reflections; markings brown, finely and obscurely whitish-edged ; an oblique 
fasciate streak from dorsum at J to near middle of disc ; a similar streak from 
middle of costa to near tornus; a rounded blotch on dorsum beyond middle; 
a short fine interrupted blackish streak from costa at f : cilia brownish-crimson, 
with greyish-lilac median shade. Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate; dark grey, 
lighter anteriorly; cilia grey- whitish, with grey subbasal line. 
Portuguese East Africa, Magude, in October (Swierstra) ; one specimen. 
Argyroploce lohotona n.sp. 
S 20 mm. Head light grey- brownish. Palpi light brownish, towards base 
whitish, second joint with two grey spots, terminal joint grey. Thorax whitish- 
grey, irregularly barred with dark grey. Abdomen grey, anal tuft light ochreous. 
Forewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 
termen slightly rounded, hardly oblique; ochreous-whitish closety strigulated 
