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ochreoiis streak along dorsum from base to tornus : cilia light fus- 

 cous, darker-sprinkled. Hindwinga and cilia light grey. 



Bkazil, Mauaos, TefFe, November, December (Parish) ; 12 ex. 



PROTAPHREUTIS, n. g. 



Head thinly rough-haired ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed, 

 Antennse 4 (.?), basal joint elongate. Labial palpi long, curved, 

 ascending, second joint with stiff rough projecting scales beneath 

 and some lateral bristles, terminal joint shorter than second, trans- 

 versely compressed and grooved anteriorly, obtuse. Maxillary 

 palpi rather short, ascending, loosely scaled. Posterior tibiie clothed 

 with hairs above. Forewings I b furcate, 2 from f , 3 and 4 

 approximated from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 1 1 from 

 before middle, secondary cell well-defiued. Hindwings 1, elongate- 

 ovate, cilia I ; 2-7 nearly parallel. 



Type acquisiteUa, Walk. 



Protaplireiitis acquisiteUa Walk. 



2 . 19 mm. Head, thorax grey irrorated whitish, face whitish- 

 suffused. Forewings elongate, apex obtiise, termen very obliquely 

 rounded ; violet-grey irrorated whitish, some small scattered dark 

 grey strigulae ; two small dark grey spots on costa towards ^ ; ^ilical 

 stigma cloudy, dark grey. Hindwings light purplish-grey, thinly 

 scaled. 



KE0NION, Salazie. 



BARYMOCHTHA, n. g. 



Head rough-haired ; ocelli posterior ; tongue short. Antennae |, 

 basal joint short, without pecten. Labial palpi moderate, porrected, 

 with appressed scales, second joint loosely scaled beneath and with 

 some projecting lateral bristles, terminal joint shorter than second, 

 obtuse. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior tibiae with rough 

 hairs above. Forewings 2 from near angle, 2-6 parallel, 7 to costa, 

 9 and 10 stalked, 11 from towards base. Hindwings |, ovate- 

 lanceolate, cilia 1 ; 2-4 parallel, 5-7 somewhat approximated, 6 

 to costa. 



Barymochtha entherastis, n. sp. 



g . 13 ram. Head brownish-fulvous. Palpi, antennae, thorax 

 fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, ajiex obtuse- 

 pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; fuscous or rather dark 

 fuscous ; plical and second discal stigmata obscurely darker, plical 

 beneath middle of wing : cilia fuscous. Hindwings and cilia grey. 



British Guiana, Mallali, March ; Brazil, Manaos, Xovember 

 {Parish) ; 2 ex. 



Tineola capnopis, n. sp. 

 (S . 14 mm. Head whitish somewhat mixed grey. Palpi dark 

 grey, apex whitish. Thorax whitish sprinkled grey. Forewings 

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