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



(1) Commotria mesiella, sp. n. 



Head and thorax purple-pink mixed with some whitish ; abdo- 

 men pale fulvous yellow, oehreous 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 nervure stronger 

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

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

 wing whitish tinged with ochreous brown. 



Br. C. Africa, Mt. Mlanje (Neave), 9 c?, 3 2 type. Exp. 

 20-22 mm. 



(2) Commotria laticostella. 



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

 f. 1 4 (1901). 



Brazil, Amazons. 



(3) Commotria invenustella. 



Commotria invenustella Berg, An. Soc. Arg. xix. p. 278 

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

 S. Brazil ; Argentina. 



(4) Commotria arrhabdella, sp. n. 



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

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

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

 red slightly irro rated with dark scales ; a terminal series of slight 

 dark points. 



Peru, R. Pachaya, 1 $ type. Exp. 24 mm. 



Sect. II. {Tolima.) Antenna} of male serrate. 



(5) * Commotria roseopennella. 



Volusia roseopennella Hulst, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. xvii. p. 206 

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

 Lep. N. Am. p. 438. 



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(6) *CoMMOTRIA OBERTHURI. 



Tolima oberthurii 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. 



