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before mid-length of R2 + 3, Scl about equal to r — m; basal de- 

 flection of Cul at about one-fourth the length of cell 1st M'2. 

 Abdomen dark brownish black. 



Hah. Brazil (Ex the Winthem Collection). 



The females have the centres of cells R, M, Cu, Anal 

 cells, R3, R5 and the medial and cubital cells paler brown 

 and the base of the wing not brightened. I can see no 

 difference between such specimens and the description of 

 E. tenehrosa (Walker), which is probably a synonym of 

 E. nigra. The pale coloration at the base of the wing is 

 much less conspicuous than would be expected from the 

 description of E. nigra. 



Eriocera myrtea, sp. n. 



General coloration shiny liver- brown ; dorsum of head fiery 

 orange; femora yellow, the tips and a broad, post-median ring 

 brown ; wings yellow, cell Sc brighter yellow, the veins very broadly 

 seamed with brown. 



Male. — Length about 10-5 mm. ; wing 10-3 mm. 



Rostrum and palpi dark brown. Antennae short, light brown 

 throughout. Dorsum of head fiery orange, the genae and ventral 

 portions of head brown; vertical tubercle rather high, entire. 



Pronotum and mesonotum shiny liver-brown, the latei'al margins 

 of the praescutum sparsely pollinose. Pleura brown with a sparse 

 pruinosity. Halteres obscure yellow, the knobs dark brown. Legs 

 with the coxae brown, sparsely pruinose ; trochanters light broM'n ; 

 femora yellow, the tips rather narrowly dark brown ; a less distinct 

 brown ring immediately beyond mid-length of the segment, these 

 two brown rings enclosing a conspicuous yellow, subterminal ring 

 that is approximately as extensive as the brown tiji; tibiae light 

 brown, the tips dark broMTi; tarsi dark brown. Wings with the 

 ground-colour greyish yellow, cell Sc brighter yellow; all the veins 

 very broadly seamed with brown, restricting the ground-colour to 

 the comparatively narrow centres of the cells; veins dark brown. 

 Venation : Sc\ ending about opposite two- fifths the length of 

 ^2 -f- 3; Scl about equal to m, 8c2 very short; ceU 1st M2 com- 

 paratively small; basal deflection of Cul a short distance beyond 

 the fork of M. 



Abdomen dark liver- brown, only the hypopygium conspicuously 

 orange. 



Hah. Brazil. 



Holotype, ^, Ex the Winthem Collection. 



Type in the collection of the Vienna Museum. 



