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"Die Kaupe ist sehr diiun unci schmal, 16-fiissig, iu der Mitte 

 am breitesten ; dunkel choeoladebraun, mit zwei Eeihen i'einer 

 weissen Puukte aaf jeder Seite des Eiickens, so dass auf jedem 

 Segment zwei Punktwarzen sich finden, jede mit einem schwarzen 

 Haar verseben. Kept' rund, scbwarzbraan. Das erste Leib- 

 segment durchsichtig fleischfarbig im ersteu Drittel, aaE den 

 hinteren | mit einem Schild von der Farbe des Kopfes. Bauch, 

 Fiisse und After von der Farbe des Eiickens. 



"Eaupe auf den Bliittern der Bromelia pingidn, L., gefunden in 

 einem Gespinnst mit eingewobenen Excrementen und Blattresten. 

 Das Gespinnst befindet sich in der inneren Hohlung des Blattes, 

 dicht an der Blattwurzel. Anscheinend frisst die Eaupe nicht 

 die Blatter, sondern nur die Blattreste, die sie in ihr Gespinnst 

 festwebt." {Gudmann.) 



I am unable to separate from the types three shghtly smaller 

 captured females in which the tawny-reddish suffusion is much 

 modified by greyish -fuscous sprinkling, and the pale ochreous 

 ground-colour inclines to pale cinereous. 



This species differs from the type of the genus in having veins 

 7 and 8 coincident, arising from a common stem with 9 ; but at 

 present I am unwilling to create a new genus for its reception. 



10. Aeistotelia, Hb., Meyr. 



This genus has been separated into sections under various 

 names, such as Evagora, Clem., Apodia, Hein., Ergatis, Hein. 

 The first two names are preoccupied, and Ergatis is a synonym of 

 Aristotelia. 



Aristotelia is used in a more extended sense in this paper than 

 is accorded to it by Meyrick. At present it seems unnecessary 

 to rename the different sections as here given, but this can be 

 done at any future time if the subdivisions founded on neuration 

 should be regarded as of sufficient value ; when probably some of 

 Walker's or Chambers's generic names will be found to apply. 



The species which have veins 3 and 4 of the hind wings connate 

 are narrow-winged derivatives of Aristotelia, and are not allied to 

 Gelechia. 



§ A. Fore wings, 7 and 8 stalked, 6 out of 7. Hind wings, 3 and 4 

 connate. ( = § EVAGORA, Clem.) 



21. Aristotelia ankulicoenis, sp. n. 



Antennce pale straw-ochreous, minutely banded above with 

 greyish fuscous, a distinct blackish band across the middle of the 

 basal joint. Paljyi pale straw-ochreous, with two smoky-black 

 spots on the outer side of the second joint and a smoky-black ring 

 near the end of the apical joint. Head and thorax pale straw- 

 ochreous. Fore wings pale straw-ochreous, with a slight ferruginous 

 shade along the middle from one-third to two-thirds, and several 

 smoky-black spots and dots : the first at the base of the costa, 



