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Trichosterrha gen. nov. 



A development of Sterrfia, the hiudtibiae iu both sexes with terminal spurs 

 only. In the S the hindtibia is thick, and clothed on the inner side with a tnl't 

 of thick stont hairs ; the first segmt^'nt of tarsus is swollen j)ouch-like, and as long 

 as the other four segments together ; the antennae have long pedicellate fascicles 

 of cilia, ciliated themselves laterally and aiiically. 



Type : Trichosterrha olimta spec. nov. 



50. Trichosterrha? brunneofasciata spec. nov. 



Foretvirig : glossy ochreous, stained with darker ; a red-brown median fascia 

 edged by the first and second lines, as far as vein 2, from 2 to 6 continued only 

 along outer line : the inner line acutely angled outwards in cell, the outer angled 

 outwards on vein 3 ; a black cell-spot, touching upper inner edge of the fascia; 

 submargiual line waved, between two slightly darker clouds ; fringe ochreous, with 

 minute dark dots at the base. 



IJindwiiiy : with the fascia entire throughout. 



Underside with the fascia indicated in grey ; cell-spots black. 



Face, palpi, and collar red-brown ; vertex, thorax, and abdomen ochreous ; 

 dorsal segments at middle tinged with red-brown. 



Expanse of wings : 18 mm. 



2 ¥ ? from Valencia, Venezuela. 



Hindtibia of the ¥ with terminal spurs only. 



There is much superficial resemblance between this insect and the Indian 

 Acidalia pulckrifascia Hmpsu., figured in the Journal of the Bombay Natural 

 History Society, vol. xv. PI. C, fig. 13. 



51. Trichosterrha? dentatilinea spec. nov. 



Foretviny : greyish ochreous, with a slight dusting of rufous ; the three lines 

 dark gre)', lunulate-dentate ; first at one-fourth, dentate basewards ; median and 

 outer parallel to each other and hindmargin, dentate outwards ; the median some- 

 what thickened ; cell-spot a grey annulus ; marginal line dark, interrupted ; fringe 

 ochreous. 



Himliviiiy : similar, with all three lines. 



Underside ochreous, without grey tinge or dusting; forewing tinged with dull 

 rosy ; all the lines dull rosy. 



Face black, pale below ; palpi externally rosy ; vertex, thorax, and abdomen 

 ochreous. 



Expanse of wings : 19 mm. 



1 ¥ from Valencia, Venezuela. 



Hindtibia of ¥ with terminal spurs only. 



52. Trichosterrha olivata spec. nov. 



Forewing : smooth pale stone-colour, with a snflPnsion of olive-grey ; a few 

 coarse black speckles at base only ; first line at one-fourth, slightly deeper grey, 

 but marked by blackish dots on veins, projecting in cell towards the small black 

 cell-spot ; median angled outwards on vein 6, then sinuous to snbmedian folil, 



