( 290 ) 



from one-half, 1" and 11 coincident, anastomosing, and becoming coincident with 

 12: hindwing, with costal and subcostal approximating shortly near base ; 3 ami 7 

 from before angles of cell; no radial. 



Type : Pygmaeopsis purpurea spec. nov. 



"207. Pygmaeopsis purpurea spec. nov. 



Forewing : purplish grey; the lines and shadings velvety brown-black; base 

 brown-black, its edge curved at one-fourth ; a median sinuous line a little beyond 

 middle ; outer line at three-fourths, followed by a broad shade widening to anal 

 angle, with diffuse edge; brown-black marginal dashes between the veins; fringe 

 purplish grey : costa fulvous red, dotted with black, and with black spots at origin 

 of lines; some fulvous scaling in the disc. 



Hindwing : with only the marginal area purplish grey, all the rest brown- 

 black, with traces of a dark median line and fulvous band. 



Underside dark purplish grey, with the lines thick and darker; a submarginal 

 line also present, which is scarcely visible above. 



Thorax and abdomen dark purplish grey ; face and palpi velvety black with 

 fulvous red edging.' 



Expanse of wings: 16 mm. 



1 cT from La Oroya, R. Inambari, S.E. Peru, 3100 ft., March 1905, wet season 

 (Ockenden). 



268. Tephrinopsis atomosaria spec. nov. 



Fore/ring : ochreons, densely dusted with grey-brown atoms, the thickening 

 of which forms three cross-lines; the first curved, at oue-fonrth, indistinct, especially 

 towards costa ; the second in middle, parallel to onter margiu ; the outer at three- 

 fourths, also parallel; this is edged outwardly, as the first is inwardly, by a paler, 

 unspeckled line; marginal line hardly darker; fringe coucolorons, with darker 

 middle line. 



Hindwing : with two outer lines only, both indistinct. 



Underside paler, with onter line only visible, and minute dark cell-spots. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen coucolorons. 



Expanse of wings : 26 mm. 



1 c?, 2 ¥ ? from Oconeque, Carabaya, Peru, 7000 ft., July 1904, dry season 

 (Ockenden). 



The cT is darker than the ? ? . 



269. Tephrinopsis lugubris spec. nov. 



Forewing,: dull slaty grey, dusted with olive ; the lines thick, olive, swollen 

 on costa, which is narrowly ochrcous, dotted with black ; first line at one-fifth, 

 second at two-fifths, preceding the dark cell-spot, both bent, below costa, then 

 vertical ; outer line at two-thirds, bent on vein 6, then parallel to onter margin, 

 followed by a shade of brownish olive before the very indistinct submarginal line ; 

 dark marginal spots ; fringe concolorons, with pale base, especially at apex. 



Hindwing : without first line ; inner margin short. 



Underside much paler, with grey striations ; marginal area dark purplish grey ; 

 the lines iudistinct ; costa of forewing yellow, with sparse striae. 



Thorax and abdomen coucolorons with wings ; head and palpi dark brown. 



Expanse of wings : 26 mm. 



