68 LOBD AVALSiNGHAM oif [Jan. 19, 



31. ArISTOTELIA CB.ASSICORNIS, S]). u. 



Antennce stout, somewhat flattened ; very pale cinereous. Paljii 

 slender, second joint longer than the apical, slightly roughened 

 beneath especially at the extremity of the second joint ; whitish, 

 shaded externally nearly to the end of the second joint, apical joint 

 faintly biannulate. Head and thorax hoary whitish. Fore winjs 

 hoary whitish, sprinkled with greyish-fuscous scaling ; with nume- 

 rous short, slender, dark fuscous longitudinal streaklets accom- 

 l)anied by a few ferruginous scales, these have a tendency to follow 

 the lines of the cell and of the fold, being only indicated on the 

 co«ta by a minute streak at the base and two spots, one before the 

 other behind the middle ; cilia hoary whitish dusted with fuscous 

 atoms. Exp. al. 8 mm. Hind icings shining, pale grey; cilia 

 yellowish grey. Abdomen shining, iridescent, silvery grey. Legs 

 whitish, tarsi unspotted. 



T!/2ye, 6 Mus. Wlsm. 



Hab. West Indies — St. Jan, 13-16 IV. {Gudmaim). Two 

 specimens, bred from a plant which was not identified. 



" Eaupe cylindrisch, 16-fiissig, bliiulich hellgriin mit einem 

 rothen Giirtel, bestehend aus vier dunkelrothen Flecken in der 

 Einschnlirung zwischen den Segmenteu, und zwei grossere rothe 

 Flecke stehen am Riicken jedes Segments. Kopf hellbrauu, Fiisse 

 von der Grundfarbe ; das letzte Leibsegment bliiulich griin, mit 

 einem grossen rothen Tlecke auf dem Eiicken. 



" Die Raupen lebeu zu zwei, drei oder vier geselhg z\vischen 

 zusammengesponneuen Slattern, und alle Excremente werden 

 theils zwischen den Slattern, theils ausserhalb des Eandes der 

 Blattwohnung festgesponneu, so dass die Eanpen ganz versteckt 

 sind." (^Gudmann). 



§ C. Fore tvings, 7 and 8 stalked, 6 separate. Hind ivings, 3 and 4 



separate. 



32. Aeistotelia picticornis, sp. n. 



Antennm delicately annulated with white and blackish. Palpi 

 very slender, smooth ; beautifully marked with alternate riugs of 

 white and fuscous throughout. Head and thorax brownish fuscous. 

 Fore ivUujs brownish fuscous, evenly speckled and mottled with 

 ashy grey throughout ; a faint indication of a dark spot beyond 

 the middle of the fold and groups of ashy-grey scales around the 

 termen at the base of the ashy-grey cilia, through which run a 

 slender dark dividing line beyond their middle. Exp. al. 10 mm. 

 Hind ivings as broad as the fore wings ; pale chestnut-grey ; the 

 cilia about the termen grey, along the dorsum inclining to chestnut. 

 Abdomen brownish ochreous. Legs with alternate rings of white 

 and fuscous. 



Type, 6 Mus. Hedemann. 



Hah. West Indies— St. Croix, 2 V. (^edcwrtjm). .Unique. 



