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somewhat more conspicuous (except at costa) ; dark tornal shade of fore- 
wing not, of hindwing not greatly, developed (the latter rather more pro- 
nounced beneath) ; discal dot distinct, black, as in associata ; dots on 
fringe almost obsolete. Hindwing with distinct discal dot, otherwise quite 
weakly marked, traces of three curved lines or narrow bands between 
discal dot and termen. Forewing beneath more suffused, especially in 
basal half along costa and behind cell ; both wings with distinct black 
discal dot and three moderately distinct but not sharply defined lines or 
shades distally to it, forewing in addition with a blackish costal spot at 
origin of postmedian. 
Barberton, 16th January, 1911 (type) ; 25th January, 1911 (cotype), 
the latter in coll. L. B. Brout. 
A much narrower-winged $ (Barberton, 21st January, 1911), expand- 
ing 14 mm., is perdaps a handsome aberration of this species— scarceiy 
its normal $ form. The postmedian costal spot is placed somewhat nearer 
to the apex, the postmedian line itself is lost, the distal area from here 
to the termen, excepting a moderately thick subterminal line, being 
occupied with a fuscous bordering ; hindwing above ard both wings 
beneath with a similar fuscous bordering, though slightly less dark beneath ; 
fringe of both wings with better developed dots. This pretty form bears, 
the same relation to the name- type as Pt. biselata Hafn., ab. fimbriolata 
to ab. extincta. 
Ptychopoda paraplesia , n. sp. (PI. XXY, Fig. 14). 
$, 21 mm. Face deep fuscous. Palpus marked with fuscous on 
outer side. Vertex and antenna whitish ; collar more brownish. Thorax 
and abdomen concolorous with wings. Forewing moderately elongate ; 
shining whitish bone-colour, with a minute grey dusting ; lines grey, not 
very sharp ; first line very weak, gently curved, strongly oblique, from 
costa at about 3 mm. to hind margin at scarcely 2 mm. ; discal dot small, 
rather distinct ; median line distinct, well beyond discal dot, parallel 
with termen, only very feebly sinuate inwards in posterior part ; post- 
median finer, minutely crenulate, parallel with median, the sinuosity 
perhaps slightly more observable ; a pale subterminal, extremely faintly 
inc icated by the absence of the grey dusting, in some lights seen to be 
bounded by slight dark shades (increase of dusting) ; termen with some 
very weak interneural spots ; fringe unspotted. Hindwing with termen 
scarcely sinuous ; SC 2 and RJ stalked to half-way beyond cell ; without 
first line ; median making a bend to pass proximally to the small bnt 
distinct black discal dot, otherwise parallel with termen ; postmedian 
rather more crenulate than on forewmg ; vague lines or shades accom- 
panying the subterminal proximally and distally, the proximal in par- 
ticular tending to break into spots, the distal almost reaching the termen ; 
terminal line and fringe as on forewing. Under surface rather whiter, 
foiewing with vague smoky suffusion in proximal half, except towards 
hind margin ; lines (except first of . forewing) present, but fine and weak ; 
discal dots present ; terminal dots somewhat more conspicuous than 
above. 
Waterval Onder, Transvaal, 23rd November. 1910. Type in coll. 
A. J. T. Janse. 
