366 N0CTT/ID.E. 



legs, and ventral surface of abdomen greyer. Fore wing very dark 

 olive-brown ; some silvery blue scales at base of costa and cell 

 and some on costa near base ; antemedial line formed of silvery 

 blue scales tending to form spots, curved ; two small patches of 

 silvery blue scales on medial area, some scattered scales in cell and 

 between lower angle of cell and inner margin; postmedial line 

 formed of silvery blue scales tending to form spots, incurved below 

 vein 4 ; a subterminal series of spots formed of silvery blue scales ; 

 some silvery blue scales on termen ; cilia greyish above middle and 

 tornus. Hind wing very dark olive-brown ; medial and postmedial 

 waved lines formed of silvery scales and a terminal band of silvery 

 scales ; the underside olive-brown mixed with grey. 



Hub. Brazil, Amazons, Ega (Bates), 1 $ type. Exp. 14 millim. 



Genus STENOLOBA. 



Type. 



Stenoloba, Staud. Kom. Mem. vi. p. 381 (1892) jancovsci. 



Neothrvpa, Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 382 (1894) punctistigma. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint reaching 

 about to vertex of head and moderately scaled, the 3rd moderate; frons with 

 slight rather, pointed conical prominence ; eyes large, round ; antennae of 

 male ciliated ; thorax entirely clothed with very large scales, the prothorax 

 with very long oblique flattened crest, the metathorax with spreading crest ; 

 fore tibiae fringed with long hair, the mid and hind tibiae moderately fringed 

 with hair ; abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing rather narrow, 

 the margins subparallel, the apex rounded, the termen rather obliquely 

 curved and not crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from 

 or from just below upper angle ; 7 from areole ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 

 8 to form the area which is longitudinally narrow and elongate, or abnormally 

 8, 9 separately from the areoie ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 

 from angle of cell ; 5 nearly fully developed from below middle of disco- 

 cellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base 

 only. 



A. Fore wing with white fascia along median nervure and 



t hence obliquely to apex jancousci. 



B. Fore wing without white fascia. 



a. Fore wing not tinged with green. 



a 1 . Fore wing with rufous centre to orbicular fcrrimacula. 



b l . Fore wing without rufous centre to orbicular. 



a 2 . Fore wing with the orbicular and reniform 



defined by rufous and black scales tnanleyi. 



b 2 . Fore wing with the orbicular a black point, the 



reniform a black bar clara. 



b. Fore wing tinged with green. 



a 1 . Fore wing without points of raised white scales on 

 the lines. 

 a 2 . Fore wing with the basal and medial costal areas 



tinged with pale green punctistigma. 



b 2 . Fore wing with patches of bright yellow-green on 



basal, medial, and terminal areas viridhnicia. 



b l . Fore wing with points of raised white scales on the 



lines glaucescens. 



