534 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 



edged anteriorly with white irroration, from |- of costa very 

 obliquely outwards to beyond cell, thence downwards to dorsum ; 

 a fine dark fuscous streak along costal sinuation ; an indistinct 

 curved waved fuscous line from |^ of costa to tornus, apical space 

 beyond this irrorated with white; a marginal series of cloudy dark 

 fuscous dots round apical part of costa and termen : cilia light 

 greyish-ochreous, with grey median shade. Hindwings with 3 

 and 4 short-stalked; grey; cilia grey -whitish, with grey subbasal 

 line. 



Fkench Guiana, St. Jean, R. Maroni ; two specimens. 



Stenoma erotica, u. sp. 



S . 18 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint with 

 bright rosy streak on basal |, base and apex of terminal joint dark 

 grey. Antennal ciliations 2|. Thorax rosy-grey, shoulders white. 

 Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly con- 

 siderably dilated, costa anteriorly slightly arched, at |^ abruptly 

 bent, thence oblique, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, somewhat 

 oblique ; 2 separate, 7 to costa ; light greyish-ochreous, costal 

 third light rose-pink ; a white subcostal spot at base; a violet- 

 fuscous patch occupying anterior half of wing except costal third, 

 its dorsal edge white towards base, posterior edge irregular ; stig- 

 mata black, plical obliquely beyond first discal, second discal small, 

 indistinct ; a blackish spot on costa at 4, whence a curved dentate 

 dark grey line runs to dorsum before tornus ; a marginal series of 

 black dots round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia pale 

 greyish-ochreous, on costa rosy. Hindwings with 3 and 4 con- 

 nate ; pale whitish-ochreous, apical half pale rosy-pink ; cilia 

 whitish- ochreous. 



Feench Guiana, R. Maroni ; two specimens. 



Stenoma nymphas, n. sp. 



cJ 5. 14-16 mm. Head white, crown tinged with violet. 

 Palpi white, second joint violet-fuscous. Antennal ciliations of 

 (5" 1. Thorax pale brownish-violet, with a small dark violet- 

 fuscous spot at posterior extremity. Abdomen dark grey, anal 

 tuft ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate-oblong, costa anteriorly 

 moderately arched, sinuate from ^ to |, apex rounded-obtuse, 

 termen slightly rounded, somewhat oblique ; 2 separate; light 

 violet, costal edge whitish-yellowish ; a small dark fuscous costal 

 mark at |, and some scattered undefined blackish dots and scales 

 between this and dorsum; stigmata small, blackish, plical obliquely 

 beyond first discal ; narrow semioval dark brown costal spots at 

 middle and |, becoming blackish on costal edge, first sending an 

 irregular curved series of very indistinct cloudy dark fuscous dots 

 to I of dorsum, second a curved series of distinct blackish dots to 

 tornus; a marginal series of dark fuscous dots suffused with brown 

 round apex and termen : cilia light greyish-violet, towards base 

 whitish-ochreous. Hindwines with 3 and 4 connate or short- 



