14 Mr. E. Mey rick's Descriptions of 



EUCOSMIDAE. 



Lasjjeyresia tetrastida, n. sp. 



(^ . 11-12 mm. Head rather dark fuscous, lower half of face 

 beneath a ridge of scales smooth, ochreous-whitish. Palpi ochreous- 

 whitish tinged with grey externally, apex and anteriorly projecting 

 scales of second joint grey. Antennae, thorax, and abdomen dark 

 fuscous. Fore- wings moderate, posteriorly considerably dilated, 

 costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, somewhat 

 oblique ; dark fuscous, on posterior half with tips of scales pale 

 fuscous, so as to appear finely striated ; costa marked throughout 

 with pairs of short fine whitish sti'igulae, from which on basal half 

 proceed thick subconfluent dark bluish-purple striae, sharply angu- 

 lated in disc ; two curved deep fuscous streaks from dorsum 

 indicating margins of a median blotch not paler than ground-colour, 

 faintly bisected ; beyond this two strongly curved deep fuscous 

 striae, first irregular on dorsal half, and between these a thick deep 

 blue-leaden stria ; three short blue-leaden strigulae from costa 

 posteriorly, and a mark beneath apex ; a series of four black dots 

 before lower portion of termen : cilia shining grey, with a purple 

 tinge. Hind-wings dark fuscous ; cilia grey-whitish, with dark 

 fuscous basal line. 



Bolivia, Songo ; two specimens. 



TORTRICIDAE. 



Aiteria cantharo'pa, n. sp. 



' $ . 29 mm. Head orange, with dark grey central stripe. Palpi 

 very long, blackish, towards base sufi'used with orange. Antennae 

 blackish. Thorax orange, spotted with blackish (partly defaced). 

 Abdomen blackish-grey. Fore-wings elongate, costa moderately 

 arched, more strongly towards base, apex rounded, termen rounded, 

 rather oblique ; 7 to about apex (indefinite) ; orange ; markings 

 dark prismatic blue-green, edged with blue-black ; about six small 

 irregular spots towards base ; two broad direct transverse fasciae 

 at \ and beyond middle ; between these are four large dots, viz. 

 costal, subcostal, subdorsal, and dorsal ; a large roundish blotch in 

 disc towards termen ; a series of small semicircular spots or dots 

 round posterior third of costa and termen : cilia orange, with green- 

 blackish bars on marginal spots. Hind-wings orange ; markings 

 dark fuscous ; a patch along basal ■§■ of costa, connected with a 

 rounded spot in disc before middle, and confluent at base with an 

 irregular patch along dorsum and lower i of termen, enclosing near 



