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whitish-ochreous. Forewings lanceolate, apex produced, acute ; glossy 
whitish ochreous ; cilia concolorous. Hindwings and cilia ochreous-whitish. 
Haenertsburg (Swierstra) ; in December, one specimen. Typ3 in 
Transvaal Museum. 
Monopis perforata, n. sp. 
<J?. 16—19 mm. Head ochreous-yellowish. Palpi and antennae dark 
fuscous. Thorax blackish, with broad ochreous-yellowish dorsal stripe. 
Abdomen dark grey. Fore wings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, 
apex obtuse, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; 2 connate with stalk 
of 3 and 4, other veins separate ; purple-blackish ; a light ochreous- 
yellowish dorsal streak from base to near tornus, widest before middle, 
attenuated to extremities ; a semi transparent whitish dot in middle of 
disc ; cilia dark purplish-fuscous, with rows of blackish points. Hind- 
wings with all veins separate ; grey, with brassy-golden iridescence ; cilia 
ochreous-whitish tinged with grey. 
Haenertsburg (Swierstra), in December, Capetown ; three specimens. 
Type in Coll. Meyrick. I have previously erroneously recorded this insect 
as identical with ethelella from Australia and New Zealand ; it may be 
distinguished from that species by the much smaller discal spot, and 
absence of pale irr oration round margins. 
Tinea re r jectella Walk. 
Moorddrift, in October (Swierstra). 
Tinea penetrata, n. sp. 
$. 11 mm. Head whitish-yellowish, face ochreous-yellowish. Palpi 
and antennae dark fuscous. Thorax whitish-ochreous, shoulders fuscous. 
Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately 
arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; purplish-grey 
irrorated with dark fuscous ; a streak of whitish-ochreous suffusion along 
dorsum from base to near tornus, attenuated posteriorly ; cilia greyish 
sprinkled with dark fuscous, beneath tornus ochreous-whitish. Hindwings 
with 5 and 6 stalked ; grey, with bluish reflections ; cilia light grey. 
Woodbush Village (Swierstra) ; in December, one specimen. Type 
in Transvaal Museum. 
Tinea psacadias , n. sp. 
cJ$. 11-13 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, crown tinged with yellow- 
ochreous. Palpi dark fuscous, apex whitish-ochreous. Antennae grey. 
Thorax whitish-ochreous, patagia blackish. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. 
Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately arched, apex round- 
pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; whitish-ochreous, towards 
costa and on posterior half thinly strewn with scattered fuscous and dark 
fuscous scales ; some blackish suffusion towards base of costa ; blackish 
dots on dorsum at base, near base, and before tornus ; stigmata blackish, 
plical obliquely before first discal, second discal rather large, round ; some 
undefined elongate dark fuscous dots round posterior part of costa and 
termen ; cilia whitish-ochreous, with faint fuscous median shade. Hind- 
wings grey-whitish ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 
Woodbush Village (Swierstra) ; in December, two specimens. Type 
in Coll. Meyrick. 
