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obliquely rounded; white; a few scattered blackish specks, mostly posteriorly; 
cilia white. Hindwings grey; cilia ochreous- white. 
Transvaal, Pretoria, in October (Janse); one specimen. I have now 
recognised that the genus Lytrophila is to be referred to the Tineidae, where 
it may be regarded as a development of Narycia. 
Lytrophila phaulopa n.sp. 
^ 21-23 mm. Head light greyish-ochreous, sometimes tinged with whitish, 
lower part of face rather darker. Palpi greyish. Thorax grey, paler or whitish- 
tinged posteriorly. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa 
gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; grey suffusedly 
irrorated with grey- whitish, faintly violet-tinged ; cilia light fuscous, suffusedly 
mixed with whitish. Hindwings grey; cilia grey, becoming grey- whitish 
towards tips. 
Rhodesia, Hopefontein, in January (Janse); two specimens. 
Talaeporia sciacta n.sp. 
d' 23 mm. Head and thorax white, face somewhat mixed with grey. Palpi 
slender, with appressed scales, pointed, whitish. Antennal ciliations 3, 
fasciculated. Abdomen grey- whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow at base, 
gradually dilated, costa slightly arched, apex rounded, termen obliquely 
rounded; 7 and 8 separate; whitish, with scattered light gre}/ scales; a mode- 
rately broad streak of grey suffusion along costa from base to near apex: 
cilia whitish, tinged with grey on costa. Hindwings grey- whitish ; cilia whitish. 
Natal, Rietvlei, in June (Otto); one specimen. Type in Coll. Janse. 
Talaeporia discussa n.sp. 
d 13 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi slender, pointed, whitish-ochreous. 
Antennal ciliations i . Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, 
rather narrow, slightly dilated posteriorly, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, 
termen very obliquely rounded; 7 and 8 stalked; dark fuscous; obscure 
ochreous-whitish spots on dorsum at middle and |, and on costa at f : cilia 
fuscous, on termen sometimes with two or three small basal cloudy ochreous- 
whitish spots. Hindwings and cilia fuscous-grey. 
Transvaal, Zoutpansberg, in June (Janse) ; two specimens, bred from light 
fuscous nearl};^ smooth silken cases of triangular section (14 mm. x 1*5 mm.), 
with slight ribs at angles, mouth covered above by a rounded projecting flap 
and furnished with a short silken cord by which the case was apparently 
suspended for pupation ; larvae presumably feeding on lichens, as usual in the 
genus. 
Narycia copiosa n.sp. 
18 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, lower part of face fuscous. Palpi dark 
fuscous. Antennal ciliations i\. Thorax ochreous-whitish, anterior fourth dark 
fuscous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings suboblong, rather broad, 
posteriorly rather dilated, costa moderately arched, apex rounded-obtuse, 
termen rounded, somewhat oblique; 7-9 approximated at base; ochreous- 
whitish, with some scattered fuscous scales, especially towards termen; base 
of costa dark fuscous; second discal stigma rather small, dark fuscous: cilia 
ochreous-whitish. Hindwings and cilia ochreous-whitish. 
Rhodesia, Umtali, in January (Janse); one specimen. 
