TINEID.E. 607 



Melasma polycapnias, n. sp. 



c? . 29-30 rnm. Head, thorax dark fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, 

 apex whitish. Antenual i)ectinalions 5. Forcwings rather elon- 

 gate, apex rounded-obtuse, termcn obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 

 sometimes short-stalked ; grey, suffusedly reticulated dark fuscous, 

 towards costa posteriorly tinged whitish ; the dark fuscous suffusion 

 forms an undefined fasciate blotch from dorsum beyond middle, 

 branching to spots in disc before and beyond middle, tornal half 

 beyond this wholly dark grey, with subterminal branch extending 

 up to costa, several small dark spots on costa posteriorly : cilia 

 greyish obscurely barred darker, a dark fuscous subbasal line. 

 Hindwings greyish ; cilia pale greyish, a darker subbasal line. 



French Congo, Fort Crampel : 5 ex. (type Coll. Joannis). 



Melasma imperfecta, n. sp. 



c? . 26 mm. Head pale ochreous. Palpi pale ochreous, somewhat 

 infuscated except towards apex. Antennal pectinations 5. Thorax 

 light brownish-ochreous. Forewings moderate, somewhat dilated, 

 apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat oblique ; 9 and 10 

 stalked ; pale greyish-ochreous, some scattered fuscous scales ; some 

 suffused dark fuscous strigulation towards base of costa and dorsum; 

 rather narrow ill-defined irregularly interrupted oblique fasciae 

 partially formed by dark fuscous suffusion or irroration, and a 

 similar transverse spot from costa towards apex : cilia grey-ochreous- 

 whitish, an indistinct fuscous line. Hindwings light greyish ; cilia 

 whitish-grey-ochreous, a fuscous subbasal line. 



Fbench Congo, Fort Crampel ; 1 ex, (Coll. Joannis). 



Acrolophus merocoma, n. sp. 



c? . 17 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark brownish, palpi extremely 

 long, recurved, densely rough-scaled, towards apex with long 

 expanded spatulate hairscales. Antennae dentate, ciliated, 

 ochreous-whitish. Uncus moderate, gently curved, double, closely 

 approximated throughout, rising from a triangular plate; valvse 

 narrow, strap-shaped, apex obtusely rounded. All femora beneath 

 clothed with long dense rough ochreous-whitish hairscales, posterior 

 tarsi rough-scaled above. Forewings rather broad, somewhat 

 dilated, termen somewhat obliquely rounded; all veins separate; 

 pale brownish-ochreous, a few irregularly scattered small dark 

 fuscous striguhc ; a dark fuscous strigula on costa near base, about 

 six from ^ to about middle, and three or four posteriorly ; some 

 brownish euftusion towards middle of disc ; a cloudy dark fuscous 

 spot in disc at g, and one on fold rather beyond this ; a small dark 

 grey spot on termen above middle : cilia whitish-ochreous, indis- 

 tinctly barred fuscous round apex and upper part of termen. 

 Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Peetj, Jurimaguas, March (^Parish); 1 ex. 



