368 . Sir G. F. Hampson on new 



yellow at base and Avith some black-brown scales at middle at apex, 

 brown at base from discal fold to tornus. 



Hah. Bk. Guiana, Demerara {Rodway), 1 c? type, Exp. 

 10 mm. 



(46 a) Argyractis pliceopastalis, sp. n, 



$ . Head and tegulse white ; thorax and abdomen white suffused 

 with bi'own ; antennas brown, ^^ellowish white towards base ; palpi 

 white ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen white, the fore 

 and mid legs tinged with yellow. Fore wing red-brown ; a slight 

 whitish medial line, angled outwards below costa and excurved 

 below the . cell ; an obliquely curved white postmedial line from 

 costa to vein 4 where it is met by an oblique white mark on its 

 inner side from vein 6 ; a silvery- white subterminal band from 

 below costa, where it is bent ovitwards to vein 4, an orange-yellow 

 band beyond it on termen extending to vein 2 and defined by 

 brown lines, some silveiy white below it above tornus ; cilia white. 

 Hind Aving red-brown ; an indistinct sinuous whitish medial line 

 defined on inner side by darker brown ; four minute ocelli just 

 before termen between veins 7 and 2 with black centres and metallic 

 silvery annuli ; cilia white, yellow at base and with dark brown line 

 at middle from apex to vein 2. 



Sal). Colombia, Clioko, Prov. Condoto {Spurrell), 1 $ type. 

 Exp. 10 mm. 



(1 c) E?'isfena tenehrifera, sp. n. 



Antennae of male thickened with scales above towards base ; 

 hind femora with fringe of short hair behind towards base, the hind 

 tibiae with large tuft of long hau- on inner side ; fore wing with 

 veins 3, 4 stalked. 



S . Head, thorax, and abdomen white tinged with ochreous 

 brown and mixed with some fuscous ; antennae fuscous ; hind legs 

 with the fringe of hair on femora whitish, the tuft of hau' on tibiae 

 white at base, black at tips. Fore wing white tinged with ochreoiis 

 brown ; some black suffusion on basal area ; medial area with some 

 black suffusion, its inner edge rather oblique, its outer incurved 

 below the cell and excmwed above inner margin ; some blackish 

 suffusion on postmedial costal area and two rather diffused blackish 

 subterminal lines, somewhat excurved below costa, then oblique ; a 

 slight dark terminal Une with some ochreous brown before it. 

 Hind wing white, the terminal area suffused with ochreous brown. 



Sa}). Dutch N. Guinea, Mimika E. {WoUaston), 1 d type. 

 Exp. 14 mm. 



(If) Eristena tetralitha, sp. n. 



2 . Head, thorax, and abdomen grey suffused with brown and 

 some fuscous ; pectus and ventral surface of abdomen whitish ; 

 fore tibiae with black stripe. Fore wing whitish suffused with 



