Sovlh Avieriam Micro- Lr/pidoplrrtf. 270 



'I'liorax |)iilc, oiilircoiiH, vari;il)ly jiiurk(!(l <jr wliully HulluHcd with 

 violcit-grcy. AbdoirK^n cliiik gi'(!y. h'oro-win^H clorigato, rather 

 narrow, coHta gently archied an(nrioily and iw.av apex, nearly Htraight 

 h(!twoon th(!H(!, ajK'x ohliiHo, t(;rrncn roundiid, ratlier obli((uc. ; palo 

 ochreouH, more or Iohh varialjly HidTuHcsd wilh l)right doijp fcri uginouH 

 orforruginous-brown, 0H|)(3cially on dorHal Jialf or HornetirncH wholly; 

 all voiriH and cOHta marked with well-deliiKid purple-blue or violet- 

 gnsy HtreakH ; variable inwardly obli(|U(! deep leriuginouH c^r fc^rru- 

 ginouH-brown HornetimtiH blaekiHli-niixiid bloteheH in dine fjefore 

 and beyond middle repn^Hc^nting Htigniata : ciUa wliitinli, iiHuaily 

 with grey or ferruginouH mcsdian tthadci, on ooHta usually HuH'uHed 

 with grey exeept tipH. Mind-wings dark gn^y, lightcT anteriorly; 

 cilia gn^y, dark(!r lowai'dn base. 



Bui'i'isii (jUiana, Hurtica and Mallali, I'roiri Dciccjiilnir to 

 March {Parish); ten HpcciriicMH. Very variable. Also a 

 Hpeciriien probal^ly of Harne .specie.s from y({uitoH, P(;ru, in 

 May {Mounsey). 



Tricholaj)he violaria, n. Hp. 



$. 14-10 mm. H(!ad palo Hhining o(;lir(!(;UH. J'alpi whitiwh, 

 second joint more or Ichs violet-tinged oxcej)t ap(!X, with hairs 

 largely expanded above, more or less suflused with oehreoiiH-ycjIlow- 

 ish execrpt tifw, terminal joint with viohit Hubbasal band. Thorax 

 I)ale ochr(!OUH more or Ichh HulTuHed with lerrugincMis-brown, shoulderH 

 dark violet-grey. Abdomen dark gnty. l*'ore- wings (ilongate, 

 narrow, costa slightly aiehed, faintly sinuate towards rrn'ddle, a[)ex 

 obtuse, tormen rounded, rather oblique; pale ochnious or whitish- 

 ochreoufl; costal and subcostal deep violet-blue lines fiom base to 

 I, m(!eting j)osteriorly, space between these ferruginous-tinged ; a 

 vio](!t 8[)ot in disc at |, two smalhsr ojies transversely |)lae(!d in 

 middle, and a stn^ak along fold; rjorsal lialf frtim base to beyond 

 middle more or less mixed or suHuschI with deep ferruginous; a 

 broad deep ferruginous transverse fascia about ^, streaked with 

 dark fuscous on veins, this fascia extended on dorsal half to tormon 

 and then; suffused u[)wards to ajtex : cilia oehreous-wliitish, basal 

 third ferriiginous, on costa suffused with grey. Hind -wings dark 

 grey ; cilia grey, with darker subbasal shade;. 



British (Juiana, Hartica and Mallali, in Ke^bruary and 

 March {Parish) ; eight Hpecirncn.s. 



Tricholaphe turrila, n. Hp. 



fj ^^. ].'j-l7 mm. Mead ami thorax light greyish-oehreous. I'alpi 

 dark fuscous, second joint with scales exj)anded towards a[jcx above, 



