108 SIR GEORGE UAMPSON CUV THE 



Sect. I. (Commotria.) Antenna? of male unipectinate, the apical part ciliated. 



(1) Commotria mesiella, sp. u. 



Head and thorax purple-pitik mixed with some whiti.sh ; abdo- 

 men pale fulvous yellow, ochreous white at base and extremity; 

 pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen whitish tinged with 

 purple. Fore wing' purple-pink, the veins white defined on each 

 side by fine brown streaks, the white on median nervui'e stronger 

 and more strongly defined by blRck-brown below; a minute black- 

 brown spot at upper angle of cell and point at lower angle. Hind 

 wing whitish tinged with ochreou.s brown. 



Br. C. Africa, Mt. Mlanje (Neave), 9^,3$ type. iJxp. 

 20-22 mm. 



(2) Commotria laticostella. 



Commotria laticostella Hmpsn. Rom. Mem. viii. p. 343, pi. 52. 

 f. 14(1901). 



Brazil, Amazons. 



(3) Commotria invexustella. 



Coinmotria inveiiustella Berg, An. Soc. Arg. xix. p. 278 

 (1885); Eag. Rom. Mem. viii. p. 343, pi. 36. f. 24. 

 S. Brazil ; Argentina. 



(4) Commotria arrhabdella, sp. n. 



5 . Head and thorax pale red-brown ; abdomen whitish tinged 

 with red-brown, dorsally fidvous yellow towards base ; pectus 

 and legs whitish tinged with red-brown. Fore wing pale flesh- 

 red slightly irrorated with dark scales ; a terminal series of slight 

 dark points. 



Peru, R. Pachaya, 1 2 type. Ux2}. 24 mm. 



Sect. II. (Tolima.) Antenna? of male serrate. 



(5) *Commotria roseopennella. 



Volusia roseojjennella Hulst, Trans. Am. Ent. 8oc. xvii. p. 206 

 (1890); Rag. Rom. Mem. viii. p. 340, pi. 51. f. 3; Dyar, Cat. 

 Lep. N. Am. p. 438. 

 ■ U.S.A., Florida. 



(6) *Commotria obertuuri. 



Tolima oherthurii Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 41 (1888); id. Rom. 

 Mem. viii. p. 341, pi. 38. f 4. 

 Colombia, 



(7) * Commotria opacella. 



Anerastia opacella Hulst, Ent. Am. iii. p. 138 (1887); Rag. 

 Rom. Mem. viii. p. 341, pi. 36. f. 23; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. 

 p. 438. 



U.S.A., Texas. 



