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fasciae, first near base, including two large ochreous-brown tufts, 
second mixed ochreous-brown, with large submedian tuft, third 
connected with second by irregular dark grey and brownish 
suffusion in disc, and containing two large tufts, white spots 
on costa beyond second and third, space between third and 
fourth chestnut-brown, cut by a very acute blackish median 
projection from third, fourth near apex, a small blackish apical 
spot: cilia grey, on termen ochreous-whitish, basal half suffusedly 
mixed blackish. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey, round apex 
towards tips whitish-tinged. 
Brazil, Para, June (Parish); 1 ex. 
Telphusa ochrotoma, n. sp. 
S 2 • 10-11 mm. Head, thorax whitish-fuscous sprinkled dark 
fuscous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint irrorated" dark 
fuscous except tip, terminal joint as long as second, with two 
broad bands of dark fuscous irroration. Forewings apex pointed, 
termen very obliquely rounded ; light ochreous-grey or grey- 
whitish sprinkled dark fuscous ; a small dark fuscous spot on costa 
near base; a more or less indistinct yellow-ochreous dash on fold 
about |, with small dark fuscous spot beneath it; a rather oblique 
dark fuscous fasciate streak from costa at -t, terminated by a yellow- 
ochreous mark on fold edged dark fuscous beneath ; a dark fuscous 
spot on middle of costa, edged beneath by a roundish yellow- 
ochreous spot containing a small dark fuscous mark; a rather 
oblique dark fuscous fascia from § of costa to tornus, interrupted 
with yellow-oclireous above and below middle ; an irregular dark 
fuscous apical blotch : cilia pale grey sprinkled black, basal half 
barred blackish. Hindwings grey, darker posteriorly, thinly scaled 
in disc towards base ; cilia grey. 
Brazil, Para, Manaos, June, July, November (Parish); 11 ex. 
Telphusa melitoptila, n. sp. 
2 . 15 mm. Head light ochreous-yellow. Palpi whitish- 
yellowish, sprinkled dark fuscous, rough scales of second joint 
light yellow, terminal joint with two dark fuscous bands. Thofax 
'dark purple-fuscous. Porewings termen very obliquely rounded; 
dark purple-fuscous ; markings formed of erect scales, clear yellow, 
edged black scales ; a rather oblique fasciate blotch from costa at 
•A- reaching | across wing; Small spots on fold in middle of wing 
and at extremity; larger spots in disc at | and on costa beyond 
this, almost confluent; a round apical dot: cilia grey, several dark 
fuscous lines. Hindwings dark grey, thinly scaled in disc ; cilia 
grey. 
Brazil, Santa Antonia, June (Parish) ; 1 ex.. 
Telphusa delatrix, n. sp. 
2 . 13 mm. Head, thorax white. Palpi white, second joint 
strongly rough-scaled beneath and more shortly above, base dark 
fuscous, terminal joint with two ochreous bands speckled dark 
vol. in.— Jane 1923. c 
