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narrow irregular fascia beyond this, interrupted in middle, not 

 reaching dorsum ; a subtriaiigular spot on costa towards apex ; a 

 fine line on submedian fold posteriorly ; an ochreous-whitish line 

 running from just before lower extremity of costal spot to tornus, 

 twice dentate outwards, lower dentation confluent with an ochreous- 

 3'ellow spot on termen above tornus; a fine ochreous-whitish 

 terminal line. Hindwings prismatic-hyaline, veins dark fuscous ; 

 a dark fuscous band round costa and upper half of termen, broadest 

 at ai)ex, continued narrowly and irregularly lound lower part of 

 termen and tornus, 



New Guinea, Mefor Island, in June; one specimen. The 

 structure of apical joint of palpus is wholly uni(]ue, so far, as I 

 know, but probably not found in $ . Probably allied to diaphana 

 Pag., and somewhat resembles the rough figure given, but cannot 

 possibly be reconciled with the description, 



Imma paratma, n. sp. 



(S . 17-18 mm. Head fuscous, face white. Palpi white, second 

 and terminal joints each with a dark fuscous external streak, 

 second joint relatively short, terminal joint as long as second, stout. 

 Antennae dark fuscous, ciliations minute. Thorax fuscous mixed 

 with darker. Abdomen dark fuscous with a white anteapical 

 blotch. Forewings elongate, moderate, posteriorly dilated, costa 

 slightly arched posteriorly, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, 

 somewhat oblique ; 7 and 8 separate, 8 to costa ; dark fuscous, 

 irregularly finely sprinkled with ochreous-whitish, discal area 

 anteriorly lighter and more brownish : cilia fuscous, with darker 

 basal shade. Hindwings dark fuscous, anteriorly rather thinly 

 scaled ; undefined patches of fuscous-whitish suHusion extending 

 over upper and lower margins of cell, veins in these dark fuscous ; 

 cilia fuscous, with dark fuscous basal lino. 



Bbitisu; GaiANA, R. Demerara ; two specimens. 



Imma phthorosema, n, sp. 



J , "2.0 mm. Head fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, extreme apex 

 of second and terminal joints ochreous-white, second joint rather 

 short, terminal more than half second. Antenna3 dark fuscous, 

 ciliations k. Thorax and abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings 

 moderate, posteriorly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen rounded, somewhat oblique ; dark fuscous ; some brownish- 

 ochreous strigulation towards costa at \ ; two obscure blackish dots 

 transversely placed in disc on end of cell ; posterior | of wing 

 irregularly and suffusedly strigulated with light brownish-ochreous ; 

 an interrupted blackish terminal line : cilia fuscous mixed witH 

 darker, base obscurely dotted with whitish-ochreous. H'.ndwin<,'s 

 rather dark grey ; cilia pale greyish, with dark grey subba^al lin3, 

 tips ochreous-whitish. 



Colombia, San Antonio, 5800 feet, in November: one specimen. 



