190 -Mr. Butler's f/escriptionfi cf Cryptolechia, 



16. C?y/ptolechia cerinotata, n. sp. , 



Primaries with rounded apex, greyish-brown, the external 

 half of the cell, the area beyond it, and a transverse patch placed 

 at right angles to it and parallel to the inferior extremity of the 

 outer margin, pale brassy-green ; a blackish dot at the end of 

 cell ; secondaries shining brown : body above brown, below 

 whitish ; wings below whity-brt)wn. Expanse of wings 24 mm. 



Forest at San Vicenzio, Rio Purus. 



17. Cn/ptolechia marcida, n. sp. 



Primaries sericeous ; basal two-thirds pale stramineous, with 

 a pink tinge, and the base and costal area greyish, crossed in 

 the centre from costa to median nervure, by an obHque brown 

 Hne, and limited exterally by an in-arched squamose brown edge; 

 end of cell terminating in an irregular annular reddish-brown 

 marking, its inner edge ^ shaped ; disc pale stramineous ; outer 

 border greyish-brown, widest at apex ; secondaries pale stra- 

 mineous ; head whitish, thorax greyish, abdomen brownish 

 testaceous ; under surface creamy whitish. Exf)anse of wings 

 25 mm. 



Rio Jurua, 6th NovemlDer. 



1<S. Cryptolechia strigivenata, n. sjj. 



Primaries shining Avhity-brown ; all the veins from just 

 beyond the middle of the wings rather broadly darker brown ; 

 two parallel oblique series, of three or fom- dots each, crossing 

 the centre of the wing, and an arched dotted line angulated near 

 the costa, crossing the disc, dark brown ; a marginal series of 

 black dots ; secondaries shining creamy- white ; head and thorax 

 whity-brown, abdomen pale testaceous ; under siirface creamy- 

 white. Expanse of wings 17 mm. 



Near Santa Cruz, Rio Solimoes, t)th December. 



11). Crt/pkih'chia urbana, u. sp. 



Pale silvery-grey, Avith faint brownish tint ; primaries i-ather 

 darker than the secondaries ; the markings as in the preceding- 

 species, excepting that they are less strongly defined, and that 

 the discal line is very feebly angulated near the costa ; palpi 

 and body l^elow white ; wings below rather paler than above 

 and without markings. Exjianse of Avings 18 mm. 



Rio Jutahi, 5th February. 



