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these ; space between these and tornus strewn with numerous 

 irregular pale yellowish dots and marks ; an orange streak round 

 apex, and several bronzy-metallic dots or marks on termen : cilia 

 dark fuscous, round aj)ex with base orange and a white median 

 shade. Hind-wings dark fuscous, rather lighter anteriorly ; cilia 

 grey, basal third dark fuscous. 



Bolivia, Songo ; two specimens. 



Machlotica atradias, n. sp. 



9 . 8 mm. Head and thorax shining bronze, with a fine white 

 line round sides and lower margin of face, sjjace behind eyes finely 

 barred transversely with white. Palpi white, second joint with two 

 black bands, terminal joint with black anterior and posterior streaks. 

 Antennae dark fuscous, spotted with whitish. Abdomen dark 

 fuscous, ventrally somewhat suffused with pale yellowish. Fore- 

 wings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, apex 

 rounded, termen obliquely rounded ; very dark bronzy-purple ; 

 basal half crossed by numerous fine brassy-whitish-ochreous more or 

 less interrupted and partially confluent longitudinal lines, posterior 

 edge of this patch curved, running from middle of costa to middle of 

 dorsum ; a thick somewhat curved bronzy-metallic transverse streak 

 near beyond this, becoming obsolete towards dorsum ; three oblique 

 bronzy-metallic streaks from costa posteriorly, space between first 

 and preceding transverse streak longitudinally striated with 

 prismatic whitish-ochreous ; an irregular bronzy-metallic streak 

 along termen, not quite reaching apex, furcate above, towards tornus 

 preceded by more or less longitudinal prismatic whitish-ochreous 

 striation : cilia dark bronzy-grey, tips pale. Hind-wings dark 

 fuscous, lighter anteriorly ; cilia grey, basal third dark grey. 



Bolivia, Songo ; three specimens. 



Choreutis hymenaea, n. sp. 



(^ $ . 10-12 mm. Head white. Palpi white, tuft somewhat 

 mixed with grey. Antennae blackish, ringed with white. Thorax 

 white, with a dark grey bar near posterior extremity. Abdomen 

 white, anal segment dark grey, three or four preceding segments 

 more or less dark grey towards base. Fore-wings moderate, costa 

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

 dark prismatic bronzy-fuscous ; a white basal patch occupying \ of 

 wing, outer edge straight, vertical, including a short direct dark 

 grey strigula furcate near base, and a grey dot beneath this ; rest of 

 wing crossed by three curved series of irregularly placed small 



