collected in Chili. 59 



GALERIID.E. 



Schistotheca, Ragonot. 



This genus has been recently described by M. Ragonot 



in the Bulletin of the Entomological Society of France ; 



the palpi are similar to those of Donacoscaptes ot Zeller, 



but the structure of the wings differs considerably.* 



19. Schistotheca canescens, Ragonot. 



Primaries and thorax above sericeous-white, more or 

 less densely irrorated with grey, sometimes so as to give 

 them a distinct greyish tint ; secondaries and body pale 

 greyish brown, sericeous, the wings with white fringes ; 

 primaries below greyish brown, with whitish costal bor- 

 der and white fringe ; there is a distinct reflexed costal 

 flap, fringed at the back with fine hairs, and enclosing a 

 woolly tuft of hair ; secondaries of the typical form (the 

 outer margin being sinuous below the apex, which is 

 acuminate), varying from sericeous-white to greyish 

 brown with white fringe ; body below white. Expanse ot 

 wings, 44 — 50 mm 



" Larca.— Pinkish white, with brown head and plate 

 on 2nd segment. Feeds inside flower-stems of Bromeha. 



" Valparaiso, in January." — T. E. 



PHYCIDiE. 



Mella, Walker. 



20. Mella ragonotii, n. s. 



Primaries above sericeous cream-colour, irrorated with 



brown and black scales ; veins pale sandy brownish ; two 



arched indistinct brown streaks towards apex, the first 



oblique, the second parallel to the outer margin ; a black 



spot iust before the middle of the cell, and a second 



rather larger, at the inferior angle of the cell ; a marginal 



series of minute black dots ; fringe sordid at apex ; 



secondaries silvery pale grey, with two slightly darker 



* I find that Monsieur Eagonot regards this as a Galerlul ; his 

 types had been removed from the series and placed with others m 

 a small box, so that it was only just discovered in time to avoid my 

 making a synonym. 



