Annals of the Transvaal Museum 85 
Dichomeris agathopa n.s^. 
cJ IQ mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous. Palpi whitish, second joint with 
rough scales triangularly expanded above, and moderate dense apical tuft 
beneath, ochreous-yellow except on apical edge, suffused with fuscous on basal 
half, terminal joint anteriorly dark fuscous. Abdomen pale ochreous mixed 
with light grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, slightly sinuate to- 
wards middle, apex obtuse, termen slightly sinuate, somewhat oblique; pale 
ochreous; base of costa blackish; a moderate semioval blackish-fuscous spot 
on costa beyond middle: cilia pale ochreous. Hindwings pale grey suffused 
with pale ochreous-yellowish; cilia pale ochreous-yellowish. 
Rhodesia, Umtali, in January (Janse); one specimen. 
Trichotaphe condylodes n.sp. 
S 14 mm. Head and thorax grey. Palpi whitish, second joint with scales 
triangularly expanded above towards apex, dark fuscous except apical edge, 
terminal joint longer than second, suffused with dark grey externally except 
tip. Abdomen rather dark grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa 
gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, oblique; ashy-greyish- 
fuscous; extreme costal edge whitish-ochreous from base to f , a small black 
dot on base of costa ; a small indistinct blackish dot in disc midway between 
base and first discal stigma; plical and first discal stigma each forming a 
blackish transverse mark and almost confluent, plical hardly anterior; second 
discal stigma represented only b}^ three or four blackish scales ; a small ochreous- 
whitish spot on costa before | , costa before it dark grey ; minute groups of two 
or three dark fuscous scales each round posterior part of costa and termen: 
cilia brownish- grey. Hindwings grey; a blotch of fuscous somewhat modified 
scales extending over dorsal f of wing on basal half, with an obscure prolonga- 
tion in disc posteriorly; cilia grey. 
Rhodesia, Sawmills, in February (Janse); one specimen. Very like clavi- 
culata, but must be regarded as distinct. 
Trichotaphe syngrapta n.sp. 
cJ 17 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous. Palpi pale ochreous, second 
joint partially suffused with brownish on basal f , rough-scaled above. Abdo- 
men light yellow-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex 
obtuse-pointed, termen almost straight, rather oblique; pale ochreous, veins 
tinged with ferruginous; base of costal edge fuscous; a streak of reddish-fuscous 
suffusion mixed with darker along termen, terminal edge ochreous-whitish : 
cilia 3^ellow-ochreous. Hindwings grey; cilia pale ochreous, with faint gre5dsh 
subbasal shade. 
Rhodesia, Umvuma, in December (Janse); one specimen. 
Trichotaphe monococca n.sp. 
$ 14 mm. Head and thorax rather dark purplish-fuscous. Palpi dark 
fuscous, terminal joint whitish posteriorly. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, 
costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; rather dark 
purplish-grey, with some scattered blackish scales between veins; a cloudy 
blackish dot in disc at J ; a small oval whitish spot in disc before middle, edged 
anteriorly with blackish, and followed by a blackish elongate blotch; plical 
stigma cloudy, blackish, nearly beneath the whitish spot ; a cloudy whitish dot 
