436 Mr. W. Warren on new 



scales, and scales of the same colour are mixed with those of 

 the first line towards the inner margin ; second line black, 

 runs obliquely outwards to the middle, then, more serrated, 

 inwards, forming a slight angle externally before the anal 

 angle ; an indistinct fulvous submarginal shade in the dark 

 grey subterminal area ; fringes dark grey, with a bright pale 

 basal line. Hind wings ochreous, tinged with fuscous, which 

 increases towards the hind margin, where it forms a dark 

 fuscous shade ; fringe ochreous, chequered with darker spots. 

 Head, face, palpi, thorax, and base of abdomen pure bone- 

 coloured ; abdomen dusted with cinereous, becoming entirely 

 cinereous along the anal segments. 



Expanse of wings 24 millim. 



One female from Rio Janeiro. 



Synaphe, Hiib. 

 (Tretopteryx, Rag.) 



Synaphe pertusalis, Hiib., var. vitreosa, Warr. 



Differs from the type form (i.) in its much smaller size, 16 

 millim., and (ii.) in the greater breadth of the diaphanous 

 fascia in both wings. In the fore wings half the cell before 

 the dark cell-spot and the space immediately below it is also 

 diaphanous, whereas in the type form the cell-spot shows as 

 a dark projection from the outer edge of the dark basal two 

 thirds. In the hind wings the dark basal patch is much 

 reduced and the transparent fascia proportionally increased. 



One male, one female, from Palestine, from Canon Tris- 

 tram's collection. 



Leptoctenista, gen. nov. 



Fore wing with costa slightly convex throughout ; apex 

 rectangular, blunt; hind margin vertical for two thirds, then 

 suddenly curved off: anal angle rounded. Hind wings ample ; 

 scaling coarse and dense ; labial palpi obliquely ascending 

 in front of face, laterally flattened ; second joint large, wide, 

 third short, from the middle of the top of second, rather 

 porrected ; maxillary palpi and ocelli invisible ; tongue 

 short; antennee (male) bristly, thickened at the basal joint, 

 pubescent beneath ; each joint with a pair of fine pointed 

 bristles. Head and face hairy. 



Type L. dubia 7 Warr. 



