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192. Ophthalniophora trimaculata spec. nov. 



Forewing : pale mouse-grey, browner in the central area between the two 

 lines; costa pale yellow, expanding into two flattened triangles, a smaller one at 

 one-third, and a larger at two-thirds; the first precedes an obscure inner brown 

 line, running parallel to outer margin ; the second precedes a double brown outer 

 line with a paler centre; the space between these lines on inner margin contains 

 a flattened yellowish white blotch; cell-spot a minnte pale dot; marginal ana 

 between apex and vein 3 paler than the rest and limited by a waved obscure shade ; 

 marginal line diffuse, purplish, running irregularly into the yellow fringe. 



Hindwing : base mouse-grey, edged by a yellowish white line, which forms 

 a square spot on costa at one-fonrth ; a lustrous submargiual line curving round 

 from costa to vein and preceded on costa by a triangular yellow blotch ; below 

 its end three small metallic embossed spots on a black ground in a yellow ring, the 

 lowest one minute ; interval between these and the lustrous line mouse-grey, beyond 

 the line greyish fulvous ; the fringe dull yellow ; centre of wing pale brick-red 

 thickly dusted with darker red atoms ; cell-spot red ; inner margin and fringe pale. 



Underside pale grey dappled with darker in outer half; costa of forewing 

 beyond middle broadly, of hindwing throughout narrowly, yellowish ; fringes 

 yellowish. 



Thorax and abdomen mouse-grey ; head more ochreous grey ; underneath pale 

 grey like the wings ; forelegs fuscous in front. 



Expanse of wings : 20 mm. 



1 <S from Sapucay, Paraguay, October 1904 (Foster). 



Nearest to the Peruvian 0. contrariata "Warr., but smaller and neater. 



193. Opisthoxia croceata spec. uov. 



Forewing : pale yellow, with the costa narrowly and the outer margin broadly 

 deep .buff; from the base of inner margin a broad brown streak runs obliquely 

 upwards below the median vein to beyond the lower angle of cell, where it is 

 abruptly angled and bent upwards and inwards beyond cell to the subcostal vein, 

 below which it is marked by a metallic dash ; a submarginal metallic streak 

 consisting of spots between veins, more or less confluent below middle, the 

 uppermost one above vein 7 elongated ; fringe buff. 



Hindwing : with a submarginal metallic line from anal augle curved round 

 from below middle of costa, approachiug its own course between veins 2 and 3, then 

 running up to middle of inner margin ; the basal space within this line pale yellow, 

 the marginal space beyond it deep buff, tinged with darker along the inner course 

 of the line and along inner margin ; base of wing brown edged with whitish ; 

 between veins 6 and 7 an oval embossed metallic spot in a black ring ; a similar 

 but smaller spot before margin above vein 4, where the submargiual metallic line 

 is interrupted. 



Underside whitish with a pinkish tinge ; costa of both wings yellowish ; 

 outer margin of forewing grey-brown. 



Head, metathorax, and basal segment of abdomen brown ; thorax and abdomen 

 yellowish. 



Expanse of wings : 26 mm. 



1 cj from La Oroya, R. Inanibari, Peru, 3100 ft., September 1904, dry season 

 (Ockenden). 



