44 Mr. E. Meyrick's Descriptions of 



Phthorimaea melanocampta, n. sp. 



(J. 16 mm. Head and thorax pale greyish-ochreous suffused with 

 grey. Palpi whitish, second joint sprinkled with dark fuscous, 

 terminal joint with two blackish bands. Abdomen blackish becom- 

 ing brown towards base, sides and anal tuft ochreous-whitish. Fore- 

 wings elongate -lanceolate ; 6 separate; light greyish-ochreous, 

 irregularly sprinkled with blackish-grey, costa narrowly suffused with 

 dark grey irroration; several cloudy black dots on basal area; a 

 thick black suffused streak from costa at J rather obliquely half 

 across wing, thence abruptly bent and continued through middle 

 of disc to apex, attenuated posteriorly, nearly interrupted by small 

 pale spots representing discal stigmata, and irregularly interrupted 

 near apex : cilia light greyish-ochreous, sprinkled with black towards 

 base. Hindwings pale slaty-grey; cilia light greyish-ochreous. 



Peru, Lima, in August {Parish); one specimen. 



Phthorimaea aquilina, n. sp. 



(S $. 19-22 mm. Head and thorax varying from pale ochreous 

 to grey. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint sprinkled with fuscous, 

 terminal joint with basal and supramedian rings of dark fuscous 

 irroration. Abdomen ochreous-whitish, segments tinged with fuscous 

 towards base, two basal segments more or less suffused with yellow- 

 ochreous. Forewings narrowly elongate-lanceolate ; 6 separate ; vary- 

 ing from pale ochreous, sprinkled with ferruginous ($) to light fuscous 

 ((J) ; a thick black (or in $ deep ferruginous) rather oblique streak from 

 costa at J reaching half across wing, in disc dilated posteriorly, form- 

 ing base of an undefined cloudy wedge-shaped patch rather darker 

 than ground colour extending along costa to J ; indistinct cloudy spots 

 of darker suffusion in disc at middle and f ; several small obscure 

 cloudy darker spots on costa and termen towards apex : cilia pale 

 greyish-ochreous or whitish-ochreous, sprinkled with fuscous or dark 

 fuscous. Hindwings ^ale slaty-grey ; cilia pale greyish-ochreous or 

 whitish-ochreous. 



Peru, Matucana, 7780 feet, and Huancayo, 10,650 feet, 

 in July {Parish); four specimens. 



Phthorimaea absoluta, n. sp. 



cJ. 14 mm. Head Avliitish-grey-ochreous, crown sprinkled with 

 grey. Palpi stout, ochreous-whitish sprinkled with grey, second 

 and terminal joints each with tAvo bands of blackish irroration, second 

 joint with longer rough scales beneath towards apex. Thorax 



