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EXOIIC JIICUOLEl'lPOPTEKA. 



Loxotoma rhodanthes, n. sp. 



5. 34 mm. Head and thorax light yellow-browiiisli, lower 

 part of face light rosy, thorax with raised darker median line. 

 Palpi light yellow-brownish, second joint externally suffused with 

 rosy. Abdomen rosy-ochreous. Anterior legs deep rosy-crimson, 

 two apical joints of tarsi dark fuscous ; posterior legs rosy-crimson, 

 tibia) white beneath, tarsi ochreous-yellow beneath. Forewings 

 elongate, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, sinnate 

 in middle, rounded-prominent towards |, apex rounded-obtuse, 

 termen rounded, rather oblique ; light yellow-brownish ; dorsum 

 slenderly brown ; costal edge rosy-brown on. basal and apical 

 fourths ; a fine brown line from i of costa towards f of dorsum, 

 but obsolete below fold ; a fine brown curved line from | of costa 

 to dorsum before tornus ; a fine transverse-linear brown mark on 

 end of cell ; a triangular black spot on middle of costa, its apes 

 rounded and hardly reaching | across wing ; termen slenderly 

 brownish : cilia rosy suffused with fuscous, above apex shortly 

 suffused with dark fuscous. Hindwings light crimson-rosy; cilia 

 light ros)', towards tips ochreous-whitish. 



British Guiana, Bartica, in December (Parish) • one specimen. 



Athleta neurotona, n. sp. 



5 14 mm. Head rather dark grey on crown, face and forehead 

 ochreous- white. Palpi white, second joint "with a dark fuscous 

 external streak on basal half and an interrupted subapical ring, 

 terminal joint with a dark fuscous basal ring, and an anterior 

 streak from below middle to near apex. Thorax blackish-gre}'. 

 Abdomen grey, apex whitish-oehreous. Forewings elongate, costa 

 slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 2 remote, 

 7 to costa ; light brownish ; a somewhat thick blackish streak 

 from base of costa along dorsum to | ; stigmata black, plical 

 obliquely beyond first discal, second discal merged in a slightly 

 curved blackish streak which runs from 5 of costa to dorsum before 

 tornus ; beyond this streak apical area wholly rather dark fuscous, 

 with blackish lines on veins and black marginal interneural dots 

 or marks, the three nearest apex preceded by ochreous-whitish 

 suffusion : cilia whitish-oehreous, towards tornus grey. Hindwings 

 grey : cilia pale grey, with darker subbasal shade, round apex 

 suffused with ochreous-whitish. 



Beitish Guiana, Bartica, in February (Parish) ; one specimen. 



Orphnolechia scoriodes, n. sp. 

 2 . 13-15 mm. Head grey-whitish. Palpi whitish, second 

 joint irrorated with dark grey except towards apex, terminal 

 joint sprinkled with dark grey towards base, with blackish sub- 

 apical band. Thorax whitish sprinkled with grey and dark grey, 

 wath two blackish dots at posterior extremity. Abdomen light 

 grey. Forewings elongate-oblong, costa gently arched towards 

 base and apex, apex rounded, termen rounded, little oblique ; 



