GELECHIADHS, 
487 
Telphusa conviciata, n. sp. 
<$. 10 ram. Head, thorax white (injured). Forewings rather 
narrow, apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; white; 
markings blackish ; an irregular streak extending from base of 
costa along dorsum and termen to apex, widest on dorsum towards 
base where it reaches half across wing, thence narrow, interrupted 
on tornus and triangular-prominent on each side of this, dilated at 
apex; a small semioval spot on costa before middle, and narrow 
semioval blotch about |: cilia pale grey, round apex and upper 
part of termen irrorated blackish. Hind wings and cilia (3) light grey. 
Assam, Cherrapunji ( Fletcher ) ; 1 ex. 
Telphusa oxychasta, n. sp. 
$ . 17 mm. Head white, irrorated dark grey. Palpi white, 
second and terminal joints each with two bands of black irroration. 
Thorax white irrorated grey, inner edge of teguke blackish. Fore¬ 
wings dark grey speckled white; a strong black streak from 
beneath base of costa very obliquely to disc at g, thence through 
middle of disc finely attenuated to apex, black tufts just beneath 
this at 5 and |, and a black line running from it along fold; 
costal half of wing streaked white between veins, some black 
raised scales towards costa anteriorly, and a black dot beneath 
base of streak ; a terminal series of black dots : cilia grey, several 
grey-whitish lines. Hindwings grey, paler and thinly scaled in 
disc anteriorly ; cilia light greyish. 
Transvaal, Slypsteendrift, -December; 1 ex. (Coll. Janse). 
Telphusa trinephela, n. sp. 
< 3. 10 mm. Head white slightly speckled grey on crown. 
Palpi white, basal half and slight subapical ring of second joint, 
and two rings of terminal joint blackish. Thorax white, anterior 
half light greyish dorsally, shoulder narrowly blackish. Forewings 
light grey, speckled white, partially tinged ochreous towards costal 
markings, some scattered black raised scales ; an elongate blackish 
spot on base of costa, finely connected on costal edge with an 
irregular blackish antemedian blotch reaching half across wing, 
three or four blackish dots round this in disc representing stigmata; 
an oblong suffused blackish postmedian blotch on costa; some 
small black marginal dots round apex : cilia whitish-grey. Hind- 
wings subhyaline pale bluish-grey, margin grey; cilia pal© greyish. 
Rhodesia, Mazoe, January ; 1 ex. (Coll. Janse). 
Telphusa chloroderces, n. sp. 
5 . 15 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, posterior part of crown 
purplish-fuscous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, base fuscous. Thorax 
purplish-fuscous. Forewings dark purplish-fuscous ; stigmata 
forming small irregular suffused blackish spots, plical rather before 
first discal, an additional spot on fold beneath second discal: cilia 
grey. Hindwings light grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous-grey. 
Manchuria, bred July from larva rolling leaf of peach (Prunus 
persica); 1 ex. (specimen partly injured). 
