108 Mr. Edward IVleyrick's Descriptions of 



strongly folded over beneath on anterior lialf, concealing 

 a patch of modified ochreous scales; in one specimen 

 this fold is expanded, curiously modifying the shape of 

 wing; this structure is not mentioned by the author, 

 but w^ould be easily overlooked. I have the species from 

 Teffe and Bartica. 



Trichotaphe euparypha, n. sp. 



$.11 mm. Head blue- grey, sidetufts yellowish-tiRgcd. Palpi 

 second joint pale violet, tip whitish, scales somewhat expanded 

 above at apex, terminal joint as long as second, dark jourple, upper 

 •3 posteriorly whitish. Thorax dark grey. Forewmgs ralbcr 

 narrow, tcrmen obliquely rounded ; deep blue-purple ; basal third 

 with 3 or 4 light ochi'eous longitudinal streaks more or less expressed ; 

 transverse dark fuscous blotches in disc before and beyond middle, 

 more or less edged orange-yelloAvish ; an orange streak on posterior 

 part of fold more or less expressed; posterior area from second 

 discal blotch to termen orange, with more or less developed dark 

 fuscovis streaks on veins, and a variable dark fuscous apical blotch 

 extending over most of termen : cUia white, on costa and tornus 

 grejash, base orange within a dark fuscous antemedian shade. Hind- 

 wings dark fuscous ; cilia gvcy, a dark fuscous basal shade. 



Peeu, Jurimaguas, in March ; two specimens. 



Trichotaphe aurisulcata, n. sp. 



^9- 11-12 mm. Head pale ochreous tinged grey, face more 

 whitish. Palpi second joint grejash-violet, apex white, scales 

 somewhat expanded at apex above, ochreous-yellowish, terminal 

 joint as long as second, white, anterior edge and lower half dark 

 violet-grey. Thorax dark violet-grey, obscure ochreous streaks 

 en each side of back. Forewings ratlier narrow, termen obliquely 

 rounded ; dark violet-fuscous, costa bluer-tinged ; vai-iable more or 

 less expressed ochreous-yellow or orange streaks between veins, 

 sometimes only slightly indicated, one along fold sometimes strong ; 

 a roundish dark fuscous blotch in disc before middle, and sub- 

 oblique transverse blotch at jf, these sometimes partially edged 

 orange or in one specimen wholly orange ; terminal edge orange : 

 cilia Avhite, basal third orange, limited by a dark fuscous shade 

 sometimes obsolete. Hindwings dark fuscous; cilia giey, darker 

 towards base. 



Brazil, Parintins, in October; five specimens. 



