BY E. METRICK, B.A. 189 



costa is filled by six whitish longitudinal lines, partially con- 

 fluent or separated by narrow black interspaces ; two indistinc* 

 leaden-metallic spots on costa, merged beneath in the whitish 

 lines ; a transverse leaden-metallic subapical spot : cilia whitish- 

 grey, basal third within a blackish lino scaled with light golden- 

 ochreous, with a whitish indentation beneath apex, costal cilia 

 grey with whitish spots on costal streaks. Hiadwings slaty-grey, 

 cilia rather lighter grey. 



Immediately recognisable amongst its allies by the narrow 

 forewings, light groundcolour, and longitudinal basal markings, 

 which are especially noticeable when the wings are closed. 



Glyph. amUycerella, n. sp. 



J. 5^". Head and thorax greyish-bronze. Palpi white, with 

 four oblique whorls of black white-tipped scales, lowest one 

 indistinct, apex black with a white lateral line. Antennae dark 

 fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous, segments with obscure whitish 

 apical rings. Legs dark fuscous, with slender whitish rings at 

 middle and apex of tibitc, and apex of all tarsal joints. Forewings 

 moderate, slightly dilated, hindmargin rather strongly sinuate 

 beneath apex ; bronzy-ochreous, towards base indistinctly suffused 

 with fuscous, and narrowly along costa and inner margin ; all 

 markings suffusedly edged with dark grey ; a clearly defined 

 outwardly oblique elongate transverse white spot on inner margin 

 near base, reaching half across wing, apex irregularly truncate, 

 posterior edge rather concave ; a straight violet-metallic fascia 

 from slightly beyond one-third of costa to middle of inner margin , 

 including an ochreous-white dot on costa, and ending in a white 

 quadrilateral spot on inner margin ; a short oblique obsolete pale 

 streak from costa before middle, beyond extremity of which is a 

 very irregular suffused black spot ; a longitudinally elongate 

 black spot in centre of disc, its posterior extremity containing a 

 roundish violet-silvery-metallic spot ; two small roundish violet- 

 silvery-metallic spots in disc beneath central spot, partially 



