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Lophotosoma gen. nov. 



cJ. Forewing shaped as in Thj/xanocraspeda : hindwiiig- triangular, the 

 hindmargin nearly straight, irregularly waved, the abdominal margin swollen, 

 lobed and contorted beneath at anal angle, the hollow beneath lined with 

 rongh scales ; costal margin bisinuate. 



Penultimate segment of abdomen armed with lateral tufts of hair, erect 

 and meeting above the dorsum. Neuration of Epiplenui. 



Type : LopJiotosoma vstanalis spec. nov. 



12. Lophotosoma ustanalis spec. nov. 



Forewinq : lavender grey, speckled with black and sufl'nsed with darker gre 

 in places, and varied with vinous red streaks between the veins ; an oblique 

 red line from costa at one-third to median vein appears to form with an 

 inwardly oblique red line from two-thirds a costal triangle; in the dark grey 

 hiudmargin three short red streaks between the veins precede the excision ; and 

 there are traces of a series of dark spots forming a submarginal line, ending in 

 a dark grey patch at anal angle. 



Hindwinq : ferruginous red, black-speckled; a central fascia witli darker 

 edges ; a black dot before hiudmargin between veins 3 and 4, and a black patch 

 at anal angle, as if it had been burned. 



Underside of forewing reddish, streaked with black, the basal area blackish; 

 of hindwing grey, tinged with reddish towards apex only. 



Face and palpi black ; vertex reddish ; thorax and abdomen grey; the 

 tui'ts on abdomen pale ochreous. 



Expanse of wings : ^2 mm. 



1 S from Santo Domingo, Carabaya, S.E. Peru, 6000 ft., December I90l, 

 wet season (Ockenden). 



The uniqne specimen is somewhat worn and the fringes are destroyed ; 

 but the lobed hiudwiug and pale abdominal tuft will serve to distinguish it. 



Morphomima gen. nov. 



Forewiiui : with costa curved throughout ; apex produced, subfalcate ; 

 hiudmargin oblique, with a faint bulge at middle. 



Hindwing : with aj)ex squared ; hiudmargin straight to vein 4, slightly 

 toothed at veins 2, 3, 4, excised below 2 ; tiie inner margin short. Palpi 

 slender, porrect, reaching well in front of face ; antennae of S thick, with close 

 curved serrate teeth, as in Goelura. 



Neuration: forewing, cell less than half of wing; discocellular obliijue 

 inwards; the subcostal and median veins inflexed towards end, the latter 

 strongly ; first and second median uervules short-stalked from the bend, third 

 from the upturned end ; 5 from just below upper angle of cell ; 6, 7 stalked 

 from the angle; 8, 9, 10 stalked; 11 free; hindwing of <? : cell very short, 

 the subcostal vein arched ; vein 7 before end, o from near upper end of the 

 oblique discocellular ; 3, 4, from the lower end of cell, 2 shortly before end. 



Type : Morphomima fukitacta spec. nov. 



Agrees with Coel/ini Warr. in structure of antennae and in character of 

 markings, and with Mdi'ab'i ^\'lk. in sliape of wings. 



