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Alar expanse. — 14 mm. 

 Habitat. — ^Porto Bello, Panama, March. 

 Type-speci7nen.—C&t. No. 16676, U.S.N.M. 



I also have a specimen of this species fr.om St. Jean, French Guiana 

 W. Schaus, collector. 



DICHOMERIS CORNUTA, new species. 



BotJi joints of labial palpi smooth in front but -with compressed 

 tufts of scales posteriorly ; dark fuscous with a bluish sheen and with 

 extreme tip ochreous. Face Hght iridescent. Head dark fuscous. 

 Antennae oclrreous with narrow, dark fuscous annulations. Anterior 

 edge of thorax and base of patagina dark fuscous ; rest of thorax Ught 

 golden brown. Forewings light golden brown with base of costal 

 edge and a large, triangular spot on apical third of costa dark brown, 

 the edges of which are strongly iridescent; at the end of the fold is a 

 dark brown spot, surrounded by strongly iridescent scales ; at apical 

 fifth is a perpendicular, dark brown line across the wing tip edged 

 exteriorly wdth a strongly iridescent patch of steel blue scales; apical 

 ciha golden ochreous; terminal ciha dark brown with ochreous base 

 and preceded by dark brown marginal line. Hindmng dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen dark fuscous wdth ochreous anal tuft and silvery wliite 

 underside. Legs fuscous with narrow indistinct ochreous tarsal 

 annulations. 



Alar expanse. — 13 mm. 



Habitat. — Corozal and Trinidad River, Panama, March and June. 



Type-specimen.— C?ii. No. 16677, U.S.N.M. 



DICHOMERIS STELLATELLA, new species. 



Labial palpi mth smoothly appressed scales, light golden ochreous, 

 shaded with dark metalUc blue exteriorly. Lower face light ochreous ; 

 upper face, head, and thorax dark metallic bluish black. Forewing 

 dark brown suffused with metaUic blue and with scattered single sil- 

 very and light blue scales; a few of these congregate to form an ill-de- 

 fined costal spot at apical third. Ciha blackish brown. Hindwdng 

 dark brownish fuscous. Abdomen bluish black with silvery white 

 underside. Legs dark fuscous, with narrow ochreous tarsal annu- 

 lations. 



Alar expanse. — 9 mm. 



Habitat. — Taboga Island, Panama, February. 



Type-specimen.— Q2ii. No. 16678, U.S.N.M. 



PAVOLECHIA, new genus. 



Type. — PavolecMa argentea, new species. 



Labial palpi long, slender, smooth, recurved; second joint slightly 

 thickened with smoothly appressed scales; termmal joint half as 

 long as second, thin, acute. Antennee simple, shorter than the fore- 



