PTER0PH0RIDJ3.—ORNEODIDAE. 
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Agdistis reciprocans, n. sp. 
3 . 22 mm. Head, palpi, thorax whitish-ochreous, face 
rounded-prominent. Abdomen ochreous-whitish, segments 3-6 
suffused light greyish. Forewings apex pointed, termen faintly 
sinuate, oblique; whitish-ochreous, some scattered dark fuscous 
scales ; reversed-triangular area dark purplish-grey, large black 
dots beneath its lower edge at apex, before middle of wing, and 
midway between this and termen : cilia ochreous-whitish, at 
tornus a dark grey spot. Hindwings dark purplish-grey ; some 
ochreous-whitish suffusion on median longitudinal third of cell to 
termen; cilia ochreous-whitish, a grey median shade. 
Cape Colony, Kowie It., October ( Irving ); 1 ex. (Coll. Janse). 
Agdistis dimetra, n. sp. 
3 . 16 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark fuscous closely speckled 
white, face rounded-prominent. Abdomen grey. Forewings apex 
obtuse, termen hardly rounded, rather oblique ; dark grey speckled 
whitish; reversed-triangular area slaty-grey, blackish spots at its 
apex and beneath lower margin beyond ^ and midway between 
this and termen, also one above its upper margin at § : cilia grey 
sprinkled whitish, two darker shades. Hindwings grey with 
violet-blue tinge ; cilia light grey. 
Natal, Stellenbosch, March; 1 ex. (Coll. Janse). Nearly 
approaches nanodes from Ceylon in its small size and general 
colouring, but forewings less pointed, termen less oblique. 
ORNEODIDiE. 
Orneodes compsoxantha, n. sp. 
3- 17-18 mm. Head white. Palpi 2, white, curved, ascend¬ 
ing, second joint thickened with appressed scales projecting at apex 
beneath, terminal joint somewhat over half second, thickened with 
scales, obtuse. Antennae simple, scaled. Thorax white, two 
yellow-ochreous spots mixed grey before and one behind, middle, 
patagia with a larger median yellow-ochreous spot. Abdomen 
yellow-ochreous, segmental margins white, bases and sides of 
segments irregularly sprinkled black. Forewings yellow-ochreous ; 
transverse white basal and subbasal streaks, a small blackish costal 
spot between these ; six white spots on segment 1, sixth broader 
and obscurely double ; five irregularly curved series of white spots 
edged with some blackish or grey irroration on segments 2-6 ; 
indistinct white apical dots on all segments : cilia yellow-ochreous, 
oblique whitish bars on markings. Hindwings yellow-ochreous ; 
five irregularly curved series of white spots on all segments, 
somewhat broader and more strongly blackish-edged than in fore¬ 
wings ; apical dots and cilia as in forewings. 
8. Rhodesia, Mazoe, January; 2 ex. (type Coll. Janse). Next 
bcdioocantha. 
