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EXOTIC M1CR0LEPID0PTERA. 
Palpi 4, pale brownish-ochreous tinged rosy, a broad metallic- 
greenish lateral stripe irrorated blackish-grey. Forewings sub- 
triangular, termen somewhat obliquely bowed; pale rosy-ochreous 
irregularly irrorated fuscous ; costal half suffused dull greenish from 
base to second line, on basal area extending to vein 16 ; an irregular 
costal stripe of blackish suffusion from base to beyond middle, 
extended over scaletuft in middle of cell; a transverse black discal 
spot on end of cell; lines formed of blackish-grey irroration 
indistinct, waved, first about somewhat oblique, second at |, 
rather excurved in disc; a narrow dull greenish terminal fascia, 
expanded towards costa, preceded by a rosy-ochreous fascia; a 
terminal series of small cloudy blackish spots : cilia whitish-ochreous 
somewhat mixed blackish, tinged rosy as far as a greyish-ochreous 
postmedian line. Hindwings pale greyish-ochreous, sprinkled 
grey posteriorly, terminal edge suffused grey ; cilia as in forewings 
but without rosv tinge. 
Belgian Congo, Elisabethville, May, November (C. Seydel ); 
3 ex. (type Belg. Cong. Mus.). This and the next species agree 
in all structural characters with Prof. Janse's amended definition as 
against those details inaccurately given by Hampson. 
Bliynchopaschia chalcosphaera, n. sp. 
3 . 17 mm. Head, thorax brown, tegulae dark fuscous. Palpi 4, 
brown, a lateral stripe of blackish suffusion. Antennae with small 
blackish scale-tooth near base. Forewings subtriangular, termen 
rather obliquely bowed ; pale brownish, irregularly sprinkled brown ; 
costal half irrorated dark fuscous from base to second line, the 
irroration extended on basal area to dorsum ; a broad suffused dark 
fuscous costal stripe from base to beyond middle; an oblique 
blackish mark on end of cell, preceded by some iridescent scales and 
followed by some raised whitish hairs ; lines rather thick, cloudy, 
fuscous, first about oblique, second bej T ond |, excurved in disc ; 
a narrow terminal fascia of dark speckling, attenuated to tornus, 
preceded by a narrow fascia of ochreous-brownish suffusion; a 
terminal series of small cloudy blackish spots ; a coppery-metallic 
boss on dorsum at ^ : cilia pale greyish-ochreous somewhat mixed 
blackish, a broad median shade of greyish tinge. Hindwings 
4 and 5 stalked ; grey, slightly sprinkled darker ; cilia pale greyish, 
a broad median darker shade. 
Belgian Congo, Elisabethville, March (C . Seydel) ; 1 ex. (Belg. 
Cong. Mus.). 
ETHELONTIDES, n. g. 
Antennae 3 fasciculate-ciliated,scape swollen,subglobose. Labial 
palpi very long, second joint ascending, reaching vertex, rather 
slender, with appressed scales, terminal joint slender, acute, in 
5 second and terminal joints evenly recurved, terminal joint shorter 
than second, in <3 terminal joint and apex of second sinuate and 
