34 Mr. W. Seliaus on 



with lilacine, the inner margin whitish, and irrorated with 

 fuscous brown ; a dark discal spot and very distinct post- 

 medial line ; a fuscous subterminal shade. 



Expanse 30 mm. 



Ilab. Sitio. 



Close to Platydia rujinalis, Wlk., but of a different colour. 



Dercetis'^ plumhea, sp. n. 



? . Body and wings leaden grey, the two basal segments 

 of abdomen paler. Fore wings : lines thick, orange-brown ; 

 a basal line on costa and cell; antemedial very slightly 

 iubent, mottled with black-brown scaling ; a small yellow 

 spot in cell medially close to subcostal and a streak on costa 

 beyond it; a spot on discocellular irrorated with black- 

 brown ; postmedial also irregularly mottled with black- 

 brown, inangled at vein 5 aud slightly outcurved to sub- 

 median fold and again to inner margin ; termen sinuous. 

 Hind wings tinged with brown ; a dark postmedial outcurved 

 line and indistinct subterminal shade. Wings below paler ; 

 fore wings with a dark postmedial line ; hind wings with a 

 large black-brown spot on discocellular, preceded by a smaller 

 spot in cell; a similar postmedial fine line aud small terminal 

 spots above and below vein 6. 



Expanse 14 mm. 



Hab. Sixola. 



Mecynoptera convergens^ sp. n. 



? . Palpi orange, mottled witii dark brown outwardly. 

 Head and collar orange irrorated with reddish brown. Thorax 

 purple-brown. Abdomen dark reddish brown, tinged witli 

 orange terminally, and with dark grey segmental lines. Fore 

 wings purple-brown ; an outcurved darker brown antemedial 

 line, interrupted by tlie annular orbicular spot ; an outbent 

 medial and an inbent postmedial dark brown shade almost 

 meeting on inner margin ; the reniform very large, outlined 

 in dark brown ; the medial line outwardly edged with white 

 on costa ; subterminal fuscous spots almost forming a line 

 and a marginal dark shade at vein 3 ; an almost terminal 

 fine dark line. Hind wings fuscous brown. Fore wings 

 below brown ; the costal margin, apex, and termen orange 

 finely irrorated with dark brown; the inner margin white; 

 a brown spot at end of cell ; a dark postmedial line from 

 costa to vein 4. Hind wings orange irrorated with dark 

 brown ; a dark discocellular streak and fine postmedial line. 



Expanse 29 mm. 



Hah, Esperanza, 



