254 Mr. Edward Meyrick's Description of 



curved, second joint thickened Avith dense scales, considerably 

 expanded towards apex, somewhat projecting angularly above and 

 beneath, termmal joint as long as second, with rough projecting 

 scales posteriorly except towards apex, acute. Maxillary palpi 

 very short, filiform, appresscd to tongue. Posterior tibiae clothed 

 with hairs above. Fore-wings with tufts of scales on surface; 

 lb furcate, 2 from towards angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from 

 middle. Hind-wings 1, elongate-trapezoidal, apex obtuse-pointed, 

 termen slightly bisinuate, cilia 1^; 3 and 4 connate, 5 somewhat 

 approximated, G and 7 closely approximated towards base. 



Allied to Agriastis and Alsodryas. It approaches some 

 forms of Chelaria in structure, but may be distinguished by 

 terminal joint of palpi not longer than second. 



Sorotacta viridans, n. sp. 



$. 11-12 mm. Head and thorax grey-whitish tinged or irroratcd 

 with light greenish. Palpi blackish sprinkled with light greenish, 

 terminal joint and apex of second whitish. Abdomen dark grey. 

 Fore-wings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; light dull green, finely 

 sprinkled with whitish ; a sniall blackish spot on base of costa, and 

 black subbasal dot in middle; small wedge-shaped black spots on 

 costa at i, before middle, and |, suffused beneath with deep olive- 

 green and edged posteriorly with whitish ; discal stigmata blackish, 

 raised, somewhat whitish-edged, first rather large, second forming 

 apex of an irregular dark grey whitish-edged praetornal blotch; 

 plical stigma represented by a greenish tuft, obliquely before first 

 discal, preceded by a small blackish dot; an indistinct whitish 

 line from beyond third costal spot to tornus, obtusely angulated 

 in middle; two blackish dots on costa towards apex and termen 

 beneath apex, and some grey-whitish suffusion along margin : cilia 

 grey sprinkled with whitish. Hind-wings dark grey; cilia grey. 



British Guiana, Mallali, in March {Parish) ; two 

 specimens. 



Chelaria mimdana, n. sp. 



($ ?. 18-23 mm. Head and thorax grey-whitish, sometimes 

 irrorated with grey. Palpi grey-whitish, irregularly irrorated M^ith 

 dark fuscous, second joint much thickened with dense appresscd 

 scales, terminal joint thickened with dense projecting scales 

 posteriorly throughout except at ajiex. Abdomen dark grey, 

 segmental margins whitish. Fore-wings elongate, narrow, costa 



