512 EXOTIC MICEOLKPIDOPTKRA. 



Stenoma anticharis, n. ep. 



c? . 18-19 mm. Head white, crown centrally tinged with fuscous. 

 Palpi white, second joint dark fuscous except towards apex, terminal 

 joint with base and a subapical suffusion dark fuscous. Antennal 

 ciliations 1|. Thorax white, suffused with fuscous except mar- 

 gins. Abdomen whitish. Forewiugs elongate, narrow, costa 

 gently arched, apex rounded, termon rounded, somewhat oblique ; 

 2 separate ; white, partially faintly tinged with fuscous ; markings 

 dark fuscous ; a small spot on base of costa, a small subbasal dash 

 in middle, and a short subbasal mark on dorsum, followed by some 

 fuscous suffusion on dorsal half; three oblique lines, first two 

 irregular, followed by more or less fuscous suifusion towards dorsum, 

 first from a short elongate mark above middle at i to middle of 

 dorsum , second from middle of costa to | of dorsum, third from | 

 of costa to tornus, slightly indented above middle, somewhat curved 

 below this; eight marginal dots round apex and termen : cilia 

 white. Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate or short-stalked; wliitish, 

 becoming light grey towards apex and termen ; cosfa rather 

 expanded from base to | ; cilia white, with greyish subbasal shade. 

 Forcwings beneath with very long whitish subdorsal hairpencil 

 from base covered by hindwings. 



FuENCH Guiana, St. Jean, R. Maroni; three specimens. 



Stenoma insidiata, n. sp. 



c? . 19-22 mm. Head white, crown faintly violet-tinged. Palpi 

 "white, second joint dark fuscous on basal |, terminal joint with 

 base dark fuscous and sometimes slight fuscous suffusion beneath 

 apex. Antennal ciliations 1|. Thorax white, more or loss tinged 

 with grey except shoulders. Abdomen whitish. Forewings 

 elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex rounded, termen 

 rounded, somewhat oblique; 2 separate; white with faint violet 

 tinge, sometimes tinged or sprinkled with violet-grey on dorsal area ; 

 markings dark fuscous ; a suffused straiglit streak from base of 

 costa to 1 of dorsum ; an irregular somewhat curved line from 

 above middle at ^ to middle of dorsum, expanded dorsally ; 

 an irregular slightly curved line from middle of costa to A of 

 dorsum, sometimes marked with a distinct dot in middle, dilated 

 at extremities ; a curved line from | of costa to tornus, slightly 

 indented beneath costa ; eight marginal dots round apex and 

 termen : cilia white, on tornus infuscated. Hindwings with 3 

 and 4 short-stalked; grey, anteriorly paler and whitish-tinged; 

 costa expanded and edged with rough whitish scales from base 

 to |, then abruptly sinuate-incised, with yellow subcostal groove 

 from base to middle; cilia whitish, with greyish subbasal line. 

 Forewings beneath with expansible fringe of very long dense 

 whitish hairs beneath lower margin of cell, covered by hind- 

 wings. 



French Gviana, R. Maroni ; three specimens. 



