176 Mr. E. Meyrick on 
projecting scales towards apex. Antennal ciliations 1. Thorax 
light fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, 
costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen slightly rounded, 
somewhat oblique; rather dark purplish-fuscous; a pale brownish- 
ochreous patch occupying costal half of wing from base to #, in- 
dented by a large irregular-trapezoidal blackish blotch from dorsum 
before middle reaching % across wing, and an irregular trilobed 
blackish blotch in disc at 3. Hindwings and cilia fuscous. 
Brazin, Sao Paulo; two specimens. 
Trichotaphe meconitis, n. sp. 
g. 14mm. Head and palpi fuscous, second joint of palpi com- 
pressed, thickened, with scales somewhat rough towards apex 
above. Thorax rather dark fuscous, patagia pale ochreous. 
Abdomen greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, 
posteriorly slightly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex rounded- 
obtuse, termen slightly rounded, somewhat oblique; fuscous, 
slightly purplish-tinged; some whitish-ochreous suffusion towards 
base of dorsum, above which is a short dark fuscous dash; discal 
stigmata undefined, dark fuscous, each followed by a pale ochreous 
dot; plical stigma represented by an elongate blackish dash, edged 
beneath with whitish-ochreous; veins posteriorly partially marked 
with ferruginous-brownish lines and scattered blackish scales ; 
a patch of whitish-ochreous irroration extending from costa before 
apex downwards to disc; a terminal series of cloudy blackish dots 
edged anteriorly with whitish-ochreous: cilia fuscous with two 
whitish-ochreous shades. Hindwings light fuscous; cilia whitish- 
ochreous, with light fuscous subbasal line. 
ARGENTINA, Parana; one specimen. 
Trichotaphe memnonia, n. sp. 
9.15 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark ashy-fuscous. 
Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint externally suffused with 
purplish-fuscous, anteriorly dark fuscous, above with triangularly 
projecting rough scales towards middle, terminal joint with anterior 
edge blackish. Forewings elongate, narrow, posteriorly somewhat 
dilated, costa sinuate in middle, arched posteriorly and appearing 
bent at ? through cilia, apex pointed, termen concave, rather 
oblique; dark ashy-purplish-fuscous; markings bronzy-blackish ; 
an oblique transverse bar in disc at }, not reaching margins; a 
broad cloudy transverse median fascia; a moderately broad fascia 
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