74 Mr. A. G. Butler on Heterocerous Lepidoptera 



similar ; pectus and legs dark purplish piceous. Expanse 

 of wings, 23 mm. 



" From Eeed's collection." — T. E. 



I believe this to be the most beautiful species hitherto 

 described. 



TINEIDiE. 



Nemophora, Hiibner. 



46. Nemophora fasciolata, n. s. 



Creamy white, shining, with faint golden reflections ; 

 primaries sordid at base and along the apical and 

 external margins ; an abbreviated subangulated oblique 

 brown band at basal sixth, and a second straight band 

 from the median vein to just beyond the middle of the 

 dorsal margin ; a small dark brown spot at the inferior 

 angle of the cell ; body whity-brown ; legs pearl-white ; 

 wings below bronzy brownish, with opaline reflections ; 

 fringe white ; body below white. Expanse of wings, 

 22 mm. 



" Valdivia, Eeed's collection."— T. E. 



Most nearly allied to N. sivammerdamella. 



HYPONOMEUTIDjE. 



TffiCORHYCHfA, n. g. 



Form of wings much as in Tinea (T, arcuatella) ; 

 primaries with slightly arched costa ; apex acute ; outer 

 margin very oblique ; fringe long ; dorsal margin nearly 

 straight, slightly convex at the base ; secondaries ellip- 

 tical, with nearly straight costal margin ; apex rather 

 acute ; fringe long, especially at anal angle ; cells of all 

 the wings long ; head about half the width of thorax, 

 with smooth convex crest ; palpi moderately long, 

 extending for two-fifths of their length in front of the 

 head, acuminate, slightly ascending, straight, tapering ; 

 the second joint coarsely scaled, but not fringed, about 

 twice the length of the third ; antennae long, tapering, 

 with well-developed coarse appressed silky pectinations 

 in front to the commencement of their terminal fourth, 

 where they taper off, and are replaced by imperfect 

 serrations ; body tolerably long, extending for nearly 

 half its length beyond the secondaries ; thorax short, 

 rounded ; abdomen slender, keeled, with small contracted 

 anal tuft ; legs rather long and slender ; the hind tibise 

 clothed with long hair. 



