XYLORYCTIDJE. 539 



cilia light grey, with darker subbasal shade. Forewings beneath 

 with very long dark grey subdorsal hairpencil from base covered 

 by hiiidwings. 



French Guiana, E, Maroni ; two specimens, 



Stenoma fermentata, n. sp. 



d ? . 29-32 mm. Head whitish, crown sufFused with violet 

 except on sides. Palin whitish, second joint violet-fuscous. 

 Antennal ciliations of d 1. Thorax violet-brownish, patagia 

 ochreous-grey. Abdomen dark grey. Forewings elongate, pos- 

 teriorly dilated, costa moderately arched, apex rounded, termen 

 rounded, hardly oblique ; 2 separate ; light ochreous-grey, costal 

 edge ochreous-whitish, edged beneath with fuscous ; a large very 

 undefined patch of dark olive-brown suffusion occupying most of 

 basal half of wing except towards costa ; a suffused purple streak 

 along dorsum from near base to beyond middle; second discal 

 stigma small, indistinct, fuscous ; a narrow curved fascia of olive- 

 brown suffusion from a dark brown mark on middle of costal edge 

 to I of dorsum, widened in middle ; a dark brown streak along 

 apical third of costa ; a narrow terminal fascia of olive-brown 

 suffusion ; a terminal scries of small dark fuscous dots : cilia light 

 purplish -fuscous. Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate; dark grey, 

 with darker subbasal line. 



French Guiana, K. Maroni ; four specimens. 



Stenoma fulminata, n. sp. 



d 19 mm., $ 22 mm. Head whitish, sides of face violet- 

 fuscous, crown posteriorly suffused with pale violet. Palpi white, 

 second joint fuscous except apex. Antennal ciliations of c? 1. 

 Thorax violet-brownish, patagia pale greyish-ochreous. Abdomen 

 grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex 

 rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat prominent ; 2 separate; 

 light brownish, with pale greyish-ochreous gloss towards costa ; 

 costal edge dark purple-fuscous towards base ; a thick streak of 

 rather dark fuscous suffusion from dorsum near base obliquely 

 upwards towards middle of disc, becoming lighter fuscous and con- 

 tinued to near termen in middle, margining anterior half of a semi- 

 fusiform dull violet patch extending along dorsum to tornus and 

 edged above on its posterior third by a black streak ; a terminal 

 series of cloudy blackish dots : cilia light violet, with darker sub- 

 basal line, on costa whitish-ochreous. Hindwings with 3 and 4 

 connate ; rather dark grey ; cilia pale greyish-ochreous, suffused 

 with violet towards apex. 



French Guiana, 11. Maroni; two specimens. 



Stenoma emphatica, n. sp. 



J $ . 22-23 mm. Head white, back of crown tinged with grey. 

 Palpi white, second joint fuscous except apex. xYntennal ciliations 

 of cf 1. Thorax brown mixed with whitish, dorsum dark grey. 



