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blackish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen obliquely rounded; fuscous, tips of scales whitish, forming 

 a very fine transverse striation ; dark bro^^ai dots towards costa near 

 base and at ^, an oblique spot crossing fold at J; stigmata dark 

 broAvn, discal approximated, plical obliquely before first discal, 

 an indistinct dark brown streak from beneath and before middle to 

 fij'st discal; a gradually broader streak of blackish- brown suffusion 

 along costa from before middle to subtcrminal line, cut by an 

 oblique white strigula from costa beyond middle; a fine almost 

 straight whitish line from ^^ of costa to tornus; two short dark 

 fuscous praemargiual dashes above and below apex : cilia fuscous, 

 pale-speckled, round costa and apex base ochreous within a dark 

 brown line. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia grey, a darker subbasal 

 line. 



Brazil, TefEe, in January; one specimen. 



Compsolechia trapezias, n. sp. 



(J. 14 mm. Head light grey, face suffused whitish. Palpi 

 second joint blackish finely ribbed white, terminal white, anteriorly 

 blackish speckled v/liite. Thorax light grey, a black spot at posterior 

 extremity. Fore-s^dngs elongate, costa slightly arched, apex rounded- 

 obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; brownish-ochreous with faint 

 pinkish tinge, whitish- spruikled in disc, round subterminal Ime more 

 rosy- ochreous ; a black median dot at base; an oblique blackish 

 fasciate streak from dorsum at I, apex curved over posteriorly and 

 pointed; costal edge blackish just before subterminal line; a very 

 oblique white mark on costa at ^ and an interrupted angulated line 

 on lower f of wing to dorsum before tornus, cut by a strong black 

 dash in middle running to near termen : immediately beyond this a 

 rhomboidal black costal blotch extending to near apex ; some white 

 praeterminal scales on edges of black dash, a minute white dot above 

 and another below it : cilia dark grey, base whitish within a dark 

 brown subbasal line, tomal area whitish. Hindwings dark fuscous ; 

 cilia grey, a darker subbasal shade. 



Brazil, R. Trombetas, in September; one specimen. 

 Resembles rhombica, but termen of forewings much more 

 oblique. 



Compsolechia arabusta Wals. 



Having obtained an extensive series of this very variable 

 species, I consider that brochospila Meyr. must be merged 



