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preceded above dorsum by a tuft mixed with blackish, above wliicli 

 is an elongate blotch of whitish suffusion in disc, and followed in 

 middle by a black dash above which is an elongate spot of ochreous- 

 white suffusion and below it a smaller spot ; an oblique streak of 

 blackish irroration from costa about |, followed by a small whitish 

 sj)ot ; an irregular transverse brown fascia towards apex, marked 

 with a black dash in middle, and preceded above dorsum by a raised 

 tuft; some irregular whitish marking beyond this before apex: 

 cilia grey, beneath apex tinged with whitish and speckled with 

 dark grey, above apex with a strong black subbasal line. Hind- 

 wings and cilia grey. 



Colombia, La Crumbre, GGOO feet, in May (Parish) ; two 

 specimens. 



Mompha praeflnita, n. sp. 



2 . 13 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, face mixed with fuscous. 

 Palpi dark fuscous sprinkled with ochreous-whitish, base and apex 

 of terminal joint ochreous-whitish. Thorax ochreous-whitisli 

 irrorated with fuscous, shoulders marked with dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen grey, segmental margins grey-whitish. Forewings 

 elongate-lanceolate ; lilac-fuscous ; a dark fuscous basal patch 

 becoming blackish ])osteriorly, its margin edged with white and 

 running from about | of costa to middle of doisum, rather angular- 

 ]iromincnt near costa and below middle, sinuate between these; 

 this is followed by a posteriorly undefined fascia of whitish-ochreous 

 suffusion ; a blackish partially Avliitish-circled dot towards costa 

 at I; a blotch of dark fuscous suffusion resting on costa beyond 

 this, its posterior edge oblique and suffused with blackish, followed 

 on costa by a whitish-ochreous spot; tufts towards dorsum beyond 

 middle and towards toruus : cilia fuscous (imperfect). Hindwings 

 grey-whitish, posteriorly suffused with grey, veins and terraen 

 suffused with dark grey ; cilia grey. 



French GuiANi, E. ^Sfaroni ; one specimen. This would pro- 

 bably be assigned to Walshia, hut 1 am unable to separate Walshia 

 from JlomjJia. 



XYLORYCTIDiE. 



Aeolanthes sagulata, n. sp. 

 $. 10 mm. Head and thorax deep orange. Palpi orange, 

 terminal joint yellow-whitish with two orange bands. Abdomen 

 light orange. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen rounded, obli(iue ; 9 separate ; deep orange mostly 

 suffused with light crimson-rose ; a tuft near base, and one on 

 fold before middle of wing ; a yellower irregular blotch in disc 

 at ? ; a transverse-oval pale yellow blotch in disc at ^, containing 

 an orange-yellow spot ; apical and upper part of terminal area 

 marbled with pale yellowiah ; some daik ferruginous scales on 



