268 Mr. Warren on tJie PijniUdina collected 



1875 ; the other at Miriti, on the Eiver Madeira, May 

 21st, 1874. 



The antennae of the $ show this insect to be a true 

 Desmia. 



66. Salhia pelliicidalis, n. s. 



Wings semidiaphanous, ochreous-white, witli pale olive-brown 

 shading, deepening into purple towards the base and hind margin. 

 Fore wings at the extreme base bronzy purple ; before the middle 

 a thin dark curved line, before which on the inner margin the wing 

 is whitish hyaline ; second line beyond the middle forms two curves 

 and a rounded projection externally between them, is interrupted 

 before reaching the anal angle, and terminates near the centre of 

 the inner ixiargin underneath the dark lunular cellular spot ; 

 beyond the second line are oval hyaline spots between the nervules, 

 and one before and another below the celhilar spot. The space 

 between the lines is suffused with olive and brown, the costa itself 

 being fulvous ; the whole apical region is bronzy purple, darker 

 before the purplish fringes. Hind wings hyaline, with a broad 

 olive fascia near the base, a narrower broken one beyond, and the 

 hind margin broadlj^ olive, black at the anal angle ; fringe whitish, 

 with a dark basal and medial line. Head and thorax dark olive- 

 brown ; abdomen fulvous, the two first segments pale, the last 

 segment with two narrow white streaks ; under side of abdomen 

 and legs white. The above description applies to the <? ; the ? is 

 smaller and darker, without the brown and olive tints. Expanse 

 of wings, (J 24, J 20 mm. 



Three males, E. Madeira, May 26th, 1874. A $ from 

 Espiritu Santo, unnamed, is in the British Museum 

 Collection. 



67. Salhiomorpha ancidalis. 



Salhiomorpha ancidalis, Snellen, Tijd. v. Ent., 1875, 

 xviii., p. 216, pi. 12, figs. 11, 12. 



One S . Itatoro, E. Madeira, June 2nd, 1874. 

 Easily distinguished by the peculiar fold on the inner 

 margin of the (? fore wing. 



Crocidocnemis, n. g. 



Fore wing with the costa curved throughout ; apex rounded ; 

 hind margin obliquely curved ; hind wing triangular, the anal and 

 apical angles rather prominent. Antennte short, thick, laminated, 

 strongly pubescent beneath ; palpi short, diffusely scaled, hardly 



