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EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 
termen rather obliquely rounded; white, partially suffused pale 
whitish-ochreous, a few dark fuscous specks; basal patch, dark 
fuscous, occupying ^ of wing, edge nearly straight, direct; some 
minute blackish strigulae on posterior half of costa, one or two spots 
near apex, and some irregular strigulation towards apex and upper 
half of termen: cilia dark grey on upper half of termen (denuded 
beneath). Hindwings dark grey; cilia whitish-grey; on under¬ 
surface a suffused yellow-ochreous glandular spot within tornus. 
Bexix, Agoue {Abbe Menciger ); 1 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). Probably 
related t o fluctuatana Wals. 
Argyroploce thermopetra, n. sp. 
6 • 18 mm. Head, thorax pale brownish-ochreous, a red-brown 
spot on sidetufts and collar, upper half of face red-brown, lower 
half whitish. Palpi whitish-ochreous, some red-brown suffusion on 
second joint. Porewings moderate, posteriorly dilated, costa gently 
arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen straight, vertical; pale 
oohreous, somewhat strigulated chestnut-brown; some irregular 
dark fuscous mottling suffused red-brown along dorsum throughout, 
with a patch representing lower half of central fascia; angulated 
edge of basal patch represented by some small spots of blackish 
mottling and red-brown suffusion, a small blackish spot on costa 
before this and another be 3 'Ond it; a rhomboidal black and red- 
brown spot on middle of costa representing end of cential fascia; 
three small black spots on costa posteriorly, and a triangular apical 
blotch of black, red-brown, and blue-grey mixture ; a black irregular 
line along upper | of termen: cilia light chestnut-brown, on upper 
part of termen somewhat mixed black. Hindwings whitish-grey ; 
a grey subbasal line, slightly tinged reddish. 
Cameroon^, Lolodorf, February ( Conrcidt ) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). 
Allied to iorrhoa. 
Argyroploce atricapsis, n. sp. 
5 . 13 mm. Head, palpi, thorax whity-brownish-ochreousj 
thoracic crest blackish. Forewings rather elongate-triangular, 
costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen somewhat obliquely 
rounded ; pale brownish-ochreous with whitish reflections; some 
black spots along costa and dorsum ; a blackish triangular blotch 
extending over basal third of dorsum, its outer edge rather oblique, 
apex reaching a little beyond fold ; a trapezoidal brownish-ochreous 
blotch irregularly marked and mixed black extending on costa from 
middle to f and reaching nearly half across wing, narrowed down¬ 
wards ; a black elongate dot in disc just beyond this; some slight 
blackish marking at apex ; an upwards-oblique light brownish- 
ochreous narrow fasciate spot, slightly speckled black, from below 
middle of termen, its apex rather expanded : cilia whitish-ochreous 
(imperfect). Hind wings - grey, darker posteriorly; cilia grey- 
whitish. 
Nigeria, Ogrugu; 1 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). 
