QLTPiriPTERrGID.T:. 493 



transverse ochreons-yellow streak near apex which is a peculiar 

 characteristic of the specica, of which I have seen a large number. 



Glypliipteryx perfracta, n. sp. 



c? . 10 mm. Differs from epastra only as follows : Palpi uniform 

 fuscous, towards base wliitish beneath: Eorewings dorsal s])ot 

 rather narrow, oblique orange streak not reaching below middle, 

 metallic sjiot on costa at g obsolete, orange ])osterior spot in disc 

 absent, metallic streak preceding tornal V)lotch interrupted in middle 

 by a shoit line of yellow scales, two or three small jellow dots along 

 upper edge of tornal blotch, one on tornus, and two or three scales 

 round metallic spots : Hindwings beneath without silvery spot 

 towards apex, marginal dots as in epastra, 



Pkru, Jurimaguas, March {Parish) ; 1 ex. 



Glyphipteryx expurgata, n. sp. 



6 . 8 mm. Differs from epastra only as follows : Forewings 

 oblique orange streak not extending below middle, orange posterior 

 discai spot aljsent, in tornal area lower metallic dot small, only two 

 or three yellow specks round these: Hindwings beneath with 

 indistinct blotch of cloudy whitish suffusion on lower half in middle, 

 an obli(jue silvery-whitish iasciate streak frum costa at 4 not 

 leaching termen, marginal dots as in epastra. 



I'euu, Juiimaguas, March (^Parish) ; 1 ex. 



Glyphipteryx leptocona, n. sp. 



§ . 10 mm. Differs from epastra only as follows : Forewings 

 dorsal blotch very narrow-conical, whitish, only reaching half across 

 wing, oblique orange streak reduced to a short separate mark in 

 disc, median orange blotch reduced to a narrow streak, posterior 

 orange blotch in disc absent, violet-metallic streak from subapieal 

 sinuation divided into a roundish subcostal spot and short terminal 

 mark, in tornal area only a few whitish specks round metallic spots : 

 Hindwings beneath without silvery spot towards apex, two lowest 

 marginal white dots absent. 



Peru, Jurimaguas, March (Parish) ; 1 ex. 



Glyphipteryx neochorda, n. sp. 



S $ . 0-10 mm. Differs from epastra only as follows : Fore- 

 wings dorsal blotch reduced to a whitish-yellow inwards-oblique 

 narrow wedgeshaped streak from dorsum at \ reaching half across 

 wing, connected with costa at ;| by a blue-metallic streak and also 

 edged blue-metallic posteriorly, oblique orange streak reaching costa, 

 tornal area with a few whitish specks sometimes indicating two or 

 three rows preceding metallic spots, and a terminal row of yellow 

 specks : Hindwings beneath witliout silvery spot towards apex, 

 marginal dots as in epastra. 



Pkku, Iquitos, March to May [Parish) ; 4 ex. 



