XYLORTCTIJD.E. 479 



rather narrow anteriorly, somewhat dilated, costa moderately 

 arched, apex obli(jiiely rounded off, termen rounded, little oblique ; 

 2 se|)arate ; yellow-ochreous, somewhat deeper towards dorsum 

 anteriorly ; dorsum slenderly brown ; three very faint slender 

 brownish transverse lines, first from 1 of costa to middle of dorsum, 

 straight, second from a faint small spot on middle of costa, hardly 

 traceable, third from | of costa to dorsum before tornus, rather 

 curved; a marginal series of indistinct fuscous dots round apex 

 and termen : cilia yellow-ochreous, outer half fuscous on termen. 

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

 yellowish, dorsal third sutiused with pale greyish ; cilia light 

 ochreous-yellowish. 



Peench Guiana, Godebert, R. Maroni ; one specimen. 



Stenoma cassigera, n. sp. 



d" . 18-23 mm. Head and thorax whitish-fuscous, face whitish. 

 Palpi white, second joint with indistinct fuscous subapical ring, 

 terminal joint with anterior edge fuscous, base dark fuscous. 

 Antennal ciliations 2. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings 

 elongate-oblong, costa anteriorly moderately, then gently arched, 

 apex, obliquely rounded off, termen slightly rounded, vertical ; 

 2 separate; whitish-fuscous, all veins marked with cloudy dark 

 fuscous lines ; a straight slender dark fuscous streak from base to 

 I of dorsum, and one from I of costa to | of dorsum ; an irregular 

 dark fuscous line from costa before middle to middle of vein 2, 

 with a short angular dentation outwards in middle ; a dark fuscous 

 line from ^ of costa, with a long acute dentation inwards beneath 

 costa to touch dentation of preceding line, then very strongly 

 curved outwards and rejoining preceding line at its lower extremity ; 

 a dark fuscous marginal line round apex andteraen : cilia whitish, 

 tinged with fuscous towards base. Hindwings with 3 and 4 

 connate, 5 approximated ; whitish-ochreous ; apex narrowly grey ; 

 cilia ochreous-whitish, with faint greyish subbasal line, sometimes 

 darker round apex. 



Fkench Guiana, St. Jean,E. Maroni, in March; three specimens. 



PARASPASTIS, n. g. 



Head with appressed scales, sidetufts roughly spreading; ocelli 

 present ; tongue developed. Antennte |, basal joint elongate, 

 stout, without peeten. Labial palpi very long, recurved, second 

 joint thickened with appressed scales, somewhat roughened an- 

 teriorly towards apex, terminal joint shorter than second, scaled, 

 acute. Maxillary palpi short, filiform, appressed to tongue. An- 

 terior tibiae short, tarsi as long as tibiae, stout, scaled ; posterior 

 tibiae rough-scaled above. Forewings with 2 from angle, 6 to 

 apex (ai)]>arent), 11 from middle. Hindwings over ], trajsezoidal- 

 ovate, termen faintly sinuate, cilia | ; 3 and 4 tolerably remote at 

 origin, 4 from angle, 4 and 5 closely approximated at base, 6 and 7 

 connate or stalked. 



