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(1-1 a) Lamproscma pogonotornalis, sp. n. 



Mid tibiae of male greatly dilated ; bind wing with the termen 

 strongly excised in submedian interspace, with tufts of hair round 

 the excision above and below. 



6- Head, thorax, and base of abdomen yellowish white mixed 

 with fulvous, the resl of abdomen rufous with silvery white and black 

 segmental bands; antenna' ringed with blackish; palpi with the 

 extremity of second joint and the third joint brown, the latter white 

 at tip ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen white faintly 

 tinged with mfons, the Eore tibia? with blackish band'at extremity, 

 the mid tibiae irrorated with blackish. Fore wing pale yellow 

 suffused in parts with fulvous red especially on costal area, the 

 terminal area broadly red-brown; a round -fulvous-red spot sur- 

 rounded by white above inner margin near base ; an incurved black 

 antemedial line from costa to median nervure, then a white band 

 defined on outer side by blackish to above inner margin ; a leaden 

 grey spot defined by black except above at middle of cell, extending 

 to just below the cell; reniform leaden grey defined by black, 

 large and strongly constricted at middle; a white spot defined on 

 outer side by black on costa above end of cell and white spot 

 defined on each side by black on costa above end of cell; post- 

 medial line with a white bar defined on each side by black at costa, 

 then black, sinuous to vein 3, then retracted upwards to vein 5 

 beyond the cell, then bent inwards on median nervure to before 

 end of cell, then oblique and sinuous with a white line on its outer 

 side forming a spot below end of cell, some clear yellow in its sinus 

 beyond the cell and some leaden grey confluent with the reniform 

 in its sinus below the cell ; a faint dark subterminal shade from 

 costa to vein 3 ; a diffused black terminal line with series of white 

 bars on it ; cilia with black line at middle and silvery white tips. 

 Hind wing white with some fulvous red and yellow suffusion on 

 inner half of medial area, the terminal area broadly red-brown ; a 

 small black spot in end of cell and antemedial spot in submedian 

 fold ; postmedial line black, sinuous, at vein 2 retracted up to 

 upper angle of cell, then rather oblique to inner margin, enclosing 

 a leaden-grey discoidal spot; a (lark subterminal shade from costa 

 to vein 2 ; a narrow black terminal band from apex to vein 2 with 

 series of white bars on it ; cilia yellowish at base followed by a 

 black line to vein 2, white at tips and towards tornus. 



Hab. Peru, Yahuarmayo, 1 " type. Exp. 24 mm. 



(25 c) Lamprosema aurantia, sp. n. 



6 • Head, thorax, and abdomen orange-yellow, the last irrorated 



with some blackish forming obscure lateral spots towards base, the 



genital tufts large and brownish white; palpi yellowish white, 



i \tn mity of the second joint and the third joint brown ; pectus 



