102 Mr. Edward Meyrick's Descriptions of 



terminal joint anteriorly suffused dark grey. Antennae deep 

 purple, a broad white subapical band. Forewings narrow, termen 

 rounded, rather strongly oblique; fulvous- orange; a deep blue 

 basal patch, limited by an oblique blackish streak from J of costa 

 to middle of dorsum, a spot of blackish suffusion on base of costa; 

 three light silvery- blue longitudinal streaks, first along costa from 

 before middle to i, second in disc from about middle to near apex, 

 partially and variably edged with some blackish marking anteriorly 

 and in $ also posteriorly, third beneath fold from basal patch to 

 tornus, edged blackish suffusion; in (^ a termmal fascia of deep 

 brown-reddish suffusion : cilia grey, base in (J brown- reddish. 

 Hindwings dark fuscous; cilia grey, basal third darker. 



Brazil, Parintins, TefEe, October to December; five 

 specimens. 



Zaiithia sacricola, n. sp. 

 (J$. 12-13 mm. Head, thorax dark indigo-blue-grey, face 

 whitish. Palpi whitish, anteriorly and at apex of second joint 

 suffused dark grey. Forewings rather narrow, somewhat dilated, 

 termen slightly rounded, rather oblique; glossy dark indigo-blue- 

 leaden; an orange oblong blotch on dorsum beyond middle, upper 

 angles with rather diverging fasciate lobes not reaching costa, 

 posterior including a transverse-linear dark fuscous mark; an 

 angulated orange transverse line at |, and narrow orange terminal 

 fascia, these sometimes suffused together or with anterior portion 

 in disc variably suffused with dark fuscous, sometimes dark fuscous 

 dots on marginal edge : cilia orange, base sometimes spotted dark 

 fuscous. Hindwings dark fuscous; cilia grey, a dark grey basal 

 shade. 



Brazil, TefEe; Peru, Iqiiitos, Jurimaguas; December 

 to March, five specimens. 



Zaiithia rhodopetala, n. sp. 



(^$. 15-16 mm. Head, thorax indigo-blue, face greyish. Palpi 

 grey, terminal joint bluish-tinged. Foi'ewings narrow, slightly 

 dilated, termen rather obliquely rounded ; blackish ; basal | suffused 

 dark blue except on costa ; an mcomplete narrowly transverse- oval 

 whitish ring before middle from beneath costa to below fold; a 

 narrow shining indigo-blue postmedian fascia not quite reaching 

 margins, expanded posteriorly towards dorsum, and an oval blotch 

 in disc at f not reaching margins ; a triangular whitish spot on costa 

 at I followed by a small blackish spot and in one specimen sendmg 



