228 EXOTIC MICEOLEPIDOPXERA. 



Peru, Matucana, 7780 feet, July (Parish) ; one s])ecimen. Xot 

 in good condition, but easily distinguislied from all others by 

 sinuate termen of forewings, 



Acrolepia syrphacopis, n. sp. 



(5 2 • 11-13 mm. Head ochreous-wbitisli, face more or less 

 speckled fuscous. Palpi tliickened with loose rather rough scales 

 throughout, ochreous-whitish banded dark fuscous irroration. 

 Thorax ochreous-whitish, more or less irrorated or sometimes 

 Avholly suffused fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish sprinkled 

 grey. Toi-ewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, 

 apex obtuse-pointed, termen slightly rounded, oblique ; ochreous- 

 whitish, suffusedly and irregularly mixed, marbled, or irrorated 

 gre3ish-ochreous or grey, in one specimen mostly suffused fuscous- 

 grey ; a darker basal patch with oblique edge sometimes indicated 

 but more often obsolete, sometimes followed by a small irregular 

 inconspicuous white spot on middle of dorsum ; some indistinct 

 darker spots of irroration along costa, especially one in middle; 

 often some darker clouding towards dorsum beyond middle; all 

 these markings ill-detined and variable : cilia ochreous-whitish, 

 basal half suffused ochreous-brownish, sometimes sprinkled dark 

 grey, outer half with three rows of blackish-grey points. Hind- 

 wings light grey, sometimes darker towards apex; cilia pale grey. 



Peru, Lima (500 feet), Chosica (2800 feet), Matucana (7780 

 feet), July, August (Parish); forty-four specimens. 



\I Cerostoma hydraea, n. sp. 



cJ 5 . 14-18 mm. Head grey-whitish, seldom tinged brownish, 

 a more or less marked dark fuscovis central line. Palpi whitish, 

 sprinkled grey, a broad oblique grejish or fuscous band across 

 second joint. Thorax whitish-grey sprinkled darker, sometimes 

 with white lines, sometimes a dark fuscous central line, patagia 

 seldom blackish. Abdomen whitish-grey. Porewings elongate, 

 rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex acute, termen somewhat 

 sinuate, very oblicjue ; grey, partially mixed or suffused whitish, 

 especially on dorsal half, and sprinkled blackish ; sometimes veins 

 marked with whitish lines; sometimes a median series of indistinct 

 blackish dots, or obscure darker streak from base to apex ; often a 

 blackish attenuated streak along dorsum, sometimes I'eplaced by 

 a row of strigula) or dots ; in one specimen (the largest) a strong- 

 black streak beneath cell : cilia grey-whitish si)rinkled with 

 blackish points, sometimes forming distinct lines. Hindwings 

 rather light grey ; cilia pale grey or whitish-grcT. 



Peru. Oroya, 12,200 feet (Parish)-^ two specimens. A varial)le 

 species, allied to the European caudeUa, 



