190 Mr. Butler's diiscriptUms of Cryptolcchia. 



16. Cryptolecliia cerinotata, n. sp. 



Priiiuuies' with rounded apex, greyish-brown, the external 

 half of the cell, the area beyond it, and a transverse patch placed 

 at right angles to it and parallel to the inferior extremity of the 

 outer margin, pale brassy-green ; a blackish dot at the end of 

 cell ; secondaries shining brown ; body above brown, below 

 whitish ; wings below whity-brown. Expanse of wings 24 mm. 



Forest at San Viceuzio, Rio Piu-us. 



17. Cryptolecliia marcida, n. sp. 



Primaries sericeous ; basal two-thirds pale stramineous, with 

 a pink tinge, and the base and costal area greyish, crossed in 

 the centre from costa to median nervure, by an obhque brown 

 line, and limited exterally by an in-arched squamose brown edge ; 

 end of cell terminating in an irregular anniilar reddish-brown 

 marking, its inner edge ^ shaped ; disc pale stramineous ; outer 

 border greyish-brown, widest at apex ; secondaries pale stra- 

 mineous ; head whitish, thorax greyish, abdomen brownish 

 testaceous ; under siu-face creamy whitish. Expanse of wings 

 25 mm. 



Eio Jiu-ua, 6th November. 



18. CryptoJedtia strigivenata, n. sp. 



Primaries shining whity-brown ; all the vems from just 

 beyond the middle of the wings rather broadly darker brown ; 

 two parallel obliqiie series, of three or four dots each, crossing 

 the centre of the wing, and an arched dotted line angulated near 

 the costa, crossing the disc, dark brown ; a marginal series of 

 black dots ; secondaries shining creamy- white ; head and thorax 

 Avhity-brown, abdomen pale testaceous ; under surface creamy- 

 white. Expanse of wings 17 mm. 



Near Santa Cruz, Kio Solimoes, 'Jth December. 



It). Cryptvh'chia nrbana, n. sj). 



Pale silvery-grey, with faint brownish tint ; primaries rather 

 darker than the secondaries ; the markings as in the preceding 

 species, excepting that they are less strongly defined, and that 

 the discal line is very feebly angulated near the costa ; pal]?! 

 and body below white ; wings below rather paler than above 

 and without markings. Expanse of wings 18 mm. 



Rio Jutahi, 5th February. 



