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15. Saccoploca consimilis spec. nov. 



The S S ot this species are exceedingly like those of S. excixii, hut smaller; 

 the forewing is narrower, slightly more falcate, and the hindmargin more oblique 

 and sinuous ; the cross-lines finer on both wings ; the anal segment of tiie abdomen 

 is ochraceous, and on the underside the hindwiug is often ochraceous towards 

 the hindmargin. In the ? the hindmargin of forewing resembles that of the tj, 

 having no trace of excision ; the ochraceous tint of the nnderside is still more 

 noticeable than in e.vcisa. 



Expanse of wings : c? 30 — 35 mm. ; ? 35 mm. 



5 c?c?, 5 ? ?, from Santo Domingo, Carabaya, S.E. Peru, GOOO ft., November 

 and December I'.H)], wet season (Ockenden). 



I'i. Saccoploca excisa spec. nov. 



(J. Foreicinq : dark brownish purple, when fresh thickly dusted with fine 

 bluish white scales, which are densest along inner edge of central area, 

 towards the anal angle, and along the veins towards hindmargin ; lines deeper 

 purple ; first from one-fourth of costa, oblique outward, roundly bent in cell, then 

 jiarallel to hindmargin to inner margin at one-third, emitting sharp spurs 

 outwards on the folds ; outer line from three-fourth.s of costa to two-thirds of 

 inner margin, parallel throughout to hindmargin, but faintly bent outward on 

 the median vein, finely edged with a bluish white line ; an oblique purple 

 shade from just before apex to vein 4, then retracted towards margin and 

 becoming obsolete ; fringe purple. 



Ilindicing : with costal region pale pinkish ochreous, the rest purjile-brown, 

 powdered with white scales towards anal angle, with the two lines running only 

 across the cell. 



Underside dull cinereons, with transverse darker striae towards costa ; costal 

 area of forewing, especially towards apex, ochraceous ; fringe of hindwiug 

 ochraceous ; the rest of the rough hair grey ; scales within the fold ochraceous. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen pnrple-brown. 



The ? of this species has the hindmargin of the forewing excised between 

 veins 7 and 4, and in general appearance is much browner, less purple, than 

 the 3, the underside of both wings being bright ochraceous with dense brown 

 striations ; on the upperside the bluish white scales are denser towards the ends 

 of the veins and along the marginal line. 



Expanse of wings : 40 mm. 



T c?<?, 3 ? ?, from Santo Domingo, Carabaya, S.E. Pom, OOiiO ft., November 

 and December 1901, wet season (Ockenden). 



Thysanocraspeda gen. nov. 

 This name is proposed for a group of South American Epiplcminac, of which 

 the 6 3 have a spreading pencil of hairs from the abdominal margin of the 

 hindwiug. At the base of the cell of the same wing is a small fovea-like 

 semi-transparent spot. The space between the median vein and vein 1 is com- 

 pressed, forming a furrow beneath. This furrow in most cases bears patches 

 of rough mealy scales. In the forewing the hindmargin is bluntly toothed at 

 veins 4 and 7, with a slight excision between; the hindwiug is strongly toothed 

 at vein 7, and very sliglitly toothed at vein 4. Nenration as in Epiplema. 



