532 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTEEA. 



strigulae, five metallic-blue atrigfe rising from between these, first 

 two very oblique, meeting at a point, third shorter, fourth very 

 short, fiftli running to termen beneath apex, a larger wedgeshapcd 

 white strigula before apex, costal area between these markings 

 with dark fuscous scales with yellow-whitish tips, forming a very 

 fine transverse striation ; dorsal f on posterior half of wing 

 occupied by a large patch of deep purple-blue suffusion, within this 

 a group of ochreous-whitish markings consisting of three or four 

 short wedgeshaped marks from dorsum and ratlier oblique series 

 of dots leading from them ; on loAver part of termen a fulvous bar 

 enclosing three black dots, and some fulvous strigulation before 

 and above this: cilia violet-leaden. Hindwings grey, darker 

 posteriorly ; cilia whitish-grey, a darker basal shade. 

 Bbazil, Obidos, September (Pai'ish) ; 1 ex. 



Laspeyresia orthopyrga, n. sp. 



(^ . 10 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark fuscous. Forewings 

 triangular, termen slightly rounded, somewhat oblique ; dark 

 fuscous, posteriorly with some fine transverse lines of blackish 

 scales ; an ochreous-white erect fasciate blotch from middle of 

 dorsum reaching | across wing, somewhat narrowed upwards, 

 some undefined pale ochreous suffusion between apex of this and 

 costa, three indistinct oblique blue-leaden stiij;ae from median area 

 of costa crossing this ; costa posteriorly with two or three short 

 leaden marks from whitish dots : cilia rather dark fuscous, with 

 leaden gloss. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey, a darker basal 

 shade. 



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



Laspeyresia ioxesta, n. sp. 



cJ . 10 mm. Head, thorax violet-grey, face grey-whitish. Palpi 

 light grey-blue, base grey-whitish. Abdomen with large pale 

 greyish expansible genital tuft. Forewings elongate-triangular, 

 termen bowed, somewhat oblique ; dark violet-grey ; thick oblique 

 dark fuscous streaks from costa and dorsum before middle, nearly 

 meeting ; beyond this to termen dorsal area obscurely streaked 

 obliquely darker, median area irregularly speckled whitish leaving 

 a darker purplish freckling, costal area suffused dark fuscous with 

 five obliijue leaden -blue strigje from wliitish costal dots, first 

 rather long, second short, others meeting to run to a subapieal dot, 

 two white costal stiguhie before apex; two or three minute black 

 dots towards termen in middle, and an elongate black dot resting 

 on termen beneath these : cilia violet-grey. Hindwings dark 

 fuscous ; cilia light grey, a darker basal line. 



Brazil, Para, July (Parish) ; 1 ex. 



Laspeyresia lathraeopa, n. sp. 



J . 7 mm. Head grey, faintly lilac-tinged, face paler. Palpi 

 grey, apex bluish. Thorax rather dark grey. Forewings rather 



