292 Mr. W. Scliau.s on 



Desmia flavalis, sp. n. 



($ . Palpi yellow, laterally shaded with fuscous grey. 

 Head and body deep yellow; a transverse white line on last 

 segment anteriorly ; anal tufts brown. Wings yellow. 

 Fore wings : a fuscous basal line across costa and cell ; an 

 antemedial dark line, somewhat wavy and thickest just below 

 median ; a large spot at end of cell outlined in fuscous, ex- 

 tending above subcostal ; the outer margin broadly purpiish 

 brown, its inner edge darkest, nearly straight from costa to 

 vein 2, then inbent and straight to inner margin. Hind 

 wings : a dark discal spot ; a fine, irregular, dark postmedial 

 line; the outer margin purplish brown, wide at apex, 

 narrowing to a point at anal angle. 



Expanse 32 mm. 



Hah. Sixola, Tuis, Juan Vinas. 



Allied to D. chryseis, Hmpsn. 



Syngamia nebulosalis, sp. n. 



? . Palpi dark brown, fringed with white at base. Head 

 and thorax greyish brown. Abdomen whitish buff, irrorated 

 with brown and with white segmental lines. Wings 

 whitish, the lines fuscous brown. Fore wings thinly clouded 

 with brown ; the base shaded with brown ; a slightly curved 

 antemedial line outwardly shaded with brown ; a line on 

 discocellular; a medial line from vein 2 to inner margin; 

 postmedial slightly incurved from costa to vein 6, and from 

 6 to 2, where it is slightly upbent towards discocellular; 

 outer margin broadly fuscous brown, expanding below vein 2 

 to inner margin ; cilia whitish below apex and above tornus, 

 with an interrupted basal brown line. Hind wings: an ante- 

 medial shade ; a spot at end of cell and medial line from 

 below cell to inner margin ; a postmedial line, expanding 

 from vein 2 to anal angle ; a subterminal broken line from a 

 large apical space to postmedial at vein 2 ; a terminal line 

 not reaching anal angle. 



Expanse 21 mm. 



Hob. Juan Vinas. 



Trithyris pretiosalis, sp. n. 



? . Palpi dark brown. Plead whitish, frons parti}- divided 

 by a brown line; brown tips to scales on vertex. Collar 

 grey-brown, with outer oblique whitish lines. Thorax white, 

 shaded with fuscous brown behind. Abdomen: first two 

 segments white, with lateral black spots ; third segment 



