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short, loosely scaled, appressed to tongue. (Posterior tibiae broken.) 
Forewings with 2 from towards angle, 3-5 approximated at base, 7 to 
costa, 9 and 10 stalked, 11 from f of cell. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, 
cilia | ; 3 and 4 connate, 5-7 parallel, transverse vein oblique. 
Abacistis hexanoma , n. sp. 
cJ. 16 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax silvery- white. Abdomen 
ochreous- whitish. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex 
rounded-obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; silvery-white ; six blackish 
dots, viz., one beneath costa near base, one beneath costa at 4, one on 
fold at one towards costa at J, one towards dorsum beyond middle, 
and one above middle at § ; cilia white. Hindwings ochreous-white ; 
cilia white. 
Barberton (Janse) ; in December, one specimen. 
Lytrophila, n. g. 
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli present ; tongue absent. Antennae 
J, in (J shortly ciliated, basal joint moderate, with pecten. Labial palpi 
very short, drooping, loosely scaled, tolerably pointed. Maxillary palpi 
obsolete. Posterior tibiae with appressed scales. Forewings with 2 
from angle, 7 to termen, seldom stalked with 8, 9 absent, 11 from middle ; 
Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia \ ; 4 absent, 6 and 7 approximated at 
base or short-stalked. 
Type L. panarga. Allied to Gymnogmmma. 
Lytrophila panarga, n. sp. 
c£. 17 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen white. Forewings 
elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 
silvery-white ; costal edge dark grey towards base : cilia white. Hind- 
wings grey- whitish ; cilia white ; 6 and 7 short-stalked. 
Balmoral (Janse) ; in October, one specimen. 
Lytrophila humida, n. sp. 
2. 14-16 mm. Head ochreous- whitish. Palpi light greyish- ochreous. 
Thorax light greyish-ochreous, posteriorly whitish. Abdomen pale whitish- 
ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen 
obliquely rounded ; pale glossy greyish-ochreous, somewhat sprinkled 
with whitish : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings with 6 and 7 approxi- 
mated towards base ; whitish- ochreous-grey ; cilia concolorous. 
Three Sisters (Janse) ; in March,^two specimens. 
Parazelota, n. g. 
^j^’Head with loosely appressed scales ; ocelli present ; tongue very short. 
Antennae f, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi long, 
almost straight, obliquely ascending, second joint densely scaled, somewhat 
rough beneath, terminal joint very short, about 4 of second, loosely scaled, 
obtuse pointed. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Thorax with posterior crest. 
Posterior tibiae with appressed scales, slightly roughened above on basal 
half. Forewings with vein lb furcate towards base, 2 from angle, 3 some- 
what approximated, 4 parallel, 5 from above lower parting-vein, 6 parallel, 
7 to apex, 11 from beyond middle, secondary cell well-defined, unusually 
long, more than half cell. Hindwings 1, ovate, cilia 4, lower margin of 
cell with pecten of long hair scales towards base, frenulum in $ of about 
