464 EXOTIC MTCKOLEPIDOPTERA, 



Stenoma chionodora, u. sp. 



cJ 2 . 25-27 mm. Head snow-white, sidetufts tinged with 

 ochreoas. Palpi white, anteriorly ochreous-tinged, second joint 

 with a dark fuscous streak on basal half. Antennal ciliations 

 of J 1|. Thorax pale brownish, shoulders suffused with white. 

 Abdomen grey- whitish, beneath snow-white. Forewings elongate, 

 rather narrow, posteriorly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen almost straight, somewhat oblique: 2 separate ; light 

 brownish ; extreme costal edge whitish-ochreous ; a small dark 

 purple-fuscous spot on costa before i, giving rise to a short oblique 

 zigzag fuscous line ; plical and second discal stigmata small, dark 

 fuscous, obscure ; a large triangular dark purple-fuscous spot on 

 middle of costa, and a smaller one at |, whence a curved series of 

 sometimes indistinct dark fuscous dots runs to dorsum before 

 tornus ; a marginal series of dark fuscous dots round apex and 

 termen : cilia light brownish. Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate, 

 5 approximated; grej'-whitish, somewhat greyer posteriorly; cilia 

 pale grey, becoming snow-white round tornus and dorsum. 



British Gctiana, Mallali, in March {Parish); three specimens. 



Stenoma bicensa, n. sp. 



5. 24 rem. Head whitish, crown tinged with ochreous-grej'. 

 Palpi white, second joint fuscous except towards apex. Thorax 

 whity-brownish. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, 

 posteriorly rather dilated, costa anteriorly gently, then slightlj^ 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen almost straight, nearly vertical ; 

 2 separate ; whity-brownish ; costal edge whitish ; a small 

 indistinct fuscous spot on costa at |, giving rise to a short fine 

 oblique irregular srriga ; discal stigmata small, dark fuscous, 

 indistinct; an undefined patch of ferruginous-brownish irroration 

 on middle of dorsum ; moderate rounded dai'k fuscous s])ots on 

 costa at middle and i, a strongly curved series of undefined longi- 

 tudinal marks of brownish and dark fuscous irroration running 

 from first of these to | of dorsum, and a curved series of dark 

 fuscous dots from second to dorsum before tornus ; a marginal series 

 of dark fuscous dots round apex and termen: cilia whity-brownish. 

 Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate, 5 approximated ; ochreous- 

 whitish, faintly tinged with greyish towards dorsum and with 

 j-ellowish towards apex ; cilia whitish. 



Brazil, Sao Paulo; one specimen. 



Stenoma expansa, n. sp. 



(^ , 21 mm. Head white. Palpi white, basal | of second joint 

 dark fuscous. Antennal ciliations 2. Thorax ochreous-whitish. 

 Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa anteriorly 

 moderately, then slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly 

 sinuate, little oblique ; 2 separate ; ochreous-whitish ; rather large 

 triangular dark fuscous spots on costa at middle and | ; second 

 discal stigma small, dark fuscous: cilia ochreous-whitish (imperfect). 



