994 MR. W. J. KAYE ON 



Parangitia micapbnnis, sp. n. (PI. I. fig. 2.) 



Fore wing shining brownish olive. A large apical area, ex- 

 tending along costa to above end of cell and to tornus, paler with 

 several short dark dashes. Discal spot uniform pale with a short 

 black dash at its lower extremity extei^nally. Opposite and close 

 to outer margin a small black spot. Above these marks in 

 certain lights are to be seen three short, parallel, brown dashes. 

 Two short wavy lines above one another emanating from the 

 outer margin. Hind wing blackish brown with a broad dark 

 marginal band and a small yellow elongated mark at anal angle. 

 Thorax with long raised scales. Abdomen with a raised tuft on 

 third segment. Exp. 30 mm. 



Hahitat. Trinidad (N. Lcimoni). 



Subfamily ISTocTUiNiE. 



Sanys implacata, sp. n. (PL I, fig. 17.) 



Head, thorax, and abdomen pale brownish white. Fore wing 

 narrow with the apex and inner margin i^ounded, pale brownish, 

 darkest on the costa. A small blackish dot at origin of vein 2. 

 A straight brown line across basal ai'ea and a slightly oblique 

 postmedian line. A wavy double submarginal line greatly angled 

 near tornus and a series of dark dots on margin. Hind wing 

 similarly coloured to fore wing. A well-marked straight line 

 across centre of wing, stopping at vein 6. A wavy, partly 

 double, subterminal line much broken from vein 5 to apex. 

 Exp. 30 mm. 



Hahitat. Trinidad {N. Lamont). 



Plusiodonta cupristria, sp. n. (PI. I. fig. 16.) 



Fore wing dark purplish. A large burnished-copper patch at 

 tornus and a central stria of same colour from the cell to the 

 " tooth " of the inner margin. A pale oblique streak from apex 

 to vein 2. At apex the streak is reflexed to costa. Thorax 

 purplish. Two short subcostal streaks before apical streak. A 

 small shade of copper-colour in middle of outer margin. Hind 

 wing white with a broad dark margin, shading ofi" internally with 

 the white ground-colour. Underside of fore wing dark brown 

 with the costa narrowly pinkish ochreous. Hind wing below 

 white with only a small dark area at apex. Exp. 40 mm. 



Habitat. Trinidad, Palmiste, 8.i. 21 (iV. Lamont). 



Subfamily Deltoidin^. 

 Epttomiptbra purpurascens, sp. n. (PL I. figs. 4, 23.) 



Fore wing purplish with a broad, somewhat darker, central 

 fascia, greenish on inner side from inner margin for half the 

 length of wing. A slender wavy pencil -line within the fascia a 

 little beyond middle. Outer edge of fascia very sinuous and 



