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posteriorly, first from somewhat before middle, third extended as a curved 
irregular line to tornus ; a slightly curved oblique striga in disc nearly forming 
a continuation of- second costal strigula but not quite touching it, between this 
and dorsum a group of transverse strigulae and small dots; a dot towards 
termen above middle; a short erect streak from termen above tornus, and a 
short slender streak along apical part of termen: cilia grey, within a blackish 
antemedian shade dark fuscous, not indented beneath apex, on costa wholly 
dark fuscous. Hind wings dark fuscous; cilia grey, with dark fuscous subbasal 
shade. 
Natal, Karkloof, in January (Janse); one specimen. 
ELACHISTIDAE 
Phthinostoma pachyzona n.sp. 
cJ $ 7 mm. Head whitish, crown ver}' minutely speckled with black. Thorax 
grey-whitish very minutely speckled with black, shoulders with a spot of 
blackish suffusion. Abdomen grey. Forewings broad-lanceolate; white ir- 
regularly speckled with black; basal area mixed with grey; a broad slightly 
oblique blackish median fascia, more or less suffused with yellow-ochreous 
posteriorly except at extremities, ground colour clearer white before and be- 
yond this ; second discal stigma black, surrounded with white, and then by an 
irregular ring of ochreous suffusion : cilia light grey, speckled with black round 
apex. Hind wings grey; cilia light grey. 
Transvaal, Pretoria, in March (Swierstra) ; three specimens. 
Phthinostoma apathetica n.sp. 
(7 15 mm. Head white, upper part of face tinged with grey. Palpi and 
antennae grey. Thorax white, shoulders and anterior margin suffused with 
grey. Abdomen grey mixed with white, with segmental fulvous-ochreous 
bands. Forewings elongate-lanceolate, apex slenderly caudate; white: cilia 
ochreous-whitish. Hind wings grey; cilia ochreous-grey-whitish. 
Transvaal, Pretoria, in December (Swierstra) ; one specimen. Easily over- 
looked. 
Elachista sparsula n.sp. 
cJ 7 mm. Head and thorax slightly sprinkled with fuscous. Palpi whitish. 
Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish. Forewings broad-lanceolate; white, more or 
less thinly speckled with fuscous or dark fuscous; plical and second discal 
stigmata represented by short linear marks of similar dark scales ; oblique short 
linear marks of similar scales at apex and tornus more or less indicated : cilia 
white, with scattered dark fuscous points and a more or less developed median 
line of similar points. Hind wings grey; cilia whitish-grey. 
Transvaal, Pretoria, in December, February, and March (Swierstra) ; six 
specimens. Extremely like Symphovistis nimbi f era, but immediately dis- 
tinguished by neuration, vein 6 of forewings rising out of 7, and vein 4 absent ; 
the tendency to linear direction of dots is also a noticeable distinction; more- 
over in nimhifera the head is clear white, without dark specks. 
SCYTHRIDAE 
Scythris clemens n.sp. 
$ 15 mm. Head pale yellow-ochreous, crown light fuscous. Palpi pale 
ochreous, anterior edge fuscous. Thorax light yellow-ochreous, dorsum suffused 
with light fuscous. Abdomen light ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate- 
