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of cleft with some black specks, on dorsum with two or three 
undefined groups of blackish specks. Hindwings cleft firstly from 
before middle, secondly from J; pale fuscous, thinly and irregularly 
sprinkled with dark fuscous ; cilia pale-brownish, round apex of 
segments with an antemedian line of dark fuscous points, on dorsum 
with a thick sub-basal shade of fuscous black-tipped scales from base 
becoming gradually thinner to §, thence little marked to apex. 
Bultfontein, JsT.E. Pretoria District, in January; one specimen. 
I have described this, as no proper description of the species has 
been published, and Felder’s figure is very coarse and poor; I have 
no doubt, however, of its correct identification. 
Pterophorus colubratus, n. sp. (Plate I, fig. 4). 
Male, 19 mm. Head fuscous, between antennae white. Palpi 
very short, slender, white. Thorax yellowish-wdiite. Abdomen 
whitish-yellowish, longitudinally streaked with white. Forewings 
cleft from beyond middle, segments acutely pointed, first moderate, 
second narrower ; white ; a faint streak of pale yellowish suffusion 
beneath costa from base to cleft, and a similar sub-dorsal streak from 
base to J, a blackish dot in disk at J, and another on base of cleft, 
connected by an indistinct fuscous line; some pale brownish suffusion 
beginning from first dot and gradually expanded so as to cover all 
first segment except a narrow costal streak not reaching apex, and 
a streak along upper margin of second segment, latter marked with 
a line of dark fuscous scales ; minute blackish dots on extremities 
of veins 2, 3, and 7 ; cilia whitish. Hindwings cleft firstly from 
|, secondly from 5 , segments narrow; rather dark grey; cilia light 
ochreous-grey. 
Pretoria, in March; one specimen. Yery similar to adumbratus 
Wals., described as an Aciptilus ( Alucita ), but doubtless also a 
Pterophorus ; differs by dark streak along upper margin of second 
segment and absence of dark spot on costa beyond cleft, besides 
other details. 
Pterophorus verax, n. sp. (Plate I, fig. 5). 
Male, 20 mm. Head pale whitish-ochreous. Palpi moderate, 
white, lined with dark fuscous. Thorax whitish-yellow. Abdomen 
white, longitudinally streaked with pale yellow, with fuscous lines 
on sides. Forewings cleft from before f, segments moderate, pointed, 
ochreous-wdiitish ; costal edge fuscous, suffused beneath with brownish, 
from J to cleft, the brownish colour extending more or less widely 
over disk ; a rather broad subdorsal streak of brownish suffusion from 
base to J, becoming dorsal towards base ; first segment suffused with 
reddish brown except a whitish streak near its lo^er margin becoming 
more distinct and terminal towards apex ; lower half of second 
segment suffused with reddish-brown ; cilia brownish with a white 
bar at apex of each segment. Hindwings cleft firstly from middle, 
secondly from before J, segments moderate ; fuscous, third segment 
dorsally tinged with whitish towards middle; cilia whitish-grey 
tinged with reddish. 
Tweefontein, N.E. Pretoria District, in January; two specimens. 
Pterophorus ammonias., n. sp. (Plate I, fig. 6 ). 
Female, 18 mm. Head and thorax white mixed with reddish 
fuscous. Palpi rather long, white, with a reddish fuscous lateral 
