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whitish-tipped scales, posterior somewhat broader : cilia irideseent- 

 f<rey. Hiudwiugs dark fuscous ; cilia glossy grey, a fuscous basal 

 line. 



Pkku, Juriniaguas, Marcli (Parish); lex. T. cujmnella Busok 

 and argeatifascia Wals, are both synonyms of hyulozona Meyr. 



Tortyra sporodelta, n. sp. 



(^.15-16 mm. Head, palpi shining greonish-bronze. Antennoe 

 dark grey, rough scales of basal | coppery-purple, a white band 

 above these. Thorax deep fuscous-purple, patagia coppery-golden. 

 Forowings termen faintly sinuate, hardly oblique; bright shining 

 coppery-golden ; a blackish spot on base of costa ; a moderately 

 .slightly curved fascia of groundcolour at ^, edged on each side 

 black and then with a fascia of dark fuscous white-tipped scales, 

 anterior narrow, posterior narrow dorsally but broadly expanded 

 upwards, extending on costa to near apex but on posterior portion 

 wholly dark fuscous without white points: cilia shining bronzy, 

 basal third coppery-purple, extreme tips whitish at apex. 

 Pdku, R. Napo, May (Parish); 3 ex. 



Tortyra chalcobathra, n. sp. 



S . 11-13 mm. Head shining dark blue-bronze, face and i)alpi 

 paler. Antennae dark grey, dense scales of basal | deep purple, a 

 whit« band al)ove these. Thorax purple-grej', patagia shining blue- 

 bronze. Forewiiigs termen sinuate, hardly obli(]ue ; blackish ; a 

 shining brassy wedgoshaped streak from base of costa above dorsum 

 to i, edged above black on costal half, beyond this a baud of whitish 

 speckling extending to fascia ; a moderately broad slightly curved 

 shining brassy fascia at f, edged on each side black, followed by a 

 fascia of whitish speckling narrow on dorsum, gradually expanded 

 to above middle, where it extends to |, thence rapidly narrowed to 

 costa ; a coppery-purple posterior patch, its edge convex, running 

 from costa just before apex to dorsum beyond middle : cilia cop])orv- 

 purple. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia light grey, a dark fuscous 

 subbasal line. 



Bkazil, Parintins, Para, July to October (Parish); 3 ox. 



Tortyra malacozona, n. sp. 



S . 16 mm. Head iridescent bronzy-grey, face and palpi shining 

 ])ale bronze. Antonnoe dark fuscous, dense scales of basal | deep 

 purple, a white band above these. Thorax grey, minutely white- 

 specUled in transverse striation. Eorewings lerraen slighty sinuate, 

 hardly oblique ; dark grey, tips of scales Avhite, forming a very close 

 minute speckling; a black dot near base in middle, connected with 

 costa by a very fine strigula ; a black dot near dorsum at i ; a fine 

 slightly curved black transverse line at^; near beyond this k parallel 

 rather dark fuscous streak ; in postmedian area some irregularly 

 ])laced line black dashes and longitudinal lines of scales ; whitish 

 specklino- absent towards costa on apical third; a moderately broad 



