South American Alter o-Lepidopf era. 109 



Trichotaphe eyanoneura, n. sp, 



0$. 14-15 mm. Head whitisli-oclireous. Palpi second joint 

 pale violet, apex white, towards apex above with long rough ycllow- 

 ochreous hahs, terminal joint as long as second, white, anterior 

 edge and a subbasal band deep violet. Thorax pale ochreons 

 tinged ferruginous, patagia violet. Forewings rather narrow, 

 termen rather obliquely rounded; dark chocolate- brown; costa 

 and veins on costal area streaked deep violet-blue, extreme costal 

 edge v/hitish; dorsal edge and veins towards dorsum less distinctly 

 streaked violet-grey; median third from base to termen variably 

 streaked or suffused light oclu-eous-yellowish, leaving darker oval 

 spots of ground colour in disc before and beyond middle : cilia white, 

 basal thu-d light red- brownish, on costa greyish with dark grey 

 basal shade. Hind\yings rather dark grey; cilia light grey, darker 

 towards base. 



Brazil, Para, Obidos, July to September; British 

 Guiana, Mallali, in March ; eight specimens. 



Trichotaphe retracta, n. sp. 

 (^$. 13-14 mm. Head, thorax light grey, tips of scales pale 

 grejdsh-ochreous. Palpi second joint dark grey speckled whitish, 

 scales roughly triangularly expanded above towards apex, terminal 

 joint whitish, anteriorly dark grey. Forewings elongate, costa^, 

 slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen rather obliquely rounded; 

 rather dark grey, more or less suflfusedly irrorated whitish-ochreous ; 

 a blackish-fuscous flattened-triangular spot above fold towards 

 base, and a rather oblique rhomboidal blotch in disc before middle 

 united by a suffused streak along fold ; two faint darker dots trans- 

 versely placed on end of cell; a dark terminal fascia formed by 

 absence of pale irroration, limited by an obscure pale line from | 

 of costa to dorsum before tornus, obtusely angulated near costa : 

 cilia grey, a basal series of whitish-ochreous dots. Hindwings 

 grey ; cilia light grey. 



Brazil, Obidos, in August and September; four speci- 

 mens. Quite close to the North American setoseJIa, but 

 smaller, discal dots faint (always strong in setoseJIa), and 

 subterminal line as it approaches costa bent inwards, 

 whereas in setoseUa it slopes outwards. 



Trichotaphe fulvicilia, n. sp. 



(J. 16-17 mm. Head ochreous-whitish tinged grey. Palpi 

 second joint dark grey slightly speckled whitish, mth long rough 



