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apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; light fuscous, with 
some scattered dark fuscous scales ; extreme base mixed with dark fuscous ; 
a somewhat oblique triangular spot of dark fuscous suffusion on dorsum 
before middle of wing, reaching § across wing ; a small dark fuscous spot 
on tornus, and another in disc above it : some indistinct dark fuscous dots 
round posterior part of costa and apex ; cilia light fuscous, round costa 
and apex mixed with darker fuscous. Hindwings J, narrow-lanceolate ; 
grey ; cilia light fuscous. 
Pretoria, in February (Janse) ; one specimen. 
Elachistidae. 
Phthino stoma, n. g. 
Head smooth ; tongue developed. Antennae |, in $ somewhat stout, 
simple, basal joint moderate, with strong pecten. Labial palpi extremely 
short, drooping, filiform, pointed. Maxillary palpi absent. Posterior 
tibiae clothed with long hairs above. Forewings with 2 from angle, 5 
absent, 6 and 7 stalked, 7 to costa, 8 absent, 11 from middle. Hindwings J, 
narrow-lanceolate, cilia 3 ; 4 absent, 6 and 7 stalked. 
PhtMnostoma mfumata, n. sp. 
$. 6-8 mm. Head and thorax grey-whitish more or less irrorated 
with blackish. Abdomen grey. Forewings rather broad-lanceolate ; grey- 
whitish irrorated with blackish ; narrow obscure very oblique fasciae of 
denser irroration from costa before and beyond middle, latter running to 
termen above tornus ; a basal patch and cloudy spot on fold before middle 
are also obscurely defined ; cilia pale greyish, with scattered blackish 
points. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale greyish. 
Pretoria, in October and November (Janse) ; two specimens. 
Elachista epicoena, n. sp. 
<J. 13-14 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish. Abdomen ochreous- 
whitish. Forewings lanceolate ; 4 present, 6 separate, 8 present ; whitish, 
with some scattered light brownish scales in disc and posteriorly ; cilia 
whitish, becoming whitish-ochreous towards tornus. Hindwings 1, trans- 
verse vein well-marked, 3 and 4 near together ; grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 
Pretoria, in November and December (Janse) ; two specimens. 
Mendesia secutrix, n. sp. 
?. 11-13 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen ochreous- whitish. 
Forewings lanceolate ; 3 and 5 absent ; ochreous- whitish ; cilia concolorous. 
Hindwings f, pale greyish ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 
Pretoria, in December and February (Janse) ; three specimens. 
Forewings more narrowly elongate than in inscia. 
SCYTHEIDAE. 
Scythris glaphyropa, n. sp. 
(J. 13 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax dark glossy greyish-bronze. 
Abdomen dark grey, beneath whitish, becoming yellowish posteriorly. 
