188 31r. BuTLKu's (lexaiptions of Cryptolecliia. 



aboiit six, all black ; three brown ill-defined costal spots, the 

 two first emitting an oblique streak to just in front of the two 

 l^lack discoidal spots ; the third much larger, close to apex, 

 emitting no streak ; secondaries bronzy brown, costal area pale ; 

 thorax clay-coloured, abdomen pale greyish brown ; body below 

 Avhitisli ; wings lielow pale shining brown. Expanse of wings 

 22 mm. 



Kio Negro, 4th July. 



JU. Criiiiinlcclud capida, n. sp. 



Wings above sordid pinky-whitish ; primaries with a dot in 

 the cell, a second on first median branch, and a third on the 

 discocellulars, blackish-brown ; an obliquely arched interrupted 

 series of dots from the costal uerA-ure (a little in advance of 

 the first blackish dot) to near the inner margin, a dentated 

 arched discal line parallel to the outer margin, and a series of 

 marginal dots, brown ; body sordid Avhitish above, white below ; 

 ])rimaries below pale brown, the veins slightly darker, the costal 

 and internal borders whitish ; fringe white ; secondaries whitish, 

 costal margin brown ; discocellular black. Expanse of wings 

 21 mm. 



San Antonio, Kio Negro, 6th December. 



11. C////iioIec/tia saliitarib\ u. sp. 



Primaries above shiuhig whity-brown ; crossed oblicpiely fi'om 

 the internal to the costal margin by a broad l)and of reddish 

 bronze, limited on either side by a slightly irregular darker Une, 

 and interrupted internally at its lower extremity by a spot of 

 the ground coloiir, enclosing a crescent of brown (its concavity 

 towards the base) ; a spot of blackish on the discoceUulars ; a 

 dark brown lunule below the base of the first median branch, 

 and a second crossing the first median interspace, their con- 

 cavities toAvards one another ; a wavy brown dotted discal trans- 

 verse line ; mai-gin and fringe golden bronze colour ; secondaries 

 pale shining brown, costal area whitish ; body ])ale brown ; 

 under surface uniform whity-brown. Expanse of wings 22 mm. 



Ayrao, Rio Negro, 3rd July. 



12. Cri/ptuh'c/iiu uitais, n. sp. 



Primaries above shining pinky-brown ; costal margin wliite, 

 interrupted by broAvn spots; costal area greyish; three dark 

 brown costal spots, the first small, before the middle, the second 

 large, oblong, just beyond the middle, the thii'd longer and 



