Annals of the Transvaal Museum 
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Scythris lactanea, n. sp. 
g. 13-14 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen ochreous-whitish. 
Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex acute, termen 
subsinuate, extremely oblique ; light fuscous, almost wholly suffused with 
ochreous-whitish except a more or less developed subcostal band ; obscure 
fuscous dots towards dorsum at J and middle, and above tornus ; a suffused 
dark fuscous dot on fold between the two former ; plical stigma suffused, 
dark fuscous, second discal round, distinct, dark fuscous : cilia ochreous- 
grey. Hindwings with 4 and 5 stalked ; grey ; cilia ochreous-grey. 
Pretoria, Barberton (Janse) ; in December, January, and March, 
three specimens. 
Scythris sacharissa, n. sp. 
<£. 13 mm. Head grey, sides rosy-ochreous-whitish. Palpi whitish, 
anteriorly dark fuscous. Thorax rosy-ochreous-whitish, slightly greyish- 
tinged centrally and anteriorly. Abdomen ochreous-whitish tinged with 
grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex acute, termen 
faintly sinuate, extremely oblique ; rather dark grey ; a broad rosy- 
ochreous-whitish median longitudinal streak from base to termen, emitting 
a fine line beneath from beyond its middle ; veins on costal area above 
this marked by fine rosy-ochreous-whitish lines ; similar indistinct dorsal 
and subdorsal lines, confluent towards base, but becoming obsolete pos- 
teriorly : cilia rather dark grey, on costa ochreous-white. Hindwings 
with 4 and 5 stalked ; rather dark grey, darker posteriorly ; cilia ochreous- 
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Pretoria (Miss S. Viljoen) ; in January, one specimen. 
Scythris cretiflua, n. sp. 
12-14 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen ochreous-whitish. 
Forewings elongate-lanceolate, acute ; ochreous-whitish : cilia yellow- 
whitish. Hindwings with 4 and 5 separate ; pale greyish ; cilia yellow- 
whitish. 
Barberton, Pretoria (Janse) ; in November and December, four 
specimens. 
Scythris stagnosa, n. sp. 
cJ. 11 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish, 
anteriorly greyish. Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Forewings 
elongate-lanceolate, acute ; whitish-ochreous, towards costa tinged with 
greyish- ochreous : cilia whitish-ochreous, towards tornus tinged with 
grey. Hindwings with 4 and 5 separate ; grey ; cilia grey. 
Pretoria (Janse) ; in November, one specimen. 
Scythris aquaria , n. sp. 
cJ. 12 mm. Head grey, somewhat mixed with white. Palpi white, 
anteriorly mixed with dark fuscous. Thorax grey, more or less streaked 
suffusedly with white. Abdomen whitish-grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. 
Forewings elongate-lanceolate, acute ; fuscous ; a suffused white streak 
along costa from J to apex, with short suffused lines on veins running into 
it ; a strong white median streak from base to beyond middle, whence it 
divides into several branches along veins, and very faintly split along fold ; 
suffused white sub dorsal and dorsal lines from base to tornus : cilia grey, 
