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colour, silvery beneath forewings, with a broad gilded silver-bor- 
dered band beyond the middle. Length of the body one line ; ex- 
pansion of the forewings three lines. The state of the specimen 
recorded will not allow a more minute description.” 
Cnemiostoma, Zell. 
*C. auronivea, Walk. — Another of those very small native Moths, 
which Mr. Walker thus describes: — “Pure white; front broad, 
rounded ; eyes black ; palpi decumbent ; forewings gilded from one- 
third of the length to the tips. Length of the body one line and a 
half ; expansion of the forewings four lines.” 
Fam. Pterophorida ?. 
Pterophorus, GeofFr. 
P. rutilalis, Walk.— -This yellow Plume Moth is not common, 
but is occasionally found hovering over flowers in the gardens on the 
high land. I captured one or two specimens of it in the lily flowers, 
and also amongst the honeysuckle blossoms at The Hermitage. It 
also inhabits Natal. 
Platyptilus, Zell. 
*P. subnotatus, Walk. — A grey Plume Moth, easily recognised 
by its similai-ity at first sight to a large Mosquito. It is very rare, 
and I obtained one specimen only, which was taken at The 
Hermitage on the high land. Mr. Walker describes it as follows: 
— “ Hoary antenna? and legs white ; forewings with three black 
costal dots near the tip and opposite to three more which are near 
the interior border. Length of the body three lines ; expansion of 
the forewings six lines.” 
Order Diptera. 
One of the most largely represented Orders, and that which the 
visitor in the summer months, especially if fresh from Europe, will 
not fail to become acquainted with in less than twenty-four hours 
after arriving at the Island. The Mosquitos are certainly not either 
abundant, large, or voracious, but in every respect troublesome 
enough to cause a sleepless night, and a firm resolve not to pass 
another in the place without the aid of mosquito curtains. The day 
mosquito, which is, however, the most voracious, and which produces 
large blisters on every part of the body to which it can gain access, 
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