588 KXOTIC MICHOLEl'IDOPTEKA. 



joints. Forewings 2 from towards angle, 3 aiul 4 nearly ajiproxi- 

 mated, 7 to costa, 8 absent or out of 7 near apex, 11 from near end 

 of coll. Kindwinga under 1, elongate-ovate, cilia over 1 ; 2-7 

 separate, slightly approximated towards base. 

 Allied to SchrecJcensteinia . 



Amblyscopa isophaea, n. sp. 



J 5 . 7 mm. Head shining leaden, face whitish-tinged. Palpi 

 whitish, terminal joint externally grey. Thorax, abdomen dark 

 grey. Forewings rather narro^v, costa sinuate, posteriorly arched, 

 termen obli(juely rounded ; dark purplish-grey : cilia grey. Hind- 

 wings diirk grey ; cilia grey. 



Pbeu, Iquitos, 11. Napo, March to May {Parish) ; 4 ex. 



ECHINOPHEICTIS, n. g. 



Head smooth ; ocelli posterior ; tongue obsolete. Antennie |, 

 in (^ sparsely and shortly ciliated, basal joint short, without 

 ])ecten. Labial palpi moderately long, curved, subascending, 

 smooth, terminal joint | of second, pointed. Maxillary palpi 

 obsolete. Posterior til)ipe smooth, with tufts of very long bristles 

 on origin of spurs, tarsi rather thickened with scales, with moderate 

 bristles at apex of basal joint. Forewings 2 from near angle, 7 

 absent, 11 from beyond middle. Hindwings 5, lancolate, cilia 4 ; 

 2, 3, 5 parallel, 4 absent, 6 and 7 stalked. 



Belongs to group of Ileliodines. 



Echinophrictis triphracta, n. sp. 



S . 7 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax dark fuscous, face 

 bronzy, patagia leaden-grey. Forewings narrow, short-pointed ; 

 dark fuscous; basal fifth leaden-grey; a rather narrow sliglitly 

 curved silver-metallic transverse fascia slightly before middle ; <wo 

 slender aj)proximated silver-metallic fascia? at ^, second white on 

 costa : cilia grey, towards base with silvery-whitish reflections. 

 Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Brazil, Obidos, September (Parish); 1 ex. 



Trichothyrsa coridarcha Meyi-. 

 A c? from Shillong, Assam, which I consider to be the other 

 sex of this species, has the thorax suffused blackish, veins streaked 

 blackish on posterior half of forewings, posterior half of hindwings 

 irrorated blackish between blackish veins. 



TINEID^. 



PANTHYTARCHA, n. g. 



Head smooth; ocelli posterior; tongue absent. Antennae 5, 

 in cS simple, basal joint short, without pecten. Labial palpi 



