268 EXOTIC MICEOLEPIDOPTKEA. 



an oclireous-whitish posterior si)ot. Abdomen dark fuscous, beneath 

 ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly somewhat 

 dilated, costa gcntlj^ arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen nearly 

 straight, rather oblique ; dark fuscous ; small triangular ochreous- 

 whitish spots on costa before middle and at | ; an ochreous-whitish 

 dot on end of cell, and one between this and apex; a minute 

 ochreous-whitish dot on termen beneath apex : cilia dark fuscous, on 

 termen with three niinuto basal ochreous-wliitish dots, above ai)ex 

 an ochreous-whitish patch. Hindwings dark fuscous; a very small 

 oclireous-whitish spot towards apex, a transverse mark from dorsum 

 before tornus, and a series of three subterminal dots between these : 

 cilia dark fuscous (imperfect), 



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

 AntennaB |, in c? ciliated; maxillary palpi very short, filiform, 

 drooping ; forewings 7 to apex. 



^ BYTHOCRATES, n. g. 



Head rough-haired; ocelli posterior ; tongue absent. Antenna) 5, 

 in c? serrate, ciliated, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial 

 ])alpi moderate, porrected, slender, smooth, terminal joint shorter 

 than second, pointed. Maxillary palpi short, filiform, ai)i>ressed. 

 Posterior tibiie smooth. Forewings 2 fi'om near angle, 8 and 4 

 stalked from angle, 7 to apex, 11 from towards base. Hindwings 1, 

 elongate-ovate, cilia g ; 2-7 tolerably parallel. 



Eclongs to Scardia group. 



\J Bythocrates drosocycla, n. sp. 



c? . 11mm. Head brownish. Palpi whitish, externally dark 

 fuscous except tip. Thorax, abdomen dark purplish-fuscous. Fore- 

 wings elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa 

 gently arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat oblique; 

 deep purple, very obscurely reticulated blackish-grey ; costal edge 

 blackish, dotted pale ochreous : cilia greyish, base within a blackish 

 shade dotted pale ochreous. Hindwings purple sufi'usedly mixed 

 dark grey ; cilia dark grey. 



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



DASMOPHORA, u. g. 



Head densely rough-haired; ocelli posterior; tongue absent. 

 Antennae |, basal joint short, with slight pecten. Labial palpi 

 rather long, curved, ascending, second joint shortly tufted with 

 dense rough scales beneath, terminal joint nearly as long as second, 

 slender, tolerably pointed. Maxillary palpi short, porrected, loosely 

 scaled. Posterior tibia3 rough- scaled above. Forewings 1 h furcate, 

 2 from near angle, 4 absent, 7 to apex, 9 and 10 stalked, 11 from 

 towards base. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia -| : 4 absent, 

 2-7 tolerably parallel. 



Also allied to Scardia. 



V Dasmophora xerospila, n. sp. 



2 . 17 mm. Head fuscous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second 



