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fuscous spot on costa at ;|, and a small spot formed by coalescen'^'e 

 of strigula3 beneath middle of disc : cilia pale greyisb-ochreouB. 

 Hindwings light fuscous; cilia pale greyish-ocbreous, in cj s])rinkkd 

 with fuscous. 



French Guiana, R. Maroni ; three specimens. 



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Homilostola ascalopa, n. sp. 



c?. 13-1-1 mm. Head grey-whitish. Palpi dark fuscous. 

 Thorax grey-whitish, anterior margin suft'used with dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 8 and 9 stalked ; grey-whitish ; 

 costal edge blackish on basal third ; discal stigmata moderate, dark 

 fuscous, a small irregular dark fuscous spot beneath fold obliquely 

 before first discal; three or four dark fuscous strigulse towards 

 apex ; a terminal series of dark fuscous dots : cilia white, tinged 

 with grey towards base. Hindwings pale grey; cilia wliite, 

 suffused with pale grey towards base. 



Fkench Guiana, E. Maroni ; two specimens. 



y Homilostola aeqiianima, n. sp. 



c? . 15 mm. Head grey-wliitish. Palpi grey. Thorax light 

 ochreous-grey. Abdomen grey. Forewings rather elongate, 

 moderately broad, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, apex 

 rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, rather oblique ; light ochreous- 

 grey: cilia pale greyish-ocbreous. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey. 



Peru, Pacaya, in June {Mounseij) ; one specimen. 



Ctenocompa liopercna, n. sp. 



(S $ . 11-12 mm. Head dark fuscous, crown and upper part of 

 face suffused with whitish. Palpi very short and slender, fuscous. 

 Antennal pectinations of <S 3. Thorax and abdomen dark fuscous. 

 Forewings moderate, jiosteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, apex 

 rounded, termen rounded, rather oblique ; 7 and 8 short-stalked, 9 

 absent ; rather glossy dark fuscous : cilia fuscous. Hindwings 

 rather dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Bengal, Cha])ra {Mackeiizie) -^ two specimens. I recognise tliat 

 the genus SirntMsca cannot be maintained as distinct from Cteno- 

 compa Meyr., which is the earlier name. 



Ctenocompa ophryota, n. sp. 



cJ . 11-12 mm. Head whitish, face grey. Palpi very short, 

 dark grey. Antennal pectinations 3. Thorax light grey, shoulders 

 dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings rather elongate, 

 moderate, costa moderately arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen 

 obliquely rounded; pale grey, somewhat mixed with whitish, 

 coarsely strigulated throughout or reticulated with dark fuscous : 

 a moderate or narrow transverse dark fuscous fasciate spot from 



