236 Mr. Edward Meyrick's Description of 



irrorated with blackish, posterior half of dorsum variably dotted 

 with blackish. Abdomen grey, sides whitish. Fore-wings elongate, 

 narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen extremely 

 obliquely rounded; ochreous-whitish or pale whitish-ochreous ; 

 three cloudy grey spots on anterior half of costa and a patch from 

 beyond middle to near apex; other markings formed of black 

 irroration, viz. four irregular patches along dorsum, several irregular 

 variable spots in disc between base and middle, an elongate patch 

 or streak margining posterior costal patch beneath, and a streak 

 along upper part of termen : cilia whitish-ochreous more or less 

 suffused with grey, on termen sprinkled with blackish towards base. 

 Hind-wings dark grey, thinly scaled in disc anteriorly; cilia rather 

 dark grey. 



British Guiana, Bartica, in February {Parish) ; ten 

 specimens. 



Telphusa callitechna, n. sp. 



(J. 12-13 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, sometimes variably 

 mixed with dark fuscous. Palpi whitish, irregularly mixed and 

 suffused with blackish. Thorax brownish-ochreous irregularly 

 mixed and suffused with black. Abdomen dark fuscous. Fore- 

 wings elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen 

 extremely obliquely rounded; dark fuscous; extreme base irregu- 

 larly marked with white, pale ochreous, bluish -grey, and black; 

 a fine bisinuate white line from J of costa to dorsum before 

 middle, anteriorly edged with blackish suffusion, posteriorly followed 

 by a broad band of variable ochreous-whitish, bluish-lilac, and 

 yellowish suffusion, posteriorly undefined; a transverse tuft of 

 scales in disc before middle, and one on fold beneath middle; a 

 blackish pale-edged dot towards costa beyond middle; a bluish- 

 lilac spot towards tornus, preceded by an ochreous-yellowish tuft; 

 an ochreous-whitish subtriangular sj^ot on costa beyond J; some 

 pale ochreous and lilac suffusion on lower part of termen : cilia 

 irregularly barred or sj)otted with dark fuscous and ochreous- 

 whitish, towards tornus greyish. Hind-wings dark grey, thinly 

 scaled and subhyaline in disc anteriorly; cilia grey. 



British Guiana, Bartica and Mallali, from January to 

 March {Parish) ; four specimens. 



Parastega ochropis, n. sp. 



$. 18-19 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, 

 terminal joint dark fuscous except base and apex. Thorax dark 

 fuscous. Abdomen rather dark grey. Fore-wings elongate, narrow, 

 costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; 



