574 -EXOTTC MICROLEPIDOPVRRA. 



pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, curved, ascending, slender, 

 smooth, terminal joint as long as second or shorter, pointed. 

 Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior til)ice with rough hairs 

 above, several hairs at apex of basal joint of tarsi. Forowings 1 h 

 simple, 2 from angle, 5 out of G towards base, 7 and 8 out of 6, 

 7 to costa, 11 from middle. Hindwings |, narrow-lanceolate, 

 cilia 4 ; 2-5 parallel, transverse vein obsolete between 3 and 6, 

 and 7 stalked. 



Typo xipliodes. Apparently allied to Homaledra. 



Syntetrernis xipliodes, n. sp. 



cT $ . 9-10 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous. Palpi ochrcous- 

 whitish, towards tips suffused dark fuscous. Forowings elongate- 

 lanceolate, apex produced, acute ; light yellow-ochreous, deeper 

 towards apex ; a broad blackish-grey stripe along costa from base 

 to middle, thence leaving costa and attenuated to a point in disc 

 at H ; a lino of blackish-grey scales along posterior third of costa 

 and termen : cilia grey. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia 

 violet-grey. 



Peru, Iquitos, March (Parish) ; 20 ex. 



Syntetrernis subtincta, n. sp. 



S . 14-15 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous. Palpi whitish- 

 ochreoua, terminal joint anteriorly infuscated. Forewings elon- 

 gate-lanceolate ; light ochreous, more or less sprinkled reddish- 

 brown, especially posteriorly ; plieal and second discal stigmata 

 obscure, fuscous : cilia pale ochreous. Hindwings pale greyish ; 

 cilia pale ochreous. 



Ukazil, Parintins, October (Parish) ; 2 ex. 



Homaledra vinacea, n. sp. 



cJ . 19 ram. Head pale'ochreous. Palpi pale ochreous, second 

 joint suflused dark fuscous, terminal joint sprinkled dark fuscous. 

 Antennae dark grey. Thorax dark purple-fuscous. Forewings 

 narrowly elongate-lanceolate; deep fuscous-purple, with indigo- 

 blue reflections; plieal and second discal stigmata whitish-ochreous; 

 •obscure whitish-ochreous dots on margins towards apex: cilia 

 violet-grey. 



Peru, li. Napo, May (Parish) ; 1 ex.^ 



DROMIAULIS, n. g. 



Head smooth ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed. Antennaj 1, 

 basal joint very long, slender, with small basal pecten. Labial 

 palpi very long, recurved, second joint thickened with scales 

 towards apex projecting shortly at apex beneath, with roughly 

 expanded scales on apical half above, terminal joint as long as 

 second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, 



