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cilia grey, towards tips speckled with whitish. Hindwings rather dark grey; j 
cilia grey, with darker subbasal shade. 1 
Rhodesia, Umtali, in January (Janse); one specimen. 
Dichomeris pladarota n.sp. 
d i6mm. Head light bronzy-grey, sidetufts pale ochreous. Palpi white, | 
second joint with scales triangularly expanded above and moderate triangular | 
apical tuft beneath, ochreous-grey except apical edge, terminal joint longer 
than second, anterior edge dark fuscous. Thorax pale ochreous, dorsally suf- 
fused with pale grey. Abdomen rather dark grey, anal tuft pale ochreous 
mixed with grey. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, faintly sinuate in 
middle, apex obtuse, termen faintly sinuate, rather oblique; pale ochreous, 
suffused with pale grey from base to subterminal line except towards anterior 
half of costa, terminal area suffusedly sprinkled with grey; costal edge black 
near base; stigmata moderate, blackish, plical rather obliquely before first 
discal, second discal somewhat transverse; an indistinct rather irregular 
slightly bent pale ochreous subterminal line at |; some indistinct fuscous 
marginal dots round posterior part of costa and termen, united into a line round 
apex: cilia light ochreous-yellowish. Hindwings rather dark grey; cilia grey. 
Rhodesia, Umtali, in January (Janse); one specimen. 
Dichomeris eustacta n.sp. 
II mm. Head light grey mixed with whitish, sides of crown whitish. 
Palpi whitish, second joint with scales triangularly expanded above and long 
rough projecting apical tuft beneath, dark fuscous except apical edge, terminal 
joint longer than second. Thorax light grey mixed with whitish, patagia pale 
ochreous. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, 
apex tolerably pointed, termen very obliquely rounded; pale yellow-ochreous,. 
irregularly spotted and marbled with grey, including a larger spot on costa 
beyond middle, and an elongate spot along dorsum before middle ; a blackish 
streak on basal portion of costa, and four small elongate blackish spots between 
this and postmedian spot; stigmata blackish, plical rather obliquely before 
first discal; three blackish dots on termen, surrounded with grey irroration: 
cilia pale yellow-ochreous, with a subbasal row of grey dots. Hindwings grey; 
cilia light grey. 
Rhodesia, Umtali, in January (Janse); one specimen. Intermediate be* 
ween metvodes and argentaria. 
Dichomeris attenta n.sp. 
$ II mm. Head and thorax pale whitish-ochreous. Palpi white, second 
joint with scales expanded at apex above and long triangular projecting tuft 
beneath, brown except apical edge, terminal joint longer than second, dark 
grey anteriorly. Abdomen grey, apex whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow, 
costa slightly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded; 
pale ochreous suffusedly speckled with grey, anterior f of costa rather broadly 
suffused with ochreous-whitish ; costal edge dark fuscous towards base; stig- 
mata dark fuscous, plical obliquely beyond first discal, a cloudy additional dot 
midway between plical and base; an acutely angulated obscure ferruginous- 
brownish transverse line just beyond second discal; some cloudy marginal dots 
of ferruginous-brownish irroration round apex, and some dark fuscous irrora- 
tion towards termen beneath apex: cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings grey;., 
cilia psle greyish. 
Rhodesia, Umvuma,, in December (Janse); one specimen. 
