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small and inconspicuous ; at one-third a larger costal spot, with 

 one, immediately above the dorsum, straight below it ; at two-thirds 

 a larger costal spot, with a very small one straight below it at the 

 end oi' the cell, a few smaller ones lying around the apex and 

 apical margin ; cilia pale straw-ochreous with a slight \'inous 

 gloss. Exp. al. 8 mm. Hind irings pale grey ; cilia with a slight 

 vinous gloss. Abdomen yellowish grey. Legs whitish ochreous. 



Tt/2ye, c? Mus. Wlsm. 



Hab. West Indies — St. Thomas, 12 1II.-14 IV. (Gudmann, 

 Hedemann). Four specimens. 



22. Aristotelia eeomene, sp. u. 



Antennce stout; whitish ochreous, faintly aunulated towards the 

 apex. Palpi stout, second joint almost as long as the apical, 

 smooth-scaled ; whitish ochreous, clouded with fuscous externally, 

 especially at the base and apex of the second joint, apical joint 

 with two black aunulations. Head and thorax pale ochreous. 

 Fore wings pale ochreous, somewhat shaded with chestnut>brown 

 along the middle ; an elongate black costal spot at the base with a 

 smaller one immediately beneath it ; a small triangular costal spot 

 before the middle, almost connected with two others placed 

 obliquely beneath it, extending backward to the dorsum ; a larger 

 triangular costal spot (also black) before the commencement of the 

 costal cilia; on the dorsum, beneath and before it, a slender black 

 streak lies a little beyond the middle but does not leave the 

 margin ; a terminal series of small groups of black scales at the 

 base of the greyish-ochreous cilia. Exp. al. 9 mm. Hind wings 

 shining, pale grey ; cilia shining, pale ochreous. Ahdomen shining, 

 greyish. Posterior legs whitish ochreous, externally smeared with 

 fuscous. 



Type, (3 Mus. Wlsm. 



Hab. West Indies — St. Thomas, 20 111. (Gudmann) ; St. Ceoix, 

 2 V.-9 VI. (Hedtmann, Pontoppidan). Three specimens. 



Bred at St. Thomas by Mr. Grudmann from larvae feeding on 

 Bromelia. pinguin., L. 



This species differs from anmdicomis, Wlsm., in the first dorsal 

 spot being nearer to the base than the costal spot above it and in 

 the larger size of the outer costal spot, as well as in the darker tone 

 of colourino- of the fore wings and in the absence of the annulation 

 on the basal joint of the antennje. 



23. Aristotelia ornatipalpella, sp. u. 



Antenmt rather stout, simple ; cinereous with a slight indication 

 of dark transverse lines above. Palpi smooth ; olive-grey, with 

 three black annulations on the second joint and two on the apical 

 joint. Head and thorax dark olive-grey. Fore ivings olive-grey, 

 with a slight greenish tinge ; a short black basal patch occupying 

 the costal half is followed by a smaller costal patch at one- third, 

 with a black dorsal patch a little beyond it; at the upper extremity 



