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elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen very 
obliquely rounded ; 2 remote from 3; deep ochreous-yellow, some¬ 
times tinged or suffused brownish ; costal edge dark fuscous towards 
base ; discal stigmata black, remote, plical indicated only by two or 
three black scales beneath first discal; sometimes some very minute 
dark fuscous terminal dots: cilia ochreous-yellow, sometimes suffused 
brownish. Hindwings grey ; cilia yellowish-grey. 
Java, bred February, March from case-bearing larvae feeding on 
moss (Dr. L. G. E. Kalshoven ) ; 7 ex. Nearest phoebas Meyr. 
The interesting larval habit, though little observed, is probably 
common in this group and overlooked. 
Cryptolechia pentathlopa, n. sp. 
2 . 23 mm. Head orange. Palpi whitish-ochreous, apical half 
of second joint suffused grey, terminal joint whitish. Thorax light 
orange, a round dark bluish-grey spot on each side of back, and 
a bar on each tegula. Forewings rather elongate, costa gently 
arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; lilac-brownish- 
grey ; five ochreous-yellow roundish blotches, viz. three resting on 
costa (subbasal and at ^ and |), connected by a fine costal line, and 
two rather larger towards dorsum (subbasal and median) : cilia 
light grey, basal third darker grey. Hindwings grey ; cilia as in 
forewings. 
Brazil, Jaragua, December (Hoffmann ) ; 1 ex. (Vienna Mus.). 
SCYTHRIDZE. 
Scythris pangalactis, n. sp. 
. 14-15 mm. Head, palpi, thorax white. Forewings elon¬ 
gate-lanceolate ; white : cilia white, faintly ochreous-tinged 
towards termen. Hindwings 4 and 5 stalked ; grey-whitish ; cilia 
whitish-ochreous. 
Sudan, Dar-Fur, El Fasher, June, sitting on Acacia spirocarpa 
(A. P. G. Michelmore ); 2 ex. 
Scythis aphanatma, n. sp. 
. 12 mm. Head light ochreous-yellow. Palpi light yellow, 
slightly speckled grey. Thorax greyish-bronze. Abdomen dark 
grey, anal tuft grey, centrally suffused pale yellowish. Forewings 
elongate-lanceolate ; rather dark grey ; very undefined dorsal 
blotches of faint pale grey-yellowish suffusion before middle of wing 
and before tornus : cilia greyish. Hindwings blackish-grey ; cilia 
dark grey. 
Uganda, Kampala, February (G. L. U. Hancock ); 1 ex. (Brit, 
Mus.). 
vor. iv.— April 1933, 2 b 
