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joints each with two bands of blackish irroration. Forewings fi 
separate; whitish or ochreous-whitish closely irrorated dark grey; 
indistinct small dark grey spots on fold at base and 1, and on costa 
between these ; an oblique streak obscurely indicated b} T a dark 
grey spot on costa at | and suffusion on fold beyond it; stigmata 
dark fuscous, sometimes distinctly ringed ochreous-brownish or 
whitish * pli cal beneath first discal, an additional dot midway between 
and above first and second discal; an angulated whitish subterminal 
line sometimes distinct in 2 •> usually nearly obsolete, sometimes 
brownish-streaked on veins : cilia grey-whitish or ochreous-whitish, 
scattered blackish points. Hindwings grey, darker tow ards costa, 
lighter and more thinly scaled on median longitudinal third ; cilia 
whitish-grey. 
Egypt, Aswan, March, April (Hayward ) ; 8 ex. 
Phthorimaea crocoleuca, n. sp, 
2 . 8 mm. Head, thorax white. Palpi white, second and 
terminal joints each with two rings of dark grey irroration. Fore¬ 
wings whitish ; four moderately broad undefined irregular light 
ochreous-yellowish transverse fasciae, costal edge slightly speckled 
blackish-grey on these, first almost basal, fourth almost apical : 
cilia white, some scattered black specks, base ochreous-yellowish 
round apex. Hindwings and cilia whitish. 
Egypt, Aswan, October ( Hayward ) ; 1 ex. 
Apatetris albiramis, n. sp. 
3 . 9 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint with a grey 
lateral streak. Thorax whitish, four pale ochreous stripes. Fore¬ 
wings lanceolate, apex acutely produced ; 7 and 8 out of 6 ; light 
* yellow-ochreous ; irregular white streaks along all margins of cell 
and veins 7—11, partially sprinkled dark fuscous scales on edges, 
a slender similar streak along dorsum and termen throughout; ail 
undefined streak of white suffusion along vein 1 b : cilia white, a 
median line of fuscous points. Hindwings emargination obtuse, 
produced apex l ; grey-whitish ; cilia yellow-whitish, yellower 
towards base. 
Egypt, Aswan, April ( Hayward ) ; 1 ex. 
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Ancylometis asbolopa, n. sp. 
3 . 10 mm. Head, thorax dark grey. Palpi dark grey, tip of 
second joint whitish with black subapical ring, terminal joint 
whitish with two blackish bands. Forewings elongate, apex obtuse- 
pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; dark grey ; an indistinct 
dark fuscous transverse streak before middle, bearing black tufts 
near costa and dorsum, their posterior edge dark grey speckled 
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