Annals or the Transvaal Museum 
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Barberton (Janse) ; in January, two specimens. 
Laspeyresia anthracotis, n. sp. 
<£. 13 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax pale greyish- ochreous irrorated 
with grey. Abdomen grey- whitish, anal tuft mixed with blackish. Fore- 
wings elongate, moderate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa gently arched, 
apex obtuse, termen sinuate-indented beneath apex, somewhat oblique ; 
light greyish-ochreous suffusedly irrorated with grey ; costa suffused with 
grey and strigulated with dark fuscous, on posterior half with oblique 
fuscous strigae rising from these ; posterior edge of ocellus marked by a 
silvery-metallic streak preceded by two black dots. Hindwings with 3 
and 4 stalked ; grey ; dorsal area expanded, covered by a light bluish- 
grey patch suffusedly irrorated with black ; lower margin of cell and 
veins 2 and 3 with lines of scattered black scales ; cilia pale grey, with 
dark grey subbasal line. Forewings on under surface with costal half 
suffusedly irrorated with blackish. Hindwings on under surface with 
anterior half of costal area irrorated with black ; dorsal area with a large 
blackish patch, dorsal edge with a blackish hair pencil. 
Middelburg (Janse) ; in October, one specimen. Allied to the follow- 
ing species, but certainly distinct by different form of forewings. 
Laspeyresia choleropa, n. sp. 
c£. 14 mm. Head and thorax whitish-fuscous. Palpi whitish. 
Abdomen grey- whitish, on basal half mixed with blackish. Forewings 
moderate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, Somewhat 
oblique ; whitish-fuscous ; costa narrowly blackish, marked with pairs 
of oblique pale leaden strigulae, costal area beneath this on anterior half 
wholly pale leaden-grey sprinkled with black, on posterior half suffused 
with fuscous, crossed by oblique pale leaden strigae, with some black scales 
between these ; posterior edge of ocellus marked by a silvery-metallic 
streak preceded by three black dots. Hindwings with 3 and 4 stalked ; 
violet-grey, dorsal area expanded and tinged with violet- whitish ; cilia 
light violet-grey, with dark grey subbasal line. Forewings on under 
surface with costal area suffused with blackish. Hindwings on under 
surface with anterior § of costal area mixed with blackish and grey- whitish, 
dorsal area sprinkled with blackish. 
Barberton (Janse) ; in January, one specimen. Not in good con- 
dition, but the sexual characters should ensure identification. 
Laspeyresia psamminitis, n. sp. 
<$ $. 15-16 mm. Head light fulvous-ochreous. Palpi pale ochreous. 
Thorax pale ochreous or whitish-ochreous, irrorated with grey. Abdomen 
light grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather dilated 
posteriorly, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen sinuate, somewhat 
oblique ; grey, closely and suffusedly irrorated with whitish-ochreous or 
pale ochreous ; costa with some strigulae of dark grey irroration ; posterior 
of costal area suffused with ochreous-orange, crossed by oblique bluish- 
leaden strigae of varying length, one from J of costa running to termen 
above middle ; ocellus tinged with orange, margined anteriorly by a 
bluish-leaden streak and posteriorly by a golden-metallic streak preceded 
by three black dots : cilia pale ochreous irrorated with dark fuscous. 
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