30 Mr. E. Mey rick's Descriptions of 



much dilated with dense rough hairs, tarsi thickened with dense 

 scales ; middle legs normal, tibiae clothed with dense rough hairs ; 

 posterior legs greatly elongated, thrice as long as abdomen, stout, 

 tibiae very long, densely rough -haired above and beneath, tarsi 

 longer than tibiae, thickened with rough scales above throughout, 

 somewhat tufted towards apex. Fore-wings with lb furcate, 2-5 

 approximated at base, 6-9 approximated at base, 7 to termen, 11 

 from middle. Hind -wings over 1, trapezoidal-ovate, cilia \% Sand 

 4 connate, 5 closely approximated, 6 and 7 closely approximated 

 towards base. 



Thioscclis directrix, n. sp. 



(^ . 62-63 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax pale whitish-fuscous; 

 palpi externally tinged with ochreous-yellowish, second joint blackish 

 externally on basal half, terminal joint anteriorly more fuscous ; 

 thorax white beneath. Antennae fuscous. Abdomen ochreous- 

 yellow, beneath white. Legs ochreous, femoi'a white, middle tibiae 

 white, ochreous-yellow above towards base, posterior tibiae ochreous- 

 orange above, white beneath, separated by a dark fuscous lateral line, 

 middle and posterior tarsi mostly suffused with dark fuscous. Fore- 

 wings elongate, rather narrow, posteriorly dilated, costa almost 

 straight, apex obtuse, termen straight, vertical, rounded beneath ; 

 light fuscous, paler and whitish-tinged towards costa anteriorly ; 

 costal edge ochreous-brown ; some ill-detined small blackish S2:>ots 

 towards costa on median third, and two or three somewhat larger 

 before apex of wing, a subterminal series of several very undefined 

 blackish dots on costal half of wing ; a series of undefined blackish 

 dots or marks along termen : cilia pale ochreous tinged with fuscous. 

 Hind-wings light or rather dark fuscous, more or less yellow-tinged 

 towards costa posteriorly ; cilia light ochreous-orange. 



Peru, Pozuzo and El Porvenir; two specimens. A 

 singular insect ; the actual length of posterior leg is, femur 

 3 mm., tibia 14 mm., tarsus 24 mm.; total 41 mm. 



Antaeotricha glaciata, n. sp. 



^. 27-29 mm. Head pale bronzy-grey, posteriorly whitish- 

 tinged. Palpi white, second joint externally whitish-ochreous, 

 suffused with grey towards upper surface and apex, terminal joint 

 with grey basal band. Antennae grey, basal joint white beneath. 

 Thorax pale whitish-ochreous-grey. Abdomen grey, beneath 

 ochreous-whitish. Fore-wings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly rounded, somewhat oblique ; 



