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Durrantia flaccescens, n. sp. 
3 . 17 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-white. Palpi white, second 
joint brownish-ochreous except apex. Antennal ciliations 
Genital valves narrow, rather downcurved, pointed, lower edge 
clothed with dense rough projecting scales. Forewings elongate, 
costa moderately arched, apex rounded, termen obliquely rounded; 
7 and 8 moderately stalked (to middle) ; pale whitish-ochreous ; 
second discal stigma faint, suffused, ochreous: cilia whitish- 
ochreous, on costa brownish-ochreous, on tornus white. Hind- 
wings and cilia pale whitish-ochreous. 
Peru, Jurimaguas, March (Parish)- 1 ex. Dolidiria Busck is a 
synonym of Durrantia ; the genus belongs to the Xyloryctid group, 
and is closely allied to Odites. 
PELEQPQBA, Zell. 
Head with loosely raised hairs; ocelli posterior; tongue short, 
rough-scaled at base. Antennae §, in 3 shortly ciliated, basal 
joint moderate, stout, scaled, without pecten. Labial palpi long, 
recurved, second joint thickened with dense appressed scales, 
terminal joint somewhat shorter, stout, scaled, obtuse-pointed. 
Maxillary palpi short, drooping, loosely scaled. Fore tibiae and 
tarsi short, stout; hind tibiae thickened with dense scales rough 
above and triangularly expanded towards apex, also with interior 
apical tuft, tarsi with basal joint triangularly tufted with dense 
scales above, next two joints with small tufts. Forewings 16 
furcate, 2 from J, 3-5 approximated, 7 and 8 long-stalked, 7 to 
apex, 11 from middle. Hind wings 1, oblong-ovate, termen not 
sinuate, cilia ^ ; without cubital or discal hairs ; 3 and 4 short- 
stalked, 5 nearly approximated at base, 6 and 7 stalked. 
Having obtained a fine example of the type-species, P. lobitarsis , 
from Jurimaguas, Peru, I find that my conjectural reference of it 
to the (Ecophoridce was mistaken, and it is really nearly related 
to Durrantia , and also to Xylorycta. Zeller’s account, quite correct 
so far as it goes, is nevertheless insufficient, and I therefore now 
give the full characters. 
Pronienesta chrysampyx, Meyr. 
3 . 10 mm. Antennal ciliations 2|. Palpi, &c., as in $ from 
Guiana. 
Brazil, Teffe ; Peru, Jurimaguas (Parish) ; 2 ex. 
Promenesta autampyx, n. sp. 
3 2 - 10-12 mm. Head fuscous, face shining iridescent-white. 
Palpi iridescent-white, second joint with grey subapical ring, 
terminal joint with base and in $ supramedian band, in 3 anterior 
edge suffused dark grey. Antennal ciliations 3 1^. Thorax 
fuscous, shoulders $ white. Abdomen dark fuscous, 3 basal half 
fulvous-ochreous. Forewings olive-fuscous, suffused purplish 
vol. hi. — February 1925,. 
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