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and black subdorsal streaks on thorax posteriorly. Palpi white, second 
and terminal joints each with two blackish bands. Abdomen whitish. 
Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen 
very oblique rounded ; white, on dorsal half irrorated with fuscous, on 
costal half with streaks of fuscous or dark fuscous irroration on veins ; 
a rather irregular narrow black streak runs from base of costa very obliquely 
to disc and thence slightly sinuate through middle of disc to apex, sharply 
interrupted at f , with black dots above and below interruption ; a short 
fine black dash at base beneath this, one on fold in middle connected with 
its lower edge, and one sometimes longer towards costa before middle ; 
a series of black marks round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia 
grey sprinkled with whitish, at apex with a black bar. Hindwings some- 
what over 1, termen slightly sinuate ; light grey, paler towards base ; 
cilia pale grey. 
Barberton, Three Sisters (Miss Williams, Janse) ; in February and 
March, two specimens. 
Gelechia ophitis, n. sp. 
c£. 23 mm. Head whitish- ochreous. Palpi rosy-whitish, second 
joint slightly sprinkled with fuscous, basal half dark fuscous, terminal 
joint much longer than second, apex suffused with dark fuscous. Thorax 
whitish- ochreous tinged with brownish, with a blackish stripe on each side 
of back, shoulders fuscous. Abdomen fuscous. Forewings elongate, 
rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, 
rather strongly oblique ; fuscous, with a few scattered black scales ; some 
ochreous-whitish suffusion towards median third of dorsum ; a thick black 
median longitudinal streak from base to f, lower edge suffused, upper 
sharply marked, forming two deep sinuations filled with ochreous-whitish 
before and beyond middle and a triangular prominence between these ; 
a short suffused blackish apical streak, and one less marked beneath it, 
surrounded with a purplish tinge : cilia pale greyish- ochreous mixed with 
fuscous. Hindwings over 1, apex obtuse, termen hardly sinuate ; fuscous ; 
cilia light greyish- ochreous. 
Uitenhage (Munro) ; in January, one specimen. 
Gelechia ochnias , n. sp. 
17-18 mm. Head pale rosy- ochreous, tinged with fuscous on 
crown. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint suffused with dark fuscous 
except towards apex, anterior edge of terminal joint suffused with dark 
fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, dorsally sometimes tinged with rosy- 
ochreous. Abdomen pale greyish- ochreous, three basal segments pale 
yellow-ochreous. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex 
pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; dark fuscous ; a black 
streak along basal fourth of costa ; a thick black streak on fold from near 
base to J, followed by some red-brownish suffusion ; a rather elongate 
pointed black spot in disc before middle, and an irregular black spot beyond 
middle, connected by some ochreous-white edging ; an ochreous-whitish 
spot on costa at ^ , whence some very indistinct pale reddish- ochreous 
suffusion crosses wing : cilia fuscous, towards base mixed with dark 
fuscous and tinged with red-brownish. Hindwings over 1, apex obtuse, 
termen slightly sinuate ; grey ; cilia pale greyish. 
