Annals op the Transvaal Museum. 
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black. Thorax white, with a triangular black dorsal patch, shoulders 
narrowly black. Abdomen ochreous-white. Forewings elongate, narrow, 
costa moderately arched, apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; 
ochreous-white, markings black ; an oblique irregular fascia from basal 
portion of costa to dorsum before middle, constricted in disc, triangularly 
dilated on dorsum ; a flattened- triangular patch on costa before middle ; 
an irregular inwardly oblique fascia from costa beyond middle reaching 
f across wing, from middle of posterior edge sending a narrow bar to tornus ; 
a spot on termen below middle just touching tornal bar, and one on costa 
before apex : cilia grey, sprinkled with whitish. Hindwings ochreous- 
whitish tinged with grey towards costa posteriorly ; cilia ochreous- whitish, 
becoming light grey on apex and costa. 
Three Sisters (Janse); in March, one. specimen. 
Gelechia textifera, n. sp. 
cJ, $. 9 mm. Head whitish, crown somewhat sprinkled with grey. 
Palpi whitish, second and terminal joints each with two dark fuscous 
bands. Thorax whitish sprinkled with dark fuscous, with a yellowish 
stripe on each side of back, shoulders suffused with dark fuscous irroration, 
Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently 
arched, apex obtuse pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; deep 
yellow ; three irregular very oblique fasciae of dense dark purplish-fuscous 
irroration occupying most of wing, first from base of costa to middle of 
dorsum, connected with a patch on base of dorsum, second from | of costa 
to tornus, third dilated to extend on costa from before middle to f, con- 
nected with second in disc and again on tornus, very irregular in apical 
area and connected with a costal patch before or including apex ; stigmata 
blackish, plical rather before first discal, these two on margins of second 
fascia, second discal minute, placed in a round spot of ground colour lying 
between connections of second and third fasciae ; cilia grey, towards 
base sprinkled with black. Hindwings 1, apex triangularly produced ; 
grey ; cilia light grey. 
Barberton (Janse) ; in December and January, two specimens. 
Gelechia resecta, n. sp. 
cJ. 11 mm. Head white, sides of crown irrorated with grey. Palpi 
white, second joint with lower half and a subapical ring of irroration 
blackish, terminal joint as long as second, with black subapical and sub- 
median rings. Thorax white dorsally sprinkled with grey, anterior margin 
blackish. Abdomen whitish-grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa 
faintly sinuate, apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; grey, 
sprinkled with whitish points and scattered blackish scales ; a black mark 
on base of costa, one along base of dorsum, and a small irregular spot 
between these ; an irregular blotch of blackish suffusion in disc at £ ; 
stigmata rather large, suffused, black, plical near before first discal, second 
discal edged with white posteriorly, touching a blotch of blackish irroration 
on costa beyond middle, and a small tornal spot : cilia light grey, sprinkled 
with blackish on basal half. Hindwings 1, apex produced, termen sinuate ; 
grey, thinly scaled in disc and towards base ; cilia light grey. 
Pretoria (Swierstra) ; in November, one specimen. 
