38 Mr. E. Meyrick's Descriptions of 



subcostal dot at J; stigmata black, sometimes ringed with white, 

 plical rather obliquely before first discal, an additional dot between 

 second discal and dorsum; a small blackish spot on dorsum before 

 tornus; three blackish dots on costa towards apex, apical area 

 darker-sufifused : cilia pale grey, round apex sprinkled with dark 

 fuscous. Hindwings light grej^ in ,^ thinly scaled and whitish- 

 tinged anteriorly ; cilia grey-Avhitish, in (^ whitish-ochreous on lower 

 part of termcn and dorsum ; in ^J a long line pale ochreous-yellowish 

 hairpencil from base of wing lying along abdomen. 



CoLOMBix\. La Cnimbre, 6G00 feet, in May; Ecuador, 

 Hiiigra, 4500 feet, in June ; Peru, Chosica, 2800 feet, in 

 July {Parish) ; tweiity-six specimens. 



Recurvaria xanthotricha, n. sp. 



(J $. 8-9 mm. Head ochreous -whitish, sides of crown with some 

 dark fuscous specks. Palpi whitish, second joint with basal half 

 irrorated with dark fuscous and a blackish subapical ring, terminal 

 joint with two black rings. Thorax whitish irrorated with dark 

 fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal tuft of (J pale ochreous. Forewings 

 elongate, narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen 

 slightly sinuate, rather strongly oblique ; whitish, irregularly irro- 

 rated with grey and dark fuscous ; markings suffused, blackish, more 

 or less confused with the dark irroration ; a spot on base of costa ; 

 a curved oblique series of three spots (costal, plical, dorsal) towards 

 base, followed by a more or less developed nairow white fascia; a 

 subcostal dot at J, spots on costa at g and f ; stigmata represented 

 by cloudy dots, plical slightly beyond first discal ; a spot on tornus ; 

 sometimes an irregular angulated fine whitish transverse line is 

 traceable beyond this : cilia whitish-grey, sprinkled with dark fus- 

 cous or black except towards tornus. Hindwings and cilia pale 

 greyish ; costa in (J rolled on anterior portion, with long expansible 

 yellow-ochreous hairpencil from base. 



Peru, Chosica, 2800 feet, and Lima, in July and August 

 (Parish) ; twenty-four specimens. 



Recurvaria thiodes, n. sp. 



(^. 10 mm. Head pale yellow. Palpi whitish-yellow, second joint 

 with black subapical ring, terminal joint with base and supramedian 

 band black. Antennae dark grey. Thorax pale yellow, with two 

 minute black marginal dots posteriorly. Abdomen grey- whitish , 

 anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate-lanceolate; pale 

 sulphur-yellow, slightly speckled with fulvous; an elongate black 



