276 EXOTIC MTCROLEPIDOPTERA. 



shoulders grey. Abdomen whitish-ochreoiis. Forewinga elongate, 

 rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, terinen very 

 obliquely rouuded ; white, more or lesa speckled irregularly fuscous 

 a lul dark fuscous ; a more or less expressed fuscous elongate spot 

 on base of costa, a small spot at i, one rather larger before middle, 

 and an indistinct one al)out A; groups of irroration tend to indicate 

 obscurely oblique streaks from these crossing wing, especially 

 towards dorsum and termen : cilia white, more or less speckled 

 dark fuscous. Hindwings light grej^ ; cilia whitish-grey. 



Colombia, La Crumbre, 6000 feet, May (Parish): six specimens. 



\ Tiquadra drapetica, n. sp. 



c? $ . 16-22 ram. Head, thorax pale greyish-ochreous, some- 

 times slightly sprinkled fuscous. Palpi whitish-ochreous sprinkled 

 fuscous. Abdomen pale ochreous, anal tuft very large, ocbreous- 

 whitish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, 

 apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; 2 from angle, 7 and 8 

 stalked ; light greyish-ochreous, more or less sprinkled fuscous, 

 sometimes indicating obscure strigulae ; a series of dark fuscous 

 strigulse along costa and round apex ; stigmata cloudy, rather dark 

 fuscous, plical rather obliquely bofoi'e hrst discal, an additional s])ot 

 between plical and base : cilia pale ochreous, towards base somewhat 

 sprinkled fuscous. Hindwings whitish-ochreous, $ tinged grey 

 posteriorly; cilia ochreoas-whitish. 



Brazil, Entre llios, February; Peru, Contamano, E,. Ucuyali, 

 December; eleven si)ecimens. The only species of the genus in 

 which 7 and 8 of forewings are stalked, but not otherwise dis- 

 cordant. 



Tiquadra pontifica, n. sp. 



cJ . 22 mm. Head whitish. Palpi whitish, second joint mixed 

 dark grey externally except apex, terminal joint with a few dark 

 grey scales. Thorax whitish sprinkled grey, a small dark grey spot 

 on shoulder. Abdomen grey, anal tuft of very long whitish hairs. 

 Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex rounded-obtuse, 

 termen very obliquely rounded; 2 from angle, 2-4 nearly approxi- 

 mated at base ; whitish-grey; markings dark grey mixed blackish; 

 a mark on base of costa ; a transverse fascia of irregular strigulation 

 or marbling at 5, whence a bar runs below middle to base, and 

 another bar in middle to a large irregular patch of similar marbling 

 occupying nearly apical third of wing and ])artially suffused 

 brownish: cilia grey-whitish slightly speckled blackish. Hindwings 

 dark grey; cilia pale grey, a darker subbasal shade. 



Fkench Guiana, St. Jean, R. Maroni, July; one specimen. 



^\ Tiquadra nucifraga, n. sp. 



2 . 33 mm. Head, thorax brownish suffused dark fuscous, face 

 ■whity-brownish. Palpi fuscous, towards base whity-brownish. 

 Abdomen fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, a])ex 

 obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; 2-4 nearly approximated at 



