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ochreous; a black dot on base of costa with some whitish-ochreous suffusion 
beneath it ; stigmata small, dark fuscous, plical slightly before first discal : cilia 
ochreous somewhat mixed with grey. Hind wings grey; cilia light grey. 
Rhodesia, Salisbury, in December (Janse); one specimen. 
Dichomeris hylurga n.sp. 
cJ 15-16 mm. Head violet-fuscous, sides of crown pale ochreous. Palpi 
white, second joint with scales triangularly expanded above and long rough 
apical tuft beneath, dark fuscous except apical edge, terminal joint longer 
than second, anterior edge dark fuscous. Thorax iridescent-fuscous, shoulders 
more or less ochreous-tinged. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate, rather 
narrow, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen 
nearly straight, rather oblique; bronzy-fuscous, more or less ochreous-tinged 
towards costa anteriorly; base of costal edge dark fuscous; stigmata dark 
fuscous, plical obliquely before first discal; a moderate terminal fascia of 
rather darker fuscous suffusion: cilia grey. Hind wings rather dark grey; cilia 
grey. 
Rhodesia, Salisbury, Umtali, in December and January (Janse); four 
specimens. 
Dichomeris aster opis n.sp. 
^ ? 20-21 mm. Head light grey, face and sides of crown suffused with 
ochreous-whitish. Palpi whitish, second j oint with scales triangularly expanded 
above and short triangular apical tuft beneath, dark grey except apical edge, 
terminal joint longer than second, sprinkled with dark grey. Thorax grey, 
patagia mixed with ochreous-whitish. Abdomen dark grey, anal tuft whitish- 
ochreous. Forewings elongate, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa slightly 
arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, rather oblique; 7 to apex; pale 
greyish-ochreous, sometimes faintly pinkish-tinged, rather thinly irrorated with 
dark grey; a cloudy grey dot midway between first discal stigma and base; 
stigmata cloudy, dark grey, each accompanied by a minute white dot, plical 
somewhat before first discal, second discal transverse or double; a slightly 
oblique streak of grey suffusion from beneath second discal stigma to dorsum; 
a faint spot of pale suffusion on costa at |; some minute white marginal dots 
round termen and tornus: cilia grey tinged with brownish or rosy, basal half 
barred with brown-whitish. Hind wings grey; cilia pale greyish, with darker 
subbasal shade, base whitish. 
Rhodesia, Umvuma, in December (Janse); two specimens. 
Dichomeris erixantha Meyr. 
Rhodesia, Umtali, in January (Janse). This species should be referred here, 
and not to Trichotaphe. 
Dichomeris aphanopa n.sp. 
$ 20 mm. Head grey speckled with whitish. Palpi dark grey speckled with 
whitish, second joint with scales roughly expanded above and long rough pro- 
jecting tuft beneath, terminal joint longer than second, whitish speckled with 
dark grey. Thorax dark slaty-grey. Abdomen rather dark grey. Forewings 
elongate, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, some- 
what oblique; pale grey closely irrorated with dark purple-fuscous; stigmata 
cloudy, darker, hardly traceable, plical beneath first discal, a somewhat more 
distinct spot edged po.steriorly with grey midway between first discal and base : 
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