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to the lines limiting the central fascia, the slightly paler centre containing the 

 black elongated cell-spot; Bnbmarginal line pale grey, not waved ; a dark marginal 

 line interrupted at the veins; fringe dingy grey mottled with dark. 



Hindwing : dingy grey, with the base paler; a small dark cell-spot and the 

 nsual outer lines, the postmedian being plainest. 



Underside paler, more lnteous ; costal and outer margins darker in forewing ; 

 hindwing with cell-spot and thick postmedian line ; veins in both wings dark 

 beyond middle. 



Head and palpi luteous grey ; shoulders and patagia brown ; thorax and 

 abdomen pale grey ; abdomen with a black lateral streak, broadest at base ; anal 

 valves large. 



Expanse of wings : 15 mm. 



1 6 from C'ushi, Hiuinnco, Peru, 1900 m. (Hoffmanns). 



An inconspicuous insect. A very much worn ¥ from Santo Domingo, 

 Carabaya, Pern, October 1902 (Ockeuden) may be the same insect, but the black 

 lateral line of abdomen is not visible. 



167. Tephroclystia nigripennis spec. nov. 



Forewing : dark flesh-colour, except at costa, darkened with brownish ; basal 

 patch, central fascia, and praesubmarginal shade, all purplish black at costa, 

 becoming brownish on inner margin ; cell-spot large and black, followed by two 

 dark lines in fascia ; pale bands on each side of central fascia distinct, dull 

 flesh-colour, with darker centre ; snbmarginal line waved, indistinct ; fringe dark 

 brown. 



Hindwing : wholly purplish black, crossed by five or six lines ; the base pale, 

 the fringe dark. 



Underside dark purplish grey with traces of the lines ; inner margin of 

 forewing bronzy ochreous. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen purplish black. 



Expanse of wings : 14 mm. 



1 <$ from Rio Colorado, Peru, 25UU ft., August— September 1902 (Watkins). 



108. Tephroclystia parcinotata spec. nov. 



Forewing : lnteous grey, with a slight olive tinge ; without any distinct lines 

 or markings, except the pale band which edges the central fascia externally and 

 traces of a pale snbmarginal line ; cell-spot black, distinct ; a dark marginal 

 line ; fringe concolorous. 



Hindwing : whitish, the inner margin only showing traces of lines. 



Underside of forewing dull grey, of hindwing whitish ; lines of forewing 

 visible beyond middle, of hindwing throughout; cell-spots black. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen concolorous ; abdomen below and pectus pale. 



Expanse of wings : c? 20 mm. ; ? 24 mm. 



1 <?, 2 ? ? from Limbani, Carabaya, Peru, 950U ft., May l'J04, dry season 

 (Ockeuden). 



169. Tephroclystia regulella spec. nov. 



Forewing: olive ochreons, crossed by a regular series of blackish grey lines, 

 bent below costa, then oblique and parallel; cell-spot blackish, large ; snbmarginal 

 line hardly marked, but followed by black dashes to the black lunules forming the 



