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whitish-ochreous. Thorax dark fuscous, with an ochreous- whitish streak 
on each side of back. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, 
rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, 
oblique ; 3 absent, 2 and 4 stalked, 7 absent, 8 and 9 stalked ; dark fuscous ; 
a whitish-ochreous antemedian fascia, straight and sharply defined 
anteriorly, broadly suffused posteriorly, followed by a blackish-fuscous 
discal dot ; posterior area lighter and somewhat sprinkled with whitish- 
ochreous, with a whitish-ochreous line running from costa about £ to dorsum 
before tornus, angulated inwards above middle and outwards in middle, 
well-defined anteriorly but more or less suffused posteriorly, forming a 
spot or patch on costa : cilia whitish-ochreous barred with dark fuscous. 
Hindwings whitish-ochreous, more or less infuscated towards apex ; cilia 
whitish-ochreous. 
Barberton, Waterval Onder (Janse) ; in November and December, 
two specimens. 
Homaloxestis aestuosa, n. sp. 
$ $. 8-11 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, sides tinged with fuscous. 
Palpi pale ochreous, second joint with upper longitudinal half fuscous, 
terminal joint shorter than second, externally infuscated. Antennae 
fuscous. Thorax fuscous, somewhat mixed with whitish-ochreous. 
Abdomen grey ; anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, 
narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, oblique ; 
7 absent ; dark fuscous, irrorated with whitish ; stigmata very 
indistinct, cloudy, dark fuscous, plical obliquely before first discal ; a 
nearly straight or slightly curved ochreous-whitish transverse streak from 
f of costa to dorsum before tornus, sometimes produced anteriorly along 
costa ; apical area beyond this darker, with some undefined blackish 
marginal dots : cilia whitish-ochreous, base spotted with dark fuscous 
irr oration. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale grey ; or whitish-ochreous tinged 
with grey. 
Barberton (Janse) ; in December and January, four specimens. Differs 
from the normal structure of the genus in the absence of vein 7 of forewings, 
and the shorter terminal joint of palpi. 
Brachmia velitaris, n. sp. 
c£. 19 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen whitish-ochreous. (Palpi 
broken.) Antennae serrate, ciliations 1. Forewings elongate, costa gently 
arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly sinuate, rather oblique ; 2 and 3 
stalked, 7 and 8 stalked ; whitish-ochreous ; costal edge dark fuscous 
towards base ; a small flattened-triangular dark fuscous spot on costa 
beyond middle : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia pale ochreous- 
yellowish. 
Barberton (Miss Williams) ; in January, one specimen. 
Brachmia apricata, n. sp. 
<$ 14-16 mm. Head and thorax orange-yellow. Palpi ferruginous- 
yellow. Abdomen grey, anal tuft pale yellowish. Forewings elongate, 
rather narrow, costa slightly arched, faintly sinuate in middle, apex obtuse, 
termen straight, oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked ; deep yellow, 
slightly ferruginous-tinged : cilia light yellowish. Hindwings grey ; cilia 
whitish-ochreous tinged with grey. 
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