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towards angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, ii from middle. Hind wings over i, ^ I 
trapezoidal, apex obtuse, termen hardly sinuate, cilia f ; 3 and 4 connate, 
5 rather approximated, 6 and 7 closely approximated towards base. i 
Allied to Stomopteryx. | 
Melitoxestis centrotypa n.sp. - 
^ 15 mm. Head orange-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-yellow. Thorax orange- I 
ochreous suifusedly mixed with light grey. Abdomen dark grey, anal tuft ^ 
ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, ^ 
apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, rather oblique ; yellow-ochreous suffused ! 
with light grey except along costa, and speckled with grey ; costa suffused | 
with grey towards base; first discal stigma black, conspicuous, second almost | 
obsolete, only indicated by one or two scales: cilia whitish-ochreous, with | 
traces of greyish shades round apex. Hindwings dark grey; cilia whitish-grey. 
Rhodesia, Sawmills, in February (Janse); one specimen. . 
Stomopteryx anthyllidella Hiibn. ' 
Natal, Karkloof, in January (Janse); Transvaal, Pretoria; undoubted . I 
examples, indistinguishable from European. The closely allied Indian nerteria 
I have from Capetown. Both these species may probably have been intro- i 
duced into Africa artificially. 
Stomopteryx hathrarcha n.sp. 
d' 14-16 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, anterior 
edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. Thorax pale ochreous. Abdomen grey. 
Forewings elongate-lanceolate, acute; 6 separate; dark fuscous with faint 
purplish tinge ; extreme base pale ochreous, shortly produced along dorsum ; 
plical and second discal stigmata obscurely darker; a cloudy ochreous-whitish 
dot on costa at | , and one or two whitish scales on tornus opposite : cilia grey, 
mixed with dark purplish-fuscous scales. Hindwings with apex long-produced ; 
grey; cilia light greyish. 
Rhodesia, Sawmills, in February (Janse); two specimens. Allied to 
thoracica. 
Stomopteryx alaopis n.sp. 
cd $ 12-14 mm. Head and thorax dark purplish-fuscous, face light bronzy- 
ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, terminal joint and apex of second sprinkled 
with dark fuscous on sides. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, rather 
narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen very obliquely rounded; 
6 separate; dark purplish-fuscous; stigmata cloudy, obscurely darker, plical 
obliquely before first discal: cilia fuscous, mixed with dark fuscous towards 
base. Hindwings shorter and broader than in oncodes, apex short-produced; 
grey; cilia light fuscous. 
Natal, Karkloof, in January (Janse); one specimen. 
Stomopteryx hyperythra n.sp. 
16 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, second joint 
partially suffused with pinkish anteriorly. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, 
rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely 
rounded; 6 separate; dark purplish-fuscous; stigmata cloudy, obscurely darker, 
plical obliquely before first discal: cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings somewhat 
over I, apex slightly produced; grey, slightly bluish- tinged ; cilia grey. 
Transvaal, Pretoria, in October (Janse); one specimen. 
