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Stenoma meridiana, n. sp. 



<^ . 24 ram. Head whitish-ochreous with faint rosj' tinge, sido- 

 tiifts white. Palpi fulvous-orange, terminal joint whitish, Antenual 

 dilations 2, Thorax deep violet-ochreous, shoulders narrowly- 

 whitish. Abdomen light grej% anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Fore- 

 wings elongate, rather narrow, costa towards base strongly arched, 

 then nearly straight, apes rounded, termen rounded, vertical ; 2 

 separate ; violet-brownish-ochreous, towards costa yellower-tinged; 

 a violet-brown line along costa throughout, from l to |- edged 

 beneath with some slender obscure violet-whitish suffusion ; first 

 discal stigma dark fuscous, second hardly infuscated : cilia ochrcous- 

 yellowish, towards apex and costa tinged with violet-brownish, 

 ilindwings with 3 ,aud 4 connate, 5 approximated ; grey ; apical 

 fifth suffused with ochrcous-yellow ; cilia ochreous-yellow, 



British Guiana, Mallali, in March (Pca-ish) ; one specimen. 



Stenoma avida, n. sp, 



cJ 2 - 15-16 mm. Head white, on crown mixed with grey suf- 

 fusion. Palpi white, second joint with dark fuscous streak on 

 basal |, terminal joint with base and subapical band dark fuscous, 

 Antennal ciliations of cT 2^. Thorax white somewhat sprinkled 

 with fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal tuft grey-whitish. Eorewings 

 elongate, narrow, costa gently arched anteriorly, then almost 

 straight, faintly sinuate in middle, apex rounded, termen slightly 

 rounded, somewhat oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked ; whitish, sprinkled 

 with fuscous and dark fuscous ; a dark fuscous basal dot in middle ; 

 an irregular transverse dark fuscous spot on costa beyond ^, and an 

 irregularly triangular blotch on dorsum beneath it, reaching fold ; 

 stigmata dark fuscous, first discal irregular, plical represented by a 

 minute mark close beyond it, second discal rather large, transverse- 

 oval, conspicuous ; a narrow elongate dark fuscous spot extending 

 over median fifth of costa ; a curved series of small cloudy dark 

 • fuscous spots from | of costa to tornus ; a series of blackish siiboval 

 marks round posterior part of costa and termen: cilia whitish 

 mixed with fuscous (imperfect). Hindwings with 3 and 4 short- 

 stalked, 5 approximated ; in J whitish, posterior half suffused with 

 light grey, in $ light grey ; cilia w^hitish, with grey subbasal 

 shade round apex and upper half of termen, 



French (Juiana, S, Laurent du Maroni (Le Moult); British 

 Gpiana, Mallali, in March (Parish) ; three specimens. Allied to 

 Jiumilis. 



Stenoma carabodes, u. sp, 



2 , 23 mm. Head dark purple-grey, with strong indigo-blue 

 reflections. Palpi dark purple-grey. Thorax dark purple-grey, 

 with bronzy-green reflections. Abdomen dark grey. Eorewings 

 elongate, costa anteriorly moderately, then gently arched, apex 

 rounded, termen rounded, somewhat oblique ; 2 approximated to 

 Ic; deep greyish-purple: cilia pur]5k-bronzy, Hindwings with 



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