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/ Stenoptilia tribonia, n. sp. 



c? 5 • 15-10 mm. Head, thorax browiiish-ochreous. Palpi 2i, 

 brownish-ochroous, white towards base. Abdomen wliitish-ocbreous, 

 Forewings cleft from |, first segment rather narrow, pointed, 

 second much broader, termen very oblique ; brownish-ochreous 

 irrorated fuscous, suffusedly mixed or strigulated whitish ; a cloudy 

 dot of dark fuscous irroration in disc at |, and transverse spot or 

 two dots before cleft ; a spot of dark fuscous suffusion on costa 

 before cleft, and another before middle of first segment : cilia 

 whitish-grey, on costa white witii dark grey patches on costal spots, 

 on termen of second segment a dark fuscous basal shade. Hind- 

 wings grey ; cilia light greyish. 



Peru, Matucana, 7780 feet, July {Tarlsli) ; 5 ex. 



^ Ochyrotica placozona, n. sp. 



J . 16 mm. Head brown, a shining white band on forehead 

 between antennse. Palpi whitish, a dark fuscous lateral line. 

 Thorax shining white, shoulders brown. Abdomen dark brown, 

 two shining white dorsal blotches, first extending length of seg- 

 ments 2, 3, full width of 3 but only half width of 2, second 

 extending length of segments 5, 6, but not quite full width of 5, 

 ventral surface shining white, extending further laterally on segment 

 1. Forewings apex pointed, termen concave-sinuate, oblique ; dark 

 brown, partially tinged ferruginous; a rather broad shining white 

 median streak from base to |, slightly sprinkled brown, edged 

 beneath with ferruginous suffusion, upper edge rounded-])rorainent 

 in middle of wing, a narrow projection on lower edge before 

 middle, apex pointed, not quite reaching posterior patch ; a white 

 patch somewhat strigulated ferruginous and brownish occupying 

 posterior third of wing except towards costa and dorsum, rounded 

 anteriorly, including a large dark brown dot above its middle, and 

 a triangular dark brown spot on termen beneath apex : cilia whitish- 

 grey, a dark grey subbasal line, on termen interrupted by whitish 

 basal dots. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia light grej\ 



Peru, Jurimaguas, March (Prtn's/i) ; 2 ex. Abdominal markings 

 quite diff'erent from fasciata, which has a white blotch on 

 segment 1. 



Agdistis excurata, n. sp. 



5. 22 mm. Head white, face rounded-prominent. Palpi, thorax 

 white, slightly and partially sprinkled grey. Forewings apex 

 pointed, termen slightly sinuate, oblique ; grey-whitish, sprinkled 

 dark grey, inverted-triangular area light violet-grey irrorated dark 

 grey, moderate spots of blackish irroration at apex, i, and | of 

 lower margin of this : cilia whitish, indistinct small grey costal 

 spots on veins and at apex, two faint pale greyish shades on termen 

 and tornus, no tornal spot. Hindwings grey; cilia pale greyish. 



Palestine, Haifa, May, at light {Barraud) ; 2 ex. (type 

 Brit. Mus.). 



