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Annals of the Transvaal Museum 
II from middle. Hind wings i, trapezoidal, termen somewhat sinuate, cilia f , 
with cubital pecten of hairs; 3 and 4 connate, 5 somewhat approximated, 6 and 
7 connate. 
Type maturata. Allied to Trichotaphe, also probably to the preceding. 
Eporgastis maturata n.sp. 
$ 18 mm. Head and thorax iridescent deep pinkish-ochreous. Palpi 
pinkish-ochreous, suffused with rather dark fuscous except along upper edge. 
Abdomen grey, apex whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa gently 
arched, faintly bent at f , apex obtuse-pointed, termen slightly sinuate, some- 
what oblique; deep pinkish-ochreous tinged with brownish, with a violet gloss, 
rather inf uscated towards costa ; a rather oblique transverse bar of dark violet- 
fuscous suffusion in disc slightly before middle, parallel to termen, and a cloudy 
transverse mark representing second discal stigma; a slender streak of dark 
violet-fuscous suffusion along termen, and some suffusion along apical part 
of costa; cilia light yellow, basal half deep ochreous tinged with violet. Hind- 
wings grey, paler towards base ; cilia pale ochreous-yellow, suffused with light 
grey on lower half of termen. 
Rhodesia, Umvuma, in December (Janse); one specimen. 
Eporgastis torrescens n.sp. 
d 16 mm. Head and thorax ferruginous, with violet reflections. Palpi deep 
ferruginous, scales of second joint not much roughened above. . Abdomen 
greyish, anal tuft pale ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa 
gently arched, faintly sinuate towards middle, apex obtuse-pointed, termen 
nearly straight, oblique; ferruginous irregularly mixed with deep ferruginous, 
with violet iridescence; an angulated light ferruginous-ochreous shade from 
f of costa to dorsum before tornus; cilia ferruginous-ochreous, mixed with 
ferruginous towards base. Hindwings light ochreous slightly tinged with 
ferruginous posteriorly; cilia light ochreous. 
Rhodesia, Sawmills, in February (Janse); one specimen. 
Dichomeris chlorophracta n.sp. 
S 12 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint 
fuscous on basal half, with scales triangularly expanded towards apex and long 
tuft beneath. Thorax whitish-ochreous, posterior half fuscous. Abdomen grey, 
anal tuft ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex 
tolerably pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; rather dark purplish-fuscous ; 
a moderately broad whitish-ochreous costal streak from base to |, thence 
slender to apex, with four dark fuscous marginal dots; a whitish slightly 
sinuate transverse line from | of costa to dorsum just before tornus; several 
small indistinct blackish dots on termen: cilia whitish, on costa whitish- 
ochreous. Hindwings light grey; cilia pale greyish. 
Rhodesia, Umtali, in January (Janse); one specimen. 
Dichomeris xestohyrsa n.sp. 
(7 15 mm. Head light grey sprinkled with grey-whitish. Palpi whitish, 
second joint with scales triangularly expanded above and moderate rough 
projecting tuft beneath, dark fuscous except apical edge, anterior edge of 
terminal joint dark fuscous. Thorax greyish-ochreous. Abdomen grey. Fore- 
wings elongate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, termen 
nearly straight, rather oblique; 9 out of 7; grey with bases of scales whitish- 
