104 Mr. Edward Meyrick's Descriptmis of 



Helcystogramma carycastis, n. sp. 



(^. 10-12 mm. Head glossy grey, sidetufts tinged ferruginous. 

 Palpi pale bronzy-grey. Thorax greyish-ferruginous, a white stripe 

 on outer side of patagia. Forewings ratlier narrow, apex obtuse, 

 termen slightly sinuate beneath apex, little oblif|ue; deej) ferru- 

 ginous or red-brown; a white streak along fold from base to near 

 middle of wing, in one example marked at base with a short dark 

 grey streak; a streak of dark fuscous suffusion along dorsum 

 throughout, in one example extending to white streak; two light 

 metallic-grey fasciae edged blackish, first from middle of costa, at 

 first very broad and extended as a slender whitish streak to base, 

 rapidly narrowed to dorsal suffusion at f, finely white-edged an- 

 teriorly except towards costa, and more strongly posteriorly 

 expanding into a triangular white costal spot, second at ^, narrow, 

 constricted in middle, irregularly white-edged, forming a white 

 spot beneath costa posteriorly; costal edge towards apex white; 

 a light metallic-grey triangular spot on termen below middle, and 

 a slight mark at apex : cilia glossy grey, a ferruginous subbasal line. 

 Hindwings dark grey; cilia grey, a darker subbasal shade. 



Brazil, R. Trombetas, in September; British Guiana, 

 Bartica, in February; two specimens. This species shows 

 some interesting affinity with Australian forms of the genus. 



Taphrosaeis, n. g. 



Head with broad appresscd scales ; tongue developed. An- 

 tennae ^, in <^ strongly ciliated, basal joint elongate,- subclavate, 

 without pecten. Labial paljii very long, recurved, basal joint 

 enlarged and much thickened with dense scales, second joint very 

 long, broad, smooth, on inper side hollowed throughout into a deep 

 trough filled with a long dense expansible hairjjencil, terminal joint 

 extremely short, filiform. MaxiUary palpi very short, filiform, 

 appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae rough-scaled above. Fore- 

 wings 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex, 11 from middle. 

 Hindwings over 1, trapezoidal-ovate, termen hardly sinuate, cilia 

 ^ ; 3 and 4 connate, 5 somewhat approximated, 6 and 7 stalked. 



Allied to Pachysaris. 



Taphrosaris malthaeopa, n. sp. 



cj. 20 mm. Head grey. Palpi dark purple-grej^, expansible 

 hairj^encil v/hitish. Antennal ciliations 2J. Thorax ashy-grey. 



