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obliquely rounded ; pale greyish- ochreous closely irrorated with dark 
fuscous, and tinged with purplish-grey ; four small blackish spots on costa 
between base and § , each accompanied beneath by a small ochreous spot ; 
some blackish suffusion towards base of dorsum ; four small spots of raised 
pale ochreous scales towards dorsum between \ and tornus ; some blackish 
suffusion in disc about J ; stigmata obscure, blackish, plical rather before 
first discal, both discal accompanied by small raised ochreous spots ; a 
transverse rounded-triangular purple-blackish blotch in disc towards 
apex ; posterior part of costa and termen spotted with pale ochreous and 
blackish : cilia pale greyish, round apex irrorated with black. Hindwings 
grey, paler and thinly scaled in disc and anteriorly ; cilia light grey. 
Barberton (Janse) ; in December, one specimen. 
Telphusa castrigera, n. sp. 
$. 14 mm. Head and thorax whitish mixed with black, thorax with 
two irregular blackish dorsal bars. Palpi whitish irrorated with blackish, 
second and terminal joints each with three bands of blackish suffusion. 
Abdomen dark grey mixed with whitish, with ochreous-yellowish dorsal 
patch on segments 2 and 3. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently 
arched, apex pointed, termen very obliquely rounded, surface irregularly 
roughened with scales ; dark grey ; basal area blackish-grey, limited by 
an irregular oblique blackish fascia, followed by a broader fascia of whitish 
suffusion except towards dorsum ; an irregular white ring in middle of 
disc, partly tinged with ochreous, anteriorly projecting into preceding 
whitish fascia ; a raised blackish transverse mark extending from tornus 
more than half across wing, surmounted with pale ochreous ; beyond this 
some whitish suffusion towards costa ; some black irroration towards 
apex : cilia rather dark grey, slightly whitish-sprinkled. Hindwings grey, 
darker posteriorly ; cilia grey. 
Barberton (Janse) ; in December, one specimen. 
Telphusa craterota, n. sp. 
$. 12-13 mm. Head white sprinkled with pale grey. Palpi white, 
second and terminal joints each with three blackish bands. Thorax whitish 
partially tinged with brownish, shoulders blackish. Abdomen grey. Fore- 
wings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen extremely 
obliquely rounded ; grey ; a black basal patch occupying J of wing, edge 
nearly vertical, slightly irregular, margined with whitish suffusion, forming 
a white spot on costa ; a white somewhat raised spot in middle of disc ; 
a small blackish spot beneath this, followed by some raised whitish scales ; 
an irregularly triangular blackish blotch on costa at f, connected with a 
blackish tornal spot by a short fine black white-edged streak, preceded by 
two small spots of brownish suffusion ; beyond this a suffused white costal 
spot, whence a fine angulated whitish line crosses wing, followed by some 
brownish suffusion towards apex of wing, and scattered whitish scales : 
cilia rather dark grey, round apex slightly sprinkled with whitish. Hind- 
wings grey, thinly scaled in disc anteriorly ; cilia grey. 
Barberton (Janse) ; in December, two specimens. 
Telphusa caelata, n. sp. 
cJ. 17 mm. Head white. Palpi white, basal joint, lower third and 
a partial subapical ring of second joint, and two bands of terminal joint 
