XYLOEVCTID^. 4S5 



edge of a blackish median longitudinal streak from base, almost 

 iuterrupted by an oblique indentation of upper edge . beneath 

 second discal stigma, beyond cell somewhat bent down and running 

 to termeu above tornus, connected with tornus by a short curved 

 blackish line and almost interrui)ted beyond this; faint obliquely 

 curved transverse lines of greyish dots rising from the three costal 

 spots, and a fourth close before terraen ; some indistinct grey 

 terminal dots : cilia white, basal half iudistinctly barred with 

 greyish. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey, with dark grey sub- 

 basal line. 



French Guiana, St. Jean, E,. Maroni ; five specimens. Inter- 

 mediate between acronitis and nestes, of both of which I have 

 series. 



Agriophara poliopa, n. sp. 



J . 22-23 mm. Head grey-whitish. Palpi white sprinkled 

 with grey, with a lateral streak on basal f of second joint, and. 

 basal and subapical rings of terminal joint dark fuscous. Antennal 

 ciliations of J 2|. Thorax whitish sprinkled with fuscous. 

 Abdomen grey. Eorewings elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, 

 costa gently arched, ajjex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, rather 

 oblique ; whitish sprinkled with fuscous ; black dots on base of 

 costa, and towards base in middle ; a straight oblique series of four 

 black dots from costa at j, two lower forming first discal and plical 

 stigmata, plical edged anteriorly by a white tuft ; second discal 

 stigma raised, white, edged with dark fuscous ; small blackish spots 

 on costa before middle and at |, giving rise to two transverse 

 series of cloudy blackish dots, strongly bent in disc and sinuate 

 inwards below this, second running to tornus ; a submarginal row 

 of small blackish spots round posterior part of costa and termen : 

 cilia ochreous-whitish with antemedian seriesof cloudy dark fuscous 

 dots. Hindwings grey; cilia grey-whitish, with dark grey sub- 

 basal line. 



Colombia, San Antonio, 5800 feet, in November ; four specimens. 

 Allied to lUilopa, 



Agriophara synedra, n. sp. 



cJ . 18 mm. Head and thorax very pale brownish-ochreous, face 

 whitish-suffused. (Palpi broken.) Antennal ciliations of 6 Ig. 

 Abdomen greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa 

 gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, rather 

 oblique ; very pale brownish-ochreous ; a small brown spot on 

 costa at ^, a small faint brownish spot towards dorsum in middle, 

 and three minute groups of raised black and brownish scales 

 forming a nearly straight line with these, two representing first 

 discal and plical stigmata ; a brown spot on middle of costa, 

 whence a faintly sinuate row of dark fuscous marks suffused with 

 brownish runs to dorsum before tornus, a median blackish dot 

 representing second discal stigma; a strongly curved brownish 



