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I am not sure that this form is properly included in Oinophila\ the head tufts 
are more generally spreading and hardly discriminated, the antennae stouter, 
and the singular extension of the costal cilia of forewings is a striking character, 
but at present I think it may be included as a degraded form of the genus. 
Oinophila syntricha Meyr. 
Natal, Durban, in June (Janse); one specimen, a large $ (15 mm.). 
Described from Mauritius, and not previously noticed from Africa. 
Hieroxestis lithacma n.sp. 
$ 10 mm. Head shining ochreous-whitish, crown dark fuscous. Palpi 
ochreous-whitish, second joint with dark fuscous lateral streak. Thorax pale 
bronzy, anteriorly suffused with dark purplish-fuscous. Abdomen shining grey, 
in ^ darker, anal tuft whitish. Forewings elongate-lanceolate; shining light 
violet-greyish-bronzy; a triangular ochreous-whitish apical spot, preceded by 
a dark grey costal wedge-shaped mark : cilia whitish-bronzy-ochreous, slightly 
greyish-tinged towards tornus. Hindwings brassy-grey; cilia light violet-grey. 
Rhodesia, Victoria Falls, in palm grove, in January (Janse) ; two specimens. 
Hieroxestis anachoreta n.sp. 
^ 9 mm. Head shining ochreous-whitish, crown whitisli-grey-ochreous. 
Palpi whitish, terminal joint externally grey towards base. Thorax light greyish- 
ochreous. Abdomen light grey. Forewings elongate-lanceolate, apex acutely 
produced, down-turned; glossy light greyish-ochreous; markings formed by 
suffused dark fuscous irroration; a mark on base of costa, undefined oblique 
spots from costa at J and beyond middle, a mark in disc at f , slight spots on 
dorsum at f and tornus, and a well-marked streak from f to apex: cilia pale 
greyish-ochreous (imperfect). Hindwings grey; cilia light grey. 
Rhodesia, Syatsikola Island, in R. Zambesi, in January (Janse); one 
specimen. The example is not in good condition, but is recognisable and 
interesting. 
Opogona amphichorda n.sp. 
$ 10-13 mm. Head pale yellowish, fillet brassy-shining, face whitish- 
ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, with a dark fuscous streak externally. 
Thorax pale ochreous-yellowish, shoulders narrowly dark fuscous. Abdomen 
ochreous-grey- whitish. Forewings elongate-lanceolate, acute; pale ochreous- 
yellowish; a dark fuscous pointed streak along basal fourth of costa; a slender 
irregular dark fuscous streak from before middle of wing along dorsum and 
termen to apex, slightly prominent upwards near anterior extremity and on 
tornus: cilia grey, on costa pale yellowish. Hindwings bronzy-grey; cilia light 
greyish. 
Portuguese East Africa, Magude, Xinavane, in December (Swierstra) ; 
two specimens. The nearest allied species have dark fuscous heads. 
Cycloponympha hermione n.sp. 
cJ 9 mm. Head and antennae white. Palpi white, second joint greyish 
except apex. Thorax white, patagia pale ochreous. Abdomen whitish. Fore- 
wings elongate-lanceolate; white; costal edge dark fuscous towards base, some 
pale ochreous suffusion beneath this ; some irregular markings of pale ochreous 
suffusion in disc before middle, with pale grey streaks on veins between them ; 
a dark grey oblique mark from dorsum beyond middle to fold ; faint grey very 
oblique marks from costa at middle and f , and traces of faint pale grey streaks 
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