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Subfamily ASCOTINAE. 

 148. Bryoptera(?) ustifiunosa sp. nov. 



Forewingg : with ground-colour whitish, but almost entirely suffused with dark 

 smoky fuscous, the only places left whitish being the apex, a blotcli at middle of 

 hindmargiu and ouc within the angle of the outer line; tirst line blackish, curved, 

 at one-third; outer line at two-thirds, irregularly and minutely dentate, angled 

 outwards beyond cell, then oblique to middle of inner margin; submarginal line 

 pale, finely waved; the first line is preceded and the second followed by a brown 

 shade; from middle of costa to middle of inner margin, almost touching outer line, 

 runs a thick slightly waved black shade; marginal spots black; fringe mottled 

 white and blackish. 



Ilimlirings : wholly smoky fuscous, with the black median shade less intense, 

 and touching it on inner margin the beginning of an outer line. 



Underside duller fuscous, without markings ; the apical blotch and that on 

 hindmargiu whitish. Head, thorax, and abdomen all fuscous. 



Expanse of ^^^ngs: 30 mm. 



One ? from Paraguay. 



149. Cleora fulvitincta sp. nov. 



Forewings : white, iridescent, with sparse blackish dusting: the lines fine, 

 black ; tirst at one-third, curved beneatli costa, then oljliipiely sinuous to inner 

 margin ; basal area tilled up with i}ale tawny; second line at two-tliirds, excurved round 

 cell, then obliquely waved to middle of inner margin, forming a strong curve from 

 the submediau fold, followed by a broad tawny fascia, most distinct on inner margin; 

 cell-spot oval, white with dark edges, touching a dark costal spot above it, from 

 which rises an indistinct dark median line, touching outer line on inner margin; 

 submarginal line pale, wavy, between two tawny greyish fasciae, which ojjposite 

 cell and above vein are marked with blackish; marginal spots black; fringe pale. 



Jlindwimis : with basal two-thirds white; a black line at base and narrow 

 blackish antemedian line; postmedian line blackish, angled on vein 6, beyond the 

 oval white cell-mark, and followed by a tawny fascia; two submarginal greyish 

 tawny lunular fasciae enclosing the submarginal line. 



Underside iridescent, pinkish white; apex of forewing with a fuscous patch. 

 Face and palpi greyish fuscous : thorax and abdomen greyish ochreous. 



Ex])anse of wings: 3"J mm. 



One i from La Plata. 



l.jii. Cymatophora mutabilis sp. nov. 



?. Forewings : olive-ochreous, dusted with fuscous and ferruginous atoms; 

 the lines ferruginous, marked with blackish scales : the first double, near base, 

 curved aud waved; second, before middle, nearly vertical, waved, followed by the 

 black cell-spot ; outer line at two-thirds, vertical to the median, then oblique 

 inwards, and again vertical to inner margin, forming a sinus on the submedian 

 fold, and denticulate outwards on all the veins ; followed by an obscure denticulate 

 dark shade, which is tinged with ferruginous below the costa, and blackish on 

 inner margin ; submarginal line pale, j'receded by an interruj)ted line of blackish 



