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Forewings very narrow, widest near base, thence narrowed to acute apex ; 
dark purplish-fuscous ; two rather broad orange transverse fasciae, first 
towards base, anterior edge with triangular prominence below middle, 
posterior edge incised in middle, second beyond middle, not quite reaching 
costa except at its posterior angle which is whitish : cilia rather dark 
fuscous. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia rather dark fuscous. 
Wonderboom, Barberton (Swierstra, Janse) ; in December and May, 
two specimens. 
Stathmopoda areata, n. sp. 
14 mm. Head and thorax orange-yellow, face whitish-tinged, 
back of crown, collar, and shoulders bronzy fuscous. Palpi whitish, 
terminal joint dark fuscous anteriorly towards apex. Abdomen prismatic 
grey- whitish. Posterior tibiae with apical whorl of long bristles. Fore- 
wings extremely narrow, widest near base, thence narrowed to acute apex ; 
rather dark bronzy-grey ; base of dorsum whitish- ochreous ; a whitish- 
ochreous trapezoidal blotch extending along dorsum from before ^ to 
reaching to fold, centrally suffused with yellow- ochreous ; a smaller elongate 
whitish- ochreous spot on dorsum beyond middle, edged above by a slender 
suffused ochreous streak running through median third of disc ; apex of 
wing obscurely suffused with whitish- ochreous : cilia whitish- ochreous, 
tinged with yellowish towards base. Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish- 
ochreous. 
Barberton (Janse) ; in December, one specimen. 
Stathmopoda autoxantha, n. sp. 
<$ $. 12-13 mm. Head and thorax orange-yellow, face shining 
ochreous- whitish. Palpi pale yellowish. Abdomen grey, banded with 
yellowish. Forewings elongate, narrow, widest near base, thence narrowed 
to pointed apex ; orange-yellow ; costal edge blackish on basal third : 
cilia ochreous-yellow, paler towards tornus. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale 
greyish-ochreous, at apex yellowish- tinged.^j pyjjjy! 
Barberton (Janse) ; in December, two specimens. 
Aeoloscelis tripoda, n. sp. 
<$ ?. 11-12 mm. Head shining whitish- ochreous, back of crown 
ferruginous-yellow. Palpi ochreous- whitish. Thorax ochreous-yellow. 
Abdomen whitish-yellowish. Forewings lanceolate, acute ; ochreous- 
yellow ; markings rather dark fuscous ; a dot on base of costa ; a transverse 
line near base, widely interrupted in disc ; a fascia before middle, narrow 
on costa, triangularly dilated downwards and furcate on dorsum ; a slender 
subterminal fascia from costa before apex to tornus, sending a short branch 
to middle of termen : cilia ochreous-yellow, becoming paler and suffused 
with grey towards tornus. Hindwings light grey ; cilia whitish- ochreous 
tinged with grey. 
Barberton (Janse) ; in December, two specimens. 
SCYTHRIDAE. 
Paralogistis , n. g. 
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli absent ; tongue developed. 
Antennae basal joint moderate, with pecten of scales. Labial palpi 
