010 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 



greyish-ochreous, expanded apex fuscous, $ moderately long, por- 

 rected, palo greyish-ochreous sprinkled dark fuscous. Antenna) 

 c5' dentate, ciliated. Uncus moderate, downcurved, double, 

 appressed throughout, rising from a rounded plate ; valvse narrow, 

 terminating in a short pointed incurved hook. Forewings elongate, 

 somewhat dilated, termon obliquely rounded; 7 and 8 usually 

 stalked ; light fuscous, partially and obscurely darker-strigulated, 

 sometimes blackish-sprinkled, eosta usually strongly strigulated 

 dark fuscous ; undefined spots of blackish irroration sometimes 

 mixed ferruginous on fold at 1 and middle of wing, and in disc at |, 

 these sometimes margined laterally by spots of whitisli-ochreous 

 suffusion : cilia ochreous-greyish or light fuscous. Hindwings 

 fuscous ; cilia pale fuscous. 



Eeazil, Mauaos, November (Parish); 15 ex. 



Acrolophus contubernalis, n. sp. 



S . 14 mm. Head, palpi, thorax dark fuscous slightly whitish- 

 speckled : palpi long, erect, not reaching much above crown, clotlied 

 with appressed scales. Antennas shortly bipei-tinated (2). Fore- 

 wings rather elongate, apex obtuse, termen rather obliquely 

 rounded ; 7 and 8 stalked ; lilac-fuscous ; small scattered dark 

 fuscous spots along costa, some whitish suffusion between these ; 

 basal area suflfusedly irrorated dark fuscous ; an oblique antemedian 

 suifused fascia of dark fuscous irroration ; a small dark fuscous spot 

 in disc at | ; a suffused patch of dark fuscous irroration extending 

 along u.pper part of termen : cilia lilac-fuscous sprinkled darker 

 and barred whitish. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey, a darker 

 subbasal shade, round apex several whitish bars. 



Brazii,, Novo Friburgo ; 2 ex. (Coll. Joannis). 



Acrolophus setiacma, n. sp. 



cJ . 15-16 mm., $ 24-2G mm. Head, thorax greyish-ochreous, 

 whitish-speckled. Palj^i c? second and terminal joints much shorter 

 than basal, erect, with loosely nj^pressed scales, whitish, sometimes 

 variably banded dark fuscous suffusion, in 5 similar but with second 

 joint densely rough-scaled anteriorly. Antennae d serrulate towards 

 apex, shortly ciliated. Uncus moderate, slightly curved, double, 

 appressed at point, rising from a subquadrate plate with anterior 

 angles slightly prominent ; valvpe narrow, terminating in a brush 

 of incurved spiny bristles, Forewings elongate, rather dilated, 

 termen rather obliquely rounded ; 8 and 9 stalked ; pale greyish- 

 ochreous, irregularly mottled and strigulated dark fuscous ; dorsal 

 area obscurely paler, forming an irregular streak with angular 

 prominences mixed whitish at J and |, broadly margined dark 

 fuscous above, between, and round these ; dark fuscous spots on 

 costa at ^ and |, sometimes extended as fascise to meet this 

 suffusion ; a more or less developed roundish dark fuscous blotch in 

 disc towards termen, and a spot on costa before apex : cilia greyish- 

 ochreous or light fuscous speckled whitish, obscurely barred dark 

 fuscous suffusion, Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Brazil, Manaos, November {Parish) ; 7 ex. 



