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Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, cosLa uiiteriorly 

 hardly, ])usteriorly gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termeii 

 extremely oblicjuely rounded ; fuscous, more or less irrorated 

 whitish, witli some scattered dark fuscous scales ; in one specimen 

 basal half of dorsum broadly dark fuscous ; triangular spots of 

 dark fuscous irroration on costa and dorsum at |, indicating 

 posterior margin of a hardly perceptible acutely angulated fascia ; 

 first discal stigma dark fuscous, just beyond this, second represented 

 by two transversely placed blackish dots; small marks of dark 

 fuscous irroration on costa at | and tornus slightly before it, and a 

 more or less developed acutely angulated dark grey subterminal 

 shade connecting these ; cloudy dark fuscous dots round posterior 

 part of costa and termon ; cilia light grey, round apex sprinkled 

 whitish. Hiiidwings grey, paler towards base ; cilia light grey. 



Colombia, La Crumbre, 6600 feet, May ; Ecoador, Huigra, 

 4500 feet, June (Parish); thirty specimens. 



Holcocera piigionaria, n. sp. 



cJ . 15 mm. Head whitish-grey-ochreous. Palpi ochreous- 

 whitish irrorated dark fuscous, terminal joint ^ of second. 

 Aiitennse without basal notch. Thorax light grey, darkcr-S[)rinkled. 

 Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, narrow, costa faintly sinuate 

 towards middle, gently arched posteriorly, apex o])tu8e, termen 

 extremely obliquely rounded ; grey, sprinkled darker, and 

 snffusedly mixed whitish ; a spot of dark grey suffusion on base of 

 costa ; a suffused dark grey slightly bent fascia at |, interrupted 

 above middle, and preceded by whitish suffusion ; first discal stigma 

 dark grey, just beyond this, second represented by two transversely 

 placed blackish dots ; small darker opposite spots on costa at | and 

 tornus ; dark grey marginal dots round posterior part of costa and 

 termen : cilia grey irrorated white. Hindwings rather dark grey, 

 paler and whitish-tinged towards base ; cilia light grey. 



British Guiana, Bartica, February (Parish); one specimen. 

 Exceedingly similar to the following species, but appears to 

 be reliably distinguished by the very short terminal joint of palpi. 

 I have sunk ffyjxitopa Wals., Cijnotes Wals., Catacrypsis Wals., 

 and Proso(Hca Wals. as synonyms of Holcocera. 



Holcocera adjutrix, n. sp. 



S ?. 15-16 mm. Head pale greyish-ochreous, crown sprinkled 

 light grey. Palpi grey sprinkled dark grey and whitish, terminal 

 joint I of second. Antennae 6 without basal notch. Thorax pale 

 greyish-ochreous suffused grey. Abdomen grey. Forewings 

 elongate, narrow, costa faintly sinuate towards middle, gently 

 arched posteriorly, apex obtuse-pointed, termen extremely 

 oldiquely rounded ; rather dark brownish-grey sufFusedly mixed 

 whitish; a suffused darker spot on base of costa; a hardly bent 

 suffused dark grey fascia at f, tending to be interrupted above 

 middle, i)receded by a suffused whitish fascia ; first discal stigma 

 VOL. II. — September, 1918. m 



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