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widest on fifth segment, divided into two spots on first segment ; a quadrate 
spot on costa at three-quarters ; a rather irregular subterminal fascia, 
widest on third and fourth segments, divided into two spots on first 
segment ; a black dot at tip of each segment ; cilia pale grey, darker grey 
on fasciae, with white oblique bars on white lines. Hind wings with ground 
colour as in fore wings ; four narrow white fasciae on all segments, edged 
with dark fuscous (representing margins of median and subterminal fasciae) ; 
apical dots and cilia as in fore wings. 
Pretoria, in January (Janse) ; one specimen. Might be mistaken for 
a small Huebneri, but palpi totally different (in Huebneri with long ascending 
terminal joint). 
Microschismus sceletias, n. sp. 
Male, 12 mm. Head fuscous. Palpi extremely long (seven), fuscous 
sprinkled with darker, white towards base beneath, terminal joint very 
short, tip white. Antennae fuscous dotted with whitish, filiform, 
moderately ciliated (one). Thorax fuscous sprinkled with dark fuscous 
and whitish. Abdomen dark fuscous, segmental margins mixed with 
whitish, anal tuft suffused with whitish. Posterior tibiae and tarsi white. 
Fore wings formed as in antennata ; brownish, irrorated with dark fuscous 
and blackish ; costa with about seven white dots between base and three- 
fifths ; a spot of blackish suffusion at base of second cleft, and a bar of 
dark fuscous suffusion between this and dorsum ; two somewhat curved 
approximated and partially confluent white lines crossing all segments 
beyond two-thirds of wing ; a white subterminal line, retracted inwards 
on first segment and more strongly on sixth ; a white costal dot before 
this line, and a small white costal spot before apex ; a blackish dot at 
apex of each segment, edged with white anteriorly ; cilia grey, sprinkled 
with dark fuscous, obliquely barred with white on lines, base and tips 
white at apex of segments. Hind wings grey irrorated with blackish ; a 
praeapical series of very obscure minute whitish dots ; cilia grey sprinkled 
with dark fuscous, with obscure series of faint oblique pale bars. 
Woodbush Village, in December (Swierstra) ; one specimen. 
Microschismus ctenias, n. sp. 
Male, 18-21 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark fuscous, anal tuft 
light brownish. Palpi extremely long (7-8), dark fuscous, terminal joint 
relatively short, whitish except towards base. Antennae whitish, shortly 
bipectinated, pectinations dark fuscous, slender, ciliated. Legs dark 
fuscous, posterior tibiae and all tarsi whitish. Fore wings formed as in 
antennata ; fuscous suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous, base of clefts 
two to five suffused with dark fuscous ; about eleven minute white strigulae 
on posterior half of costa ; minute whitish strigulae or dots on other 
segments at one-third and two-thirds of length and before apex ; cilia 
fuscous sprinkled with dark fuscous, with faint oblique whitish bars , base 
and tips whitish at apex of segments. Hind wings rather dark fuscous ; 
median and three posterior series of minute whitish dots on each segment. 
Cilia fuscous, with faint oblique whitish bars. 
Ngeleni, W. Pondoland, in May (Swinney) ; Camperdown, Natal, in 
April (Leigh) ; two specimens. 
