GELECHIADiE. 
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Epithectis xylochroa, n. sp. 
c? . 11 mm. Head ochreous-grey-whitish. Palpi white, second 
joint mottled dark fuscous, terminal joint with base mixed dark 
fuscous, and blackish subapical ring. Thorax whity-brownish, 
shoulders blackish. Forewings light brown, a few scattered black 
specks ; markings blackish ; a small spot on base of costa, and an 
elongate mark about ^; a moderate spot on costa at |-, plical 
stigma moderate, cloudy, directly beneath this, first discal similar 
but slightly anterior ; a subquadrate blotch on costa at J, second 
discal stigma rather large, nearly or quite touching this, an elon¬ 
gate mark on dorsal edge anterior to these; sometimes 2 or 3 
undefined dots on termen : cilia whitish-ochreous, a few black 
specks. Hindwings whitish-grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 
Bekmuda, January ( Oyilvie ) ; 3 ex. Type Brit. Mus. 
Telphnsa smaragdopis, n. sp. 
d . 15-17 mm. Head ochreous-white, centre of crown tinged 
grey, sides and lower part of face suffused grey. Palpi second 
joint blackish (terminal broken). Thorax dark grey mixed black, 
on dorsum suffusedly mixed metallic-green except anteriorly. 
Fore wings dark purplish-fuscous ; a metallic-green spot resting on 
base of dorsum ; an oblique white fascia from costa at | to dorsum, 
its lower j occupied except on anterior edge by a metallic-green 
blotch, and preceded by a triangular blackish dorsal blotch of rough 
scales; black spots representing stigmata, with some tufts of scales, 
or these merged in a discal patch of black suffusion, beneath this a 
grey-whitish dorsal streak from fascia to near tornus, marked with 
a metallic-green subdorsal spot beneath middle of wing, and another 
towards tornus with some metallic-green discal irroration above it; 
a short outwards-oblique black streak from tornus, beneath its 
apex some metallic-green suffusion ; posterior part of costa and 
termen dotted with ochreous-whitish irroration : cilia light grey, 
round apex irroratcd ochreous-whitish, on costa barred blackish- 
fuscous. Hindwings grey, becoming subhyaline on basal half, 
veins dark grey ; cilia light grey. 
Costa Pica, San Jose; 2 ex. 
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Telphnsa improvida, n. sp. 
$ . 8-9 mm. Head grey-whitish, irrorated blackish. Palpi 
grey-whitish, second and terminal joints each with three blackish 
rings. Thorax grey speckled whitish and irrorated black. Fore¬ 
wings grey sprinkled black scales ; elongate suffused black marks 
on costa towards base, about i, and a longer one beyond middle, 
irregular and variable brownish-ochreous suffusion partially margin¬ 
ing these beneath and posteriorly and tending to form three oblique 
incomplete fasciae and an irregular spot on end of cell; stigmata 
forming irregular black spots, plical obliquely before first discal, 
an additional spot midway betweeu plical and base ; cilia grey 
finely speckled whitish and on basal half blackish. Hindwings |, 
