GELECHIADJE. 
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downwards-directed fringe of long yellow-whitish hairs from vein 8 
on basal fourth of wing. 
Camekoons, Lolodorf, February ( Conradt ); 1 ex. (Coll. Para- 
vicini). 
Homaloxestis hemigastra, n. sp. 
. 17 mm. Head light grey, sides of crown yellow-ochreous. 
Palpi pale ochrous-yellowish, second joint expanded with rough 
scales at apex beneath, suffused grey except towards base, terminal 
joint suffused grey towards base. Antennse pale ochreous-yellowish, 
dotted grey beneath. Thorax violet-grey. Abdomen grey, segments 
4-7 pale yellowish with margins finely grey, anal tuft dark grey. 
Forewings elongate, costa gently arched towards base, apex obtuse, 
termen slightly rounded, somewhat oblique; 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to 
apex ; violet-grey ; costal edge pale yellowish from near base to 
apex : cilia light violet-grey, base pale yellowish, on costa wholly 
yellowish. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale grey. 
Uganda, Kampala, April (6r. L. 11. Hancock ); 1 ex. (Brit. Mus.). 
SCAEOSTREPTA, n. g. 
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed. 
Antennae over 1, $ simple, scape very long, with rough projecting 
scales at apex. Labial palpi (<5 ) very long, second joint long, por- 
rected, clothed with dense rough scales forming an apical projecting 
tuft, terminal joint longer than second, strongly reflexed at an acute 
angle, thickened with rough loose scales apparently more sparse on 
apical fourth. Maxillary palpi very short, loosely scaled. Posterior 
tibiae clothed with rough hairs above. Forewings ( <5) neuration 
much distorted, cell long, very narrow through great expansion of 
dorsal area, 2 and 3 stalked from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex, 
9-11 from near end of cell. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, costal 
area much expanded, termen hardly sinuate, cilia ^ ; neuration dis¬ 
torted, 2 from 3 and 5 stalked from angle, 4 absent, cell very 
broad, transverse veins very oblique outwards from lower to upper 
angle, 6 and 7 short, curved, little approximated at base, upper 
margin of cell strongly convex and approximated to 8, connected 
with 8 by bar at angle. 
A development of Lecithocera. 
Scaeostrepta geranoptera, n. sp. 
B . 19 mm. Head, thorax dark fuscous, face yellowish. Palpi 
fuscous, longitudinal lower half of second joint ochreous-yellow, 
terminal joint interiorly yellowish. Antennae whitish, towards 
base yellowish. Forewings elongate, rather dilated, costa posteriorly 
moderately arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen slightly rounded, 
rather oblique ; dark purple-fuscous : cilia purple-fuscous, beneath 
tornus grey. Hindwings prismatic-whitish ; a broad dark bronzy- 
fuscous band extending from base along dorsum and termen to 
apex, rather lighter posteriorly. Fore wings beneath with fringe of 
