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-, Stenoma adornata, n. sp. 



(5". 18 mm. Head fuscous, face ochreous-white. Palpi -white, 

 second joint fuscous except at apex, terminal joint witla rather 

 dark fuscous basal and supramedian bands. Antennal ciliations 2^. 

 Thorax dark purplish-fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings 

 elongate, costa moderately arched, somewhat bent and shortly 

 rough-scaled beyond middle, apex rounded-obtuse, termen nearly 

 straight, somewhat oblique ; 2 separate ; dark violet-fuscous ; 

 extreme costal edge yellow-ochreous from base to bend ; an 

 ochreous-whitish longitudinal dash from base of costa, in which 

 is an elongate dark fuscous dot ; second discal stigma black ; 

 a series of praemarginal violet marks round posterior part of 

 costa and termen, alternating with a marginal series of indistinct 

 pale yellowish marks : cilia whitish-grey, basal third dark fuscous 

 (imperfect), Hindwings with 3 and -i connate, 5 approximated ; 

 blackish ; cilia as in forewings. 



Pi;r0, Pacaya, in September {Mounsey) ; one specimen. 



Stenoma bythitis, n. sp. 



S ? . 17-18 ram. Head and thorax dark slaty-fuscous, face 

 pale silvery-grey. Palpi grey. Antennal ciliations of J' ]. 

 Abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa rather strongly 

 arched, apex rounded, termen rounded, vertical ; 2 separate ; dark 

 bluish-slaty-fuseous ; markings deep purple-bronze ; a spot ou 

 costa before middle, whence a very oblique curved series of small 

 cloudy spots accompanied by minute irregular while dots runs 

 round end of cell, and a similar suffused spot with a few white 

 scales on fold beneath middle of wing ; a strongly curved series of 

 small spots accompanied by minute white dots from costa beyond 

 middle to tornus ; a suffused streak round posterior jiart of costa 

 and apex ; a terminal series of small irregular white dots, partially 

 indistinct : cilia bluish-fuscous, tips coppery-purple. Hindwings 

 with 3 and 4 short-stalked, 5 approximated; blackish; cilia 

 bluish-grey, basal third dark fuscous. 



Britisu Guiana, Bartica, in February [Parish) ; two specimens. 



Stenoma argospora, n. sp. 

 S 2 • 15-16 mm. Head rather dark bronzy-fuscous, face in cT 

 white or ochreous-white, in $ pale bronzy. Palpi ochreous-white, 

 with dark fuscous streak on basal half of second joint, and base 

 and subapical suffusion of terminal joint dark fuscous, in $ suf- 

 fused with pale bronzy. Antennal ciliations of (^ 1^. Ihorax 

 dark purplish-fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous. Forewings elon- 

 gate, costa moderately arched, apex rounded, termen rounded, 

 little oblique ; 2 separate ; dark fuscous, with slight purplish 

 tinge; some small scattered irregular dots of white scales on 

 median third of wing in cell; a very faint curved subterminal 

 series of small darker spots, and marginal streak round apex : 

 cilia fuscous, with purplish-fuscous subbasal shade, tips purple. 



