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258. Oenoptila costata spec. tiov. 



Forewinq : dark fernigiiicns, with a few black speckles; costa ]ial(T, more 

 Yellowish, with dark striae; below the subcostal vein a silvery white streak runs 

 "from base to apex, emitting from ils lower edge a sharp white jioiiit along 

 veins 6 and T; the ferriigiuous basal area forms a triangle edged outwardly by a 

 strai"-ht oblique line from three-fourths of costa to three-fifths of inner margin, 

 dark above the subcostal streak, whitish below it ; followed by a jiale lilacine 

 space edged outwardly liy a fine black white-edged sinuous line, forming rounded 

 teeth between the veins ; this line is succeeded above the median vein by a bright 

 ferruc'inons long oval space, edged externally with a dark cloud, and with a small 

 vellow dot below vein T ; marginal space a mixture of ferruginous and lilacine ; 

 fringe ferruginous ; there are traces of a cloudy dark basal line, marked by pale 

 dots on the veins. 



Himhvinq : basal half deep ferruginous, outer half towards apex brighter and 

 paler, towards anal angle greyer and striated with black ; a straight median whitish 

 line, followed by an obscure lilacine space edged above with whitish ; snlnnarginal 

 line marked by small dark blotches between the veins towards apex and anal angle. 



Underside much paler, dull pinkish ocbreous with grey mottlings ; the markings 

 of the upperside showing through. 



Head, apical half of patagia, metathorax, and basal half of abdomen deep 

 ferrnginons ; shoulders and basal half of patagia pale yellow; prothorax whitish; 

 rest of abdomer\ grey. 



Expanse of wings : 40 mm. 



1 i from Santo Domingo, Carabaya, S.E. Peru, 6000 ft., November 1001, wet 

 season (Ockenden). 



rio'.i. Oenoptila filata spec. nov. 



Foreu'iTifi : pale snuff-colour, tinged and striated with olive ; the lines very 

 obscure ; first curved, near base, marked only by jiale spots on veins, faintly 

 mixed with red ; outer line from inner margin just beyond middle, where only 

 it is distinct, fine and blood-red, forming a curve outwards from vein 1 to 2, 

 marked with red dots on veins followed by pale ones ; an indistinct submarginal 

 olive-grey shade ; a small dark cell- spot ; fringe coucolorous. 



lUndiving: with the thin red line waved and median, just beyond the small 

 cell-spot. 



Underside pale lilac ochreons ; forewing with a diftuse olive-fuscous submarginal 

 cloud mixed with ferruginous, from costa to below middle, the apex whitish ; 

 hindwing with the cloud very faint ; both wings with distinct dark brown cell-spot. 



Head, thorax, and dorsum snuff-colour ; shoulders bright jiale yellow, tipi)ed 

 with orange red ; anal tuft of abdomen pale ochreous. 



Expanse of wings : 30 mm. 



1 i from Santo Domingo, Carabaya, S.E. Peru, 6000 ft, November 1901, wet 

 season (Ockenden). 



In forewing veins 7, 8, 9 are stalked from the bend in subcostal ; lo and 11 

 coincident anastomose with 12 before separating. 



260. Oenoptila leprosata spec. nov. 

 Fori'wirKj : brick-red covered with transverse dark striae ; the costal edge 

 blackish ; lines marked by blackish, white-tipped dashes on veins ; the first curved, 



