TINEID^. 597 



apex tolerably pointed, termeu very oblique ; 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to 

 apex ; light greyish-ochreous, on dorsal half sometimes whitish- 

 tinged ; a broad suffused whitish streak from base of costa to oosta 

 about A, leaving a slender costal streak somewhat brownish-tinged : 

 cilia whitish, obscure bars of pale greyish-ochreous suffusion above 

 and below apex. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia grey-whitish. 



ViCTORiA,_ Gisborne {Li/ell); 2 ex. Close to palustris but 

 seemingly distinct. 



OROTHYNTIS Meyr. 



Posterior tibite with dense tufts of rough scales above on three 

 basal joints ; this characteristic peculiarity was accidentally omitted 

 from tho original description, but the tufts are strongly developed 

 in both species. 



Orothyntis torta, n. sp. 

 (S . 14-16 mm. Head whitish. Palpi ochreous-whitish slightly 

 sprinkled blackish. Thorax whitish partially tinged pale ochreous, 

 a spot of dark fuscous irroration on shoulder. Fore wings moderately 

 broad, termen somewhat obliquely rounded; white; markings 

 brownish, irregularly sprinkled dark fuscous on edges ; some slight 

 irregular markings at base ; a broad antemedian fascia furcate 

 towards costa, more or less irregularly interrupted in disc ; a very 

 irregular fasciate streak running from middle of this to tornua, 

 sometimes connected in disc with an irregular subcostal blotch 

 towards apex, one or two indistinct spots on costa above this, and 

 some irregular dark strigulation before apex : cilia white irregularly 

 spotted light brownish. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey. 

 Pek¥, Iquitos, March, May (Parish) ; 2 ex. 



Xylesthia menidias, n. sp. 



S 2 ' 10-14 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-whitish, a spot of 

 blackish speckling on shoulder. Palpi grey-whitish, finely speckled 

 blackish. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex 

 obtuse-pointed, termen very obliquely rounded ; whitish-ochreous, 

 irregularly speckled with minute black cresce)its (scale-tips), six 

 light brownish-ochreous transverse fascise more or less incompletely 

 indicated, third and fourth (in and beyond middle) usually more 

 distinct and complete, on fourth sometimes a discal undefined spot 

 of black speckling ; cilia whitish, on basal area with obscure spots 

 of brownish-ochreous suffusion, outwardly speckled black. Hind- 

 wings 3 and 4 sometimes approximated, 5 and 6 approximated 

 towards base, 6 to just above apex ; rather dark violet-grey ; cilia 

 whitish-grey. 



Brazil, Obidos, Parintins, Manaos, Teflfe, August to December ; 

 Peru, Iquitos, May (Parish) ; 8 ex. Very near pruniramiella, but 

 smaller, and distinguished by vein 6 of hindwings, which in ]pruni- 

 ramiella runs to apex or beneath it. 



