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ochreous-whitish, anteriorly violet-grey, second joint with fuscous 

 streak on basal half. Antennal ciliations 2|. Thorax violet-grey, 

 suffused with purple-blue anteriorly. Abdomen pale grey, anal tuft 

 whitish, Eore wings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, 

 apex rounded, termen rounded, somewhat oblique ; 2 separate ; 

 whitish-violet-grey : cilia concolorous. Hindwings with 3 and 4 

 short-stalked ; grey ; cilia whitish, with grey basal shade. 



Ebench Gtjiana, St. Jean, II. Maroui, in July ; four specimens. 



Stenoma thaleropa, n. sp. 



(5' . 16 mm. Head whitish, crown centrally suffused with grey. 

 Palpi white, anteriorly greyish, second joint with dark fuscous 

 streak on basal half. Auteunal ciliations 2|. Thorax grey- whitish, 

 posteriorly suftused with light purplish-grey. Abdomen grey. 

 Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex rounded, termen 

 rounded, little o'dique; 2 separate; grey-whitish, somewhat 

 sprinkled with grey in disc ; three greyish-purple costal blotches 

 reaching ^ across wing, first extending from near base to |, second 

 beyond middle, third about i ; dorsal area suffused with purplish- 

 grey on anterior half ; stigmata black, second discal large, con- 

 spicuous, others small, plical obliquely beyond first discal ; a cloudy 

 grey curved line from second costal blotch to dorsum at | ; a 

 cloudy dark grey somewhat curved line from third costal blotch to 

 toruus ; a suffused grey marginal streak round apex and termen : 

 cilia grey-whitish, towards base grey. Hindwings with 3 and 4 

 connate ; grey ; cilia liglit grey. 



French Guiana, St. Jean, R. Maroni, in July ; two specimens. 

 Apparently allied to porphi/rastis. 



Stenoma embythia, n. sp. 



cJ . 13-14 mm. Head glossy grey, sidetufts dark purple-fuscous. 

 Palpi dark grey. Antenual ciliations 3. Thorax dark purple- 

 bronzy-fuscous. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate, rather 

 narrow, costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen slightly 

 rounded, somewhat oblique; 2 separate; dark bronzy-fuscous; 

 dorsal area broadly suffused with purple and irrorated with violet- 

 whitish, its edge very irregular, appearing to form two anterior and 

 two posterior irregular lobes reaching about half across wing ; an 

 obscure darker spot on end of cell; a marginal "tow of minute 

 white dots round apex and termen : cilia dark purple-fuscous. 

 Hindwings with 3 and 4 short-stalked ; rather dark grey ; cilia 

 light grey, with darker subbasal line. 



Frknch Guiana, R. Maroni ; three specimens. 



Stenoma tempestiva, n. sp. 



cJ . 22 mm. Head brownish-ochreous,face suffused with whitish. 

 Palpi fuscous, second joint ochreous anteriorly. Antennal cilia- 

 tions 2i. Thorax ochreous-brown. Abdomen whilish-ochreous. 

 Forewings suboblong, costa anteriorly moderately, posteriorly 



TOL. I.— 4^)riZ 1916. 2 m 



