22 Mr. E. Meyrick's Descriptions of 



gently arched, apex forming a rather narrow falcate prominence 

 above a deep abrupt oblique excavation separating it from a shorter 

 moderately broad rounded tornal prominence ; bronzy-ochreous- 

 brown, mostly concealed by mixed white and dark fuscous suffusion, 

 indicating various irregular but very undefined markings ; a white 

 trapezoidal blotch on costa before middle, outer edge very oblique, 

 margined by a leaden-metallic streak ; beyond this two very oblique 

 parallel streaks from costa, separated from it and from each other by 

 fulvous interspaces, first violet-leaden-metallic, white on costa, black- 

 edged posteriorly, dilated downwards, terminating in an elongate- 

 oval violet-leaden-metallic spot in disc, second white, terminating in 

 same spot ; an inwardly oblique white strigula from costa midway 

 between this and apex ; a thick excurved pale bronzy-metallic 

 transverse streak close before lower part of termen, its upper end 

 preceded by a triangular blackish spot, terminal area beyond this 

 white containing a black mark at base of indentation and another 

 between this and apex of toi'nal prominence, terminal edge dark 

 fuscous with a short projection between these two black marks : 

 cilia whitish-ochreous, more ochreous-tinged in indentation, with 

 two dark fuscous cloudy lines. Hind-wings and cilia grey. 



Bolivia, Songo ; three specimens. At first sight very 

 similar to the preceding, and the complex details of mark- 

 ing are troublesome to compare, but the differently marked 

 second joint of palpi is an easy distinction. 



Psittacastis eurychrysa, n. sp. 



$ 5 . 9-10 mm. Head bright shining bronze, face shining 

 whitish-ochreous. Palpi more slender than in the other species, light 

 yellowish, terminal joint lined with blackish. Antennae blackish, 

 with broad white subapical band. Thorax bright shining bronze, 

 patagia orange except shoulder. Abdomen dark fuscous, apex 

 mixed with yellowish. Fore- wings elongate, costa gently arched, 

 apex shortly triangular-falcate above an abrupt deep concavity, 

 termen beneath this rounded-prominent ; 7 and 8 coincident ; 

 blackish, suffused with deep bronzy except towards costa ; a purple- 

 golden subbasal fascia, diluted dorsally so as to reach base ; a 

 moderate slightly curved purple-golden fascia somewhat before 

 middle, followed by an orange band whicli is broadest in middle 

 and contracted so as to leave a narrow spot of ground-colour between 

 them towards costa, outer edge of this band strongly curved ; an 

 orange streak along costa from near beyond this band to apex ; 

 terminal and tornal area beyond this band wholly purple-golden- 



