204 Mr. E. Meyrick's Descriptions of 



a very fine white subdorsal line from beneath apex of subcostal to 

 rather near band; a very fine white subcostal line from ^ to near 

 band, and costal edge whitish for a short space before band ; a 

 broad ochreous-yellow postmedian transverse band, somewhat 

 narrowed downwards, anterior edge marked with two golden- 

 metallic spots, upper followed by a black dot, lower posterior, 

 posterior edge marked by two golden-metallic opposite spots, with 

 a broad irregular projection between tliem, from which a sinuate 

 white line, yellow at base, extends along termen to apex : cilia grey, 

 with white apical dash and whitish costal spot on posterior edge of 

 band. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey. 



British Guiana, Bartica, Mallali, and Georgetown, from 

 January to April {Parish) ; ten specimens. Nearest to 

 manipularis. 



Cosmopteryx citrinopa, n. sp. 



$. 9 mm. Head dark fuscous, crowTi with three fine white 

 lines, face bronzy. Palpi white lined with black. Antermae 

 black, dotted and lined with white, four apical joints white, then 

 five black, one white, one black, one white. Thorax dark fuscous, 

 with three fine white lines. Abdomen dark fuscous. Posterior 

 tibiae blackish, with white oblique basal dash and median, sub- 

 apical, and apical rings. Fore wings narrow-lanceolate, apex long- 

 produced, caudate ; dark fuscous ; a fine white subcostal line from 

 base to J; rather short fine white median and subdorsal lines 

 beneath apex of this, not nearly reaching base or band; costa 

 slenderly white for a short space before band ; a broad pale ochreous- 

 yellowish postmedian transverse band, narrowed downwards, 

 margined anteriorly by two silvery-metallic spots, upper followed 

 by a black dot, lower posterior, and posteriorly by a rather inwards- 

 oblique silvery-metallic fascia preceded by a few blackish scales, 

 interrupted above middle by a slender projection of band, whence a 

 fine sinuate white line runs to apex : cilia dark grey, with white 

 apical dash and white costal spot on posterior margin of band. 

 Hindwings and cilia dark grey. 



Peru, Lima, 500 feet, in August {Parish) ; one specimen. 



Cosmopteryx venefica, n. sp. 



cj $. 9-11 mm. Head dark bronzy-fuscous, crown with three 

 fine white lines, face pale silvery-bronze. Palpi white lined with 

 black. Antennae blackish, dotted and lined with white, four apical 

 joints white, then five blackish, one white, one blackish, one white. 

 Thorax dark bronzy-fuscous, with three fine white lines. Abdomen 



