008 F.XOTIC MICKOLEPIDOPTERA. 



Acrolophus zanclophora, n. sp. 



c? . 10 mm. Head, palpi dark grcj% palpi extremely long, 

 recurved, denselj^ scaled (partiallj' denuded). AntenucC subdentate, 

 ciliated. Thorax dark grey mixed ochreous. Uncus moderate, 

 deflexed, double, appressed throughout, rising from a triangular 

 plate ; valvte narrow, forming a long strongly falcate downwards- 

 directed pointed hook. Anterior femora beneath with dense brush 

 of dark grey hairs. Forewings rather broad, somewhat dilated, ter- 

 mon rather obliquely rounded ; all veins separate ; pale brownish- 

 ochreous, somewhat sprinkled fuscous ; about seven small dark 

 fuscous spots or marks on costa ; a cloudy dark fuscous dot in disc 

 at I ; a few scattered blackish scales towards termen : cilia fuscous 

 speckled ochreous- whitish, Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Peeu, Iquitos, March {Parish) ; 1 ex. Really closely allied to 

 merocoma, but the valvae are extremely different. 



'Acrolophus pseudonoma, n. sp. ' 



cJ . 12 mm., 5 16 mm. Head, palpi, thorax pale ochreous, palpi 

 cJ extremely long, recurved, thickened with appressed scales, basal 

 joint suffused dark fuscous, 2 moderate, porrected, Antennte S 

 subdentate, ciliated. Uncus moderate, rather curved, double, 

 appressed throughout, rising from subtriangular plate ; valv£ie 

 narrow, apex rounded, Forewiugs moderate, somewhat dilated, 

 termen rather obliquely rounded ; 7 absent, 9 and 10 stalked ; grey 

 closely speckled ochreous-whitish, a few variable scattered dark 

 fuscous strigulse, especially along costa : cilia grey speckled whitish, 

 Hindwings grey speckled dark fuscous ; cilia pale grey, a dark grey 

 shade. 



Brazil, Teffe, January {Parish) ; 2 ex. Known by peculiar 

 neuration. 



Acrolophus hombaulia, n. sp. 



S . 33 ram. Head, palpi, thorax rather dark fuscous, pale- 

 speckled, palpi extremely long, recurved, largely expanded through- 

 out with dense rough spreading scales. Antennae bipectinated (4). 

 Uncus moderately long, rather abruptly downcurved, branches 

 separate, parallel ; valvae rather broad, apex obliquely truncate, 

 wdth sharp spine in middle and one at lower angle, Forewiugs 

 moderately broad, rather dilated, termen rather obliquely rounded ; 

 all veins separate ; fuscous, strewn with suffused dark fuscous 

 striguloe, partly raised ; stigmata represented by irregular suffused 

 dark fuscous spots, plical rather beyond first discal : cilia fuscous, 

 barred darker irroration, Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey, a 

 darker subbasal shade. 



Argentina, Tucumau ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis). Next Doeri. 



Acrolophus macrozancla, n. sp. 

 S . 21 mm. Head, palpi, thorax fuscous faintly pale-speckled, 

 palpi extremely long, recurved, very densely clothed with rough 



