(ECOPHORIDJ!;. — COl'EOMOEPHIB^, 555 



formed ])y two triangular blotches connected by a narrow streak, 

 anteriorly edged with raised scales ; some irregular streak-like 

 mtu-king traversing apex : cilia deep oc-hreous-yellow. Hindwings 

 grey ; cilia pale grey, round apex and upper part of termen sufiused 

 with whitish-yellowish. 



Burma, Minbu and Tatkon, in August and September (Fletcher) ; 

 two specimens. Notwithstanding the peculiarity of the raised 

 scales and the absence of S , there is little doubt that this is a true 

 I'crlacvia, allied to iodesma. 



COPROMOTIPHID^. 



Phycomorpha escharitis, n. sp. 



S . 23-29 mm. Head and thorax rather dark purplish-bronzy- 

 fuscous. Palpi dark purplish-fuscous, apex of joints ochreous- 

 whitish, second joint with appressed scales, terminal joint half 

 second. Antennte very stout, compressed, simple. Abdomen 

 fuscous. Eorewings elongate-triangular, costa slightly arched, 

 apex obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat oblique ; dark pur])lish- 

 t'uscous ; discal stigmata very obscurely darker : cilia dark purplish- 

 fuscous. Hind wings grey, darker posteriorly ; cilia grey. 



Colombia, San Antonio, 680u feet, in November ; four specimens. 



Copromorpha tetrarcha, n. sp. 



5 . 36 mm. Head pale ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous 

 sprinkled with fuscous, terminal joint | of second. Antennae 

 unipectinated (3). Thorax whitish-tuscous sprinkled with fuscous. 

 Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate-triangular, narrow at base, 

 costa straight, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat 

 oblique ; light greyish-ochreous indistinctly clouded with brownish 

 and sprinkled with dark fuscous specks ; small fuscous or dark 

 fuscous spots scattered along costa and termen ; four large rather 

 dark fuscous blotches in disc, first smallest, round, towards base, 

 second irregular, before middle, third rather elongate, about |, 

 fourth smaller, roundish, between third and tornus, these two 

 nearly confluent : cilia light greyish-ochreous (imperfect). Hind- 

 wings rather dark grey; cilia grey, with darker subbasal shade. 



Solomon Is., Choiseul {j\Ieel-) ; one specimen. This species and 

 the foliowing have suggested to me by their superficial aspect the 

 interesting conjecture that this family supplies the origin of the 

 Orneodidce, which would then be classed as belonging to the Tineina, 

 and entirely removed from any connection with the Pyralid family 

 PieropJwridce. I see no structural incompatibility, and the follow- 

 ing definite structural confirmation, viz. (1) the characteristic and 

 peculiar labial palpi, ranging to similar extremes in both families, 

 Orneodes corresponding to Copromorpha, and Microscliismus to 

 Heterocrita ; (2) the remarkable oven radiation of the veins of both 

 win"-s from the short cell, only notable elsewhere in the genus 



