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Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 
Dichomeris ventosa, n. sp. 
$ ?. 12-14 mm. Head shining submetallic ochreons- whitish. Palpi 
with second joint dark fuscous, scales expanded above towards apex and 
with moderate triangular tuft beneath, apical edge whitish, terminal joint 
whitish with dark fuscous sub apical band. Antennal ciliations in 2. 
Thorax ochreous- whitish, sometimes sprinkled with dark fuscous posteriorly, 
shoulders narrowly dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous- whitish sprinkled 
with grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, 
faintly sinuate in middle, apex obtuse, termen almost straight, rather 
strongly oblique ; fuscous- whitish, irregularly mixed with dark fuscous 
except towards anterior half of costa ; a suffused dark fuscous spot on 
base of costa ; a flattened-triangular suffused dark fuscous patch on costa 
beyond middle ; stigmata blackish, first discal largest, plical beneath first 
discal ; the dark fuscous suffusion sometimes forms an irregular patch 
in disc before these ; a rather narrow suffused dark fuscous terminal fascia : 
cilia whitish, basal third spotted with dark fuscous suffusion, with a grey 
postmedian line. Hindwings light grey ; cilia ochreous- whitish, with 
grey subbasal shade. 
Barberton, Three Sisters (Janse) ; in December and March, seven 
specimens. 
Dichomeris argentaria, n. sp. 
<$ $. 13-14 mm. Head whitish-grey. Palpi with second joint 
blackish, tuft strong, triangular, apical edge white sprinkled with grey, 
terminal joint much longer than second, white, anterior edge black. 
Antennal ciliations in $ 2. Thorax ochreous-yellowish with grey central 
stripe, shoulders dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, 
narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely 
rounded ; light yellow- ochreous ; costal edge slenderly suffused with dark 
fuscous from base almost to apex, beneath this with a faint pale iridescent- 
silvery streak from base to § ; a similar slender silvery streak along fold 
from base to and two silvery streaks from costa before and beyond 
middle converging towards dorsum beyond middle ; dorsal area beneath 
fold deep ferruginous, paler towards base, dorsum suffused with dark 
fuscous on posterior half ; a dark brown trapezoidal blotch resting on 
dorsum and reaching half across wing, its upper edge excavated, corners of 
excavation marked with two black dots ; a slender dark grey terminal 
fascia crossed by four black marks : cilia leaden-grey, with black subbasal 
line, on costa whitish- ochreous. Hindwings grey, rather darker posteriorly ; 
cilia grey. 
Barberton (Miss Williams, Janse) ; in December and April, two 
specimens. 
Dichomeris picrophanes, n. sp. 
$. 15 mm. Head and thorax silvery white, sides of face dark fuscous, 
patagia suffused with fuscous. Palpi with second joint very long, straight, 
porrected, triangularly rough-scaled above and with rough projecting 
apical tuft beneath, fuscous sprinkled with dark fuscous, apical edge white, 
terminal joint shorter, white, anterior edge blackish. Abdomen ochreous- 
grey- whitish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, 
