South American Micro-Lepidoptera. 705 
HIMotrica, n. g. 
Head with appressed scales, sidetufts loose ; ocelli small ; tongue 
developed. Antennae j, in d serrate, shortly and unevenly ciliated | 
basal joint moderately elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi with 
second joint extremely long, slightly curved, with long dense rough 
projecting scales above throughout, terminal joint less than half 
second, moderate, acute, ascending. Maxillary palpi very short, 
loosely scaled, appressed to tongue. Posterior tibiae rough-scaled 
above. Forewings with 2 and 3 stalked, 7 absent, 11 from before 
middle. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia 2; 3 and 4 connate, 
5-7 parallel. 
Himotica thyrsitis, n. sp. 
¢-23mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen whitish-ochreous, 
palpi slightly tinged with brownish. Forewings elongate, rather 
narrow, costa anteriorly gently, posteriorly strongly arched, apex 
obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; ochreous-whitish ; upper 
part of cell posteriorly, and whole space between cell and termen 
except towards costa suffused with light brownish-ochreous, with 
more or less pale streaks on veins, and some dark fuscous suffusion 
between veins, especially posteriorly ; afuscous marginal line round 
apex : cilia on costa ochreous-whitish with greyish subbasal shade, 
on termen ashy-fuscous. Hindwings grey, costa whitish-suffused 
to apex ; cilia grey-whitish with grey subbasal shade, above apex 
whiter. 
BRAZIL, Sao Paulo; one specimen. 
XY LORYCTIDAE. 
Xylorycta navigatrix, a. sp. 
¢. 25mm. Head and thorax white. Palpi white, second joint 
dark grey except towards apex. Antennal ciliations very short. 
Abdomen grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, posteriorly somewhat 
dilated, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen 
almost straight, rather oblique; 7 to apex; shining white, 
with a faint ochreous tinge ; an irregular blackish spot on base 
of costa; an irregular-edged triangular blackish patch occupying 
median third of costa and reaching half across wing ; an indistinct 
cloudy light grey curved shade from 32 of costa to dorsum before 
tornus ; some faint light grey suffusion towards apex : cilia white. 
Hindwings ochreous-whitish ; cilia white. 
CoLomptaA, San Antonio, 5,800 feet, in November; one 
specimen, 
