234 Mr. Edward Meyrick's Description of 



Compsosaris testacea, n. sp. 



(J $. 8-9 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous-whitish. 

 Palpi whitish, second joint with two ochreous bands, terminal joint 

 with two dark fuscous rings. Fore-wings elongate, narrow, costa 

 slightly arched, apex tolerably pointed, termen very obliquely 

 rounded; ochreous-whitish; three oblique wedge-shaped ochreous- 

 brown or deep yellow-ochreous patches on costa, blackish on costal 

 margin, first towards base, less marked, second before middle, third 

 about f , sometimes extended almost to termen, and marked in disc 

 with a fine black dash, two latter edged posteriorly by clear white 

 strigulae; discal stigmata black; a suffused ochreous spot on fold 

 at J, a larger one beneath first discal, and one more elongate and 

 distinct between first and second discal; a triangular grey tornal 

 spot beneath second discal, edged anteriorly with some black scales ; 

 apical portion of costa suffused with ochreous : cilia light greyish, 

 round apex ochreous with three or four fine blackish lines. Hind- 

 wings and cilia grey. 



British Guiana, Bartica, in January and February 

 {Parish) ; nine specimens. 



DiSSOPTILA, n. g. 



Head smooth; ocelli absent; tongue developed. Antennae i, in 

 (^ simple, basal joint elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi very 

 long, recurved, slender, second joint with scales roughened towards 

 apex beneath, terminal joint much longer than second, slender, 

 acute. Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. 

 Posterior tibiae densely clothed with rough hairs. Fore-wings with 

 two large scaletufts in disc anteriorly; 16 furcate, 2 from f, 4 and 5 

 connate from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from middle. 

 Huad-wings under 1, elongate-trapezoidal, apex rather produced, 

 pointed, termen obliquely emarginate, cilia 2; 3 and 4 connate, 

 5 approximated, 6 and 7 rather approximated towards base, trans- 

 verse vein inwardly oblique from 6 to 7. 



Type D. mutahilis. 



Dissoptila asphaltitis, n. sp. 



$. 9 mm. Head and thorax dark ashy-grey with blue reflections. 

 Palpi ochreous-whitish. Abdomen dark grey. Fore-wings elongate, 

 narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen extremely 

 obliquely rounded; dark violet-grey; a narrow ochreous-yellow 

 fascia near base, with projections outwards on costa and in disc. 



