100 HETEROCERA. 
24, Dichomeris daedalea, sp. n. (Tab. III. fig. 17.) 
Antennae ciliate 14; greyish. Palpi bright ochreous, tinged with fuscous towards the apex of the terminal 
joint. Head grey. Thorax greyish fuscous, the tegulae shining grey. Forewings with a short shining 
grey basal patch, ill-defined externally where it is margined by a dark brown shade, extending to nearly 
half the wing-length and containing on the dorsum a shining lilac-grey patch; on the costa a slender 
shining steel-blue line, and beneath it two bright yellowish ochreous streaks, between which is a second 
submetallic line and two blackish length-streaks, one along the upper edge of the fold, the other, shorter, 
beneath the costa at one-third, followed by some pale whitish ochreous sealing ; a broad central band, 
ill-defined on its inner side, consists of a shining steel-grey patch throwing up a projection to the upper 
angle of the cell, widely margined towards the costa and narrowly along its outer edge by tawny black ; 
beyond this band the remaining portion of the wing is rich tawny chestnut, with a small whitish 
ochreous triangular patch on the costa, adjacent to the dark band; cilia shining bronzy brownish. 
Exp. al. 14 mm. Hindwings brownish fuscous ; cilia scarcely paler. Abdomen brownish fuscous, 
laterally barred with shining white; underside white. Legs: anterior and median pairs yellowish, the 
tarsi shaded with purple; hind legs shining whitish, the tibiae bright yellow externally, with purplish 
hairs above and a dark purplish fuscous spot at their hinder extremities, the tarsi shaded with fuscous, 
their extremities and spurs whitish. 
Type 3 (65556) Mus, Wlsm. (Godm-Salv. Coll.) BM. 
Hab. Mexico: tapasco: Teapa, III. (H. H. Smith). Unique. 
25. Dichomeris xerodes, sp. n. 
Antennae slightly serrate; greyish fuscous above, whitish ochreous beneath. Palpi very long, curved, 
divergent, the terminal joint of equal length with the median; whitish ochreous, median joint with a 
strong brush projecting, especially on the upper side, shaded with greyish fuscous to more than half its 
length; terminal joint with a fuscous band around the middle and a shade of the same on the underside 
towards the apex. Head whitish ochreous. Zhorax greyish fuscous; the tegulae whitish ochreous, 
with greyish fuscous spots at their base. Jorewings whitish ochreous, mottled and streaked with greyish 
fuscous and rich ferruginous ; at the base of the costa a small greyish fuscous spot is followed by one a 
little darker, separated from the margin by a paler shade of the same which follows the costa to nearly 
half the wing-length, where it is diffused downwards on the upper half of an outwardly curved pale 
central fascia; before this central space a large greyish fuscous patch lies near the base of the dorsum, 
reaching above the fold and terminated at its upper edge by a rich ferruginous streak with bright ochreous 
streaks above it ; the pale central space is margined on its inner side by a diffused rich ferruginous patch, 
mixed with ochreous scales and crossing the fold, some similar colouring in a small spot below the costa 
and on the dorsum nearer to the base ; beyond the pale central space an irregular band of rich ferruginous 
throws out broken diverging lines of the same colour towards the apex and termen, alternating with 
greyish fuscous shading, which also marks the apex and termen, accumulating at the tornus ; cilia 
whitish ochreous. Eup. al. 14:55 mm. Hindwings tawny brownish; cilia scarcely paler. Abdomen 
tawny brownish; anal tuft whitish ochreous. Legs whitish ochreous, the tibiae of the median pair 
thickly clothed; posterior tibiae with two greyish fuscous bands externally, the hind tarsi with one 
narrow broad band of fuscous above. 
Type 3 (65557) Mus. Wlsm. (Godm-Salv. Coll.) BM. [PTT. (65558) US. Nat. Mus.] 
Hab. Mexico: razasco: Teapa, IIl. (H. H. Smith). Two specimens. 

On the underside of the forewings appears a well-marked cavity at the base of the 
cell, the lower edge of which is slightly ciliate, a somewhat similar cavity giving a 
puckered appearance to the limbus of the hindwings. | 

