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Phaloniadae. 
Pharmacis assecula, Meyr. 
Haenertsburg, in December (Swierstra). 
Tortricidae. 
Tortrix psoricodes, n. sp. 
Male, 19 mm. ; female, 20-23 mm. Head and thorax in male pale 
whitish- ochr eons with a grey longitudinal mark on patagia, in female 
brown or light yellow-ochreous somewhat sprinkled with brown. Palpi 
rather long, ochreous- whitish suffusedly irr orated with brown or fuscous. 
Antennal ciliations in male whorled (one and a half). Abdomen pale 
greyish, anal tuft of male whitish- ochreous. Fore wings sub-oblong, costa 
anteriorly moderately arched, posteriorly nearly straight, in male without 
fold, apex obtuse, termen slightly sinuate, somewhat oblique ; glossy 
whitish-ochreous, strewn with small spots and strigulae of grey and dark 
fuscous scales arranged in transverse series, in female more or less mixed 
with ferruginous between these ; markings indicated in male by fuscous, 
in female by ferruginous suffusion, but very undefined or hardly traceable, 
viz., a moderately broad central fascia angulated in middle, a costal patch, 
and a large blotch extending along termen ; cilia whitish-ochreous or pale 
ochreous, in female more or less mixed with ferruginous, with more or less 
marked dark fuscous sub-basal shade. Hind wings in male grey, in female 
pale grey, indistinctly spotted with darker and tinged at apex with whitish- 
ochreous ; cilia whitish, with grey sub-basal line. 
Haenertsburg and Woodbush Village, in December (Swierstra); three 
specimens. 
Tortrix prona, n. sp. 
Male and female, 13-14 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous, thorax 
sometimes brownish tinged. Palpi pale ochreous, second joint somewhat 
sprinkled with fuscous towards base. Antennal ciliations in male three- 
quarters. Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Fore wings sub- 
oblong, costa anteriorly rather strongly, posteriorly slightly arched, in male 
without fold, apex obtuse, termen slightly sinuate, rather oblique; pale 
ochreous more or less strigulated with fuscous, on costa with some dark 
fuscous strigulae ; markings fuscous, partially edged with dark fuscous or 
ferruginous-ochreous or both ; basal patch obscurely indicated, outer edge 
obtusely angulated in middle but more or less obsolete ; central fascia rather 
narrow on upper half, dilated posteriorly on lower half but very ill-defined 
there, anterior edge well marked, nearly straight, moderately oblique ; 
costal patch rather small, semicircular ; an oblique dark fuscous or 
ferruginous-ochreous striga towards termen below middle ; cilia pale 
ochreous. Hind wings grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish, with grey sub-basal 
shade. 
Haenertsburg, in December (Swierstra) ; Pinetown, Natal, in January 
(Leigh) ; four specimens. 
Tortrix furtiva, n. sp. 
Male, 16-17 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax blackish-grey, thorax indigo 
tinged, its posterior half whitish-ochreous. Antennal ciliations, one. 
