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costa, first larger, siibbasal, second beyond middle, followed by 

 some deep ferruginous suffusion towards costa : cilia dark grey, 

 Hindwinga and cilia dark grey. 



Bkazil, Para, June, July (Parish) ; two specimens. 



Acrocercops clinozona, n. sp. 



5 . 8 mm. Head silvery-whitish. Palpi white, scales of second 

 joint projecting at apex beneath, subapical ring of second joint, and 

 median ring of terminal dark fuscous. Thorax shining white. 

 Abdomen grey. Forewings uarrowl}- elongate-lanceolate ; brown- 

 isli, suffused fuscous irroration towards costa ; five rather oblique 

 white fascia) edged blackish scales, first near base, below fold 

 extended to base, second and third moderate, fourth narrower, fifth 

 moderate, near apex, cut by a very fine transverse line of dark 

 fuscous scales ; a small white dot on termen between fourth and 

 fifth ; a small white apical dot : cilia light grey, round apex white, 

 a dark fuscous basal mark on apex. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia 

 light grey. 



Queensland, Brisbane, February (Dodd) ; one specimen. Type 

 in Wals. Coll., Brit. Mus. (19432). 



Acrocercops melanocosma, u. sp. 



c? 5 . 7-8 mm. Head, thorax white. Palpi smooth, white, 

 second joint with dark fuscous lateral streak on basal half, ter- 

 7uinal joint with one or two obscure dark dots anteriorly towards 

 base. Abdomen grey, beneath white with dark fuscous bands on 

 segments 2, 6. Forewings very narrow, Bhort-pointed ; ochreous- 

 yellow ; base narrowly white ; four slightly oblique white trans- 

 verse fasciae, sometimes edged one or two black specks towards 

 costa, tirst rather narrow, sometimes expanded dorsally towarsd 

 base, second at ^, narrow, third somewhat beyond middle, moderate, 

 fourth at J, slender, immediately followed by a rather broad black 

 fascia sometimes irregular posteriorly and containing more or less 

 developed costal and dorsal white dots near its posterior edge : 

 cilia grey, round costa and apex ochreous-yellow% towards tii)S 

 whitish. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Brazil, Para, July (Parish) ; five specimens. Near xijstroia. 



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J Acrocercops asaphogramma, n. sp. 



(5. 6 mm. Head shining whitish. Palpi slender, white, 

 median dot and tip of second joint, and three dots on terminal 

 joint fuscous. Thorax fuscous (defaced). Abdomen grey, apex 

 ochreous-whitish. Forewings very narrow, parallel-sided, shortly 

 obtuse-pointed ; light greyish-ochreous irrorated dark fuscous, more 

 densely and suffused ly towards costa ; about six fine oblique trans- 

 verso lines of white irroration ; two or three w^hite scales at ajjex : 

 cilia grey, round apex with whitish reflections and two dark grey 

 lines, llindwings dark grej' ; cilia grey, 



BuAZiL, Para, July (Parish) ; one specimen, 



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