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line conuocts the apices of the two dorsal streaks ; from apex of 

 the yellowish mark a violet-goldeu-metallic line runs to apex of a 

 rather oblique blue-grej" fasciate streak from middle of costa ; 

 a blue-grey line along costa from middle to the yellowish mark; a 

 violet-golden-metallic terminal fascia; apicjil prominence orange : 

 cilia rather dark grey. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey. 

 Peru, Nazareth, Juue (Parish); 1 ex. 



/ Psittacastis pictrix, n. sp. 



c? $ . 13-15 mm. Head light ochreous, crown suffused pale 

 leaden, sidetufts ochreous-brown. Palpi ochreous-brownish, second 

 joint with indistinct whitish subapical ring, terminal joint suffused 

 dark grey, with whitish dots above middle and at apox. Thorax 

 brown, a broad leaden dorsal stripe. Forewings narrow, costa 

 arched anteriorly, termeu deeply excavated between apical and 

 tornal prominences ; ferruginous ; a very oblique wedgeshaped 

 yellow-whitish patch from near base of costa to fold, sometimes 

 sufFnsed with groundcolour beneath ; a thick dark red-brown longi- 

 tudinal streak from base of dorsum to g, surrounded with violet 

 iridescence, followed by a subdorsal spot of leaden suffusion ; a 

 violet-silvery white oblique trapezoidal patch resting on middle of 

 costa, one angle reaching | across wing, the other forming a short 

 acute projection posteriorly near costa ; beyond this a yellow- 

 ochreous spot edged white on costa and cut by a very oblique fine 

 spatulate violet-metallic striga crossing half wing; a streak of 

 ■whitish suffusion running from apex of silvery costal patch to 

 tornus ; an elongate dark fuscous spot on dorsum beyond middle, 

 preceded and followed by spot s of leaden suffusion and surrounded 

 with violet iridescence ; three or four short black lines on veins 

 posteriorly, and a short white streak beneath middle; a spot of 

 bluish-silvery suffusion on tornus ; a small spot of blackish suffusion 

 towards apex; a fine blackish line round tornus: cilia suffused 

 round apical prominence with light brownish, on tornal prominence 

 with red-brownish, above tornal prominence blackish at tips, 

 beneath tornus grey. Hindwings grey, on basal half whitish-grey ; 

 cilia pale greyish. 



Colombia, La Crumbre, 6(500 feet, May (FarisJi) ; 6 ex. 



V Psittacastis argentata, n. sp. 



2 . 13 mm. Head pale ochreous, crown with submetallic 

 iridescence. Palpi bronzy-ochrcous, second joint with whitish 

 subapical ring, terminal joint darker, with whitish dofs above 

 middle and at apex. Thorax ferruginous, a dorsal stripe and apical 

 half of pat agia leaden-grey. Forewings narrow, termen with oblique 

 narrow excavation between apical and tornal prominences ; ferru- 

 ginous ; a whitish-grey-ochreous streak from costa near base to a 

 leaden spot above dorsum at |, a greyish streak from base along 

 fold to this; an oblique trapezoidal blue-leaden-metallic patch 

 resting on middle of costa, one angle reaching | across wing, the 

 other projecting near costa posteriorly ; an extremely fine very 



