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Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 
Pretoria, in December (Janse) ; one specimen. Well characterized by 
the subdorsal streak and absence of projection on median streak. 
Chelaria melanecta, Meyr. 
A fine specimen from Pretoria shows that second joint of palpi really 
carries a second narrow projecting tuft behind the long apical one. 
Brachmia graphicodes, n. sp. 
cJ ?. 13-14 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-whitish, patagia pale 
ochreous with white margins. Palpi white, with a fuscous streak on each 
side, sometimes obsolete on terminal joint, terminal joint much shorter 
than second. Antennal ciliations of $ nearly 1. Abdomen ochreous- 
whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex pointed, 
termen straight, rather strongly oblique, more so in 5 ; 2 and 3 stalked, 
8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex ; fuscous, all veins marked with clear white 
lines ; stigmata black, discal approximated, plical obliquely before first 
discal ; some minute black dots along termen ; cilia whitish, with fuscous 
antemedian shade and two or three posterior lines of points, at apex with 
a slender fuscous bar sprinkled with black. Hindwings and cilia ochreous- 
whitish. 
New Hanover (Hardenberg) ; Sarnia, Natal, in January (Janse) ; three 
specimens. Near the Indian arotraea , but immediately distinguished by 
whitish hindwings. 
MeTACH ANDID AE . 
X enophcmta, n. g. 
Head smooth ; ocelli absent ; tongue developed. Antennae f , in $ 
serrate, shortly ciliated, basal joint elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi 
rather long, curved, ascending, slender, with appressed scales, terminal 
joint shorter than second, pointed. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Posterior 
tibiae smooth. Forewings with 2 from near angle, 7 absent, 11 from middle. 
Hindwings under 1, elongate-oblong, cilia 1J ; 3 absent, 5 parallel, 6 absent. 
Xenophanta ecliptis, n. sp. 
(J $. 8-9 mm. Head and thorax dark grey, face mixed with whitish. 
Antennae dark fuscous ringed with ochreous-whitish, towards apex with 
several broader rings. Palpi dark grey sprinkled with yellow- whitish. 
Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately 
arched, apex obtuse, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; dark ashy- 
purplish-fuscous ; a broad rather oblique whitish-yellowish antemedian 
fascia, suffused with ochreous-yellow or lower portion except towards 
margins, more or less narrowed towards costa ; a whitish-yellowish wedge- 
shaped spot on costa beyond £ ; a small round blackish spot near before 
tornus, edged with whitish-yellowish except posteriorly, the yellowish 
margin sometimes enlarged into a spot which coalesces on dorsum with 
preceding fascia ; sometimes a pale yellowish dot on tornus, and another 
in disc above it ; cilia greyish, with two dark fuscous shades. Hindwings 
rather dark grey ; in beneath with a thinly scaled groove in cell, above 
