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EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 
Simaethis torridula, n. sp. 
cT . 9 mm. Head ochreous, crown mixed dark fuscous. Palpi 
white, subapical ring of second joint and two rings of terminal 
joint blackish. Thorax ochreons dorsally suffused dark fuscous, 
five longitudinal lines of whitish irroration. Porewings triangular, 
costa moderately arched posteriorly, apex rectangular, termen little 
oblique ; blackish ; basal third, a spot towards costa beyond 
middle, and a triangular apical blotch extended by irregular scales 
along termen suffused ochreous; two obscure transverse fasciae of 
white speckling rising from small white spots on costa at ^ and -jf, 
first straight, second excurved from costa to near dorsum : cilia 
towards tornus grey with blackish basal shade (elsewhere injured). 
Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey, a black basal line followed by a 
whitish shade. 
Sierra Leoxe, Kugbahun, February ( Hargreaves ); 1 ex. (Brit. 
Mas.). 
Simaethis triacmias, n. sp. 
2 . 13 mm. Forewiugs deep purplish-bronze, with silvery- 
bluish-grey gloss; markings orange edged black irroration ; a 
rather curved transverse streak at J-; an annular median blotch in 
disc enclosing a spot of groundcolour: second line forming a very 
oblique streak from about middle of costa to near terminal streak, 
a broad arrow-head-shaped blotch beneath apex of this, and a 
short inwardly oblique streak from dorsum at | angularly connected 
with this by undefined suffusion ; an even marginal streak extend¬ 
ing round posterior third of costa and termen : cilia leaden-grey, a 
black basal line. Hindwings orange; an irregular-edged dark 
fuscous subterminal streak from costa to dorsum ; cilia grey, a 
black basal line. 
Colombia, Bio Hegro, 1650 feet, April; 1 ex. 
Simaethis orinympha, n. sp. 
S . 19 mm. Head blue-fuscous, sidetufts and palpi orange. 
Thorax bluiffi-fuscous. Forewings deep purple ; markings orange 
edged blackish; an almost straight transverse streak at | ; an 
oblique mark in disc before middle ; a very oblique streak from 
costa before middle to near submarginal streak, thence acutely 
angulated inwards and more slender to disc beyond middle, again 
acutely outwards to fold near submarginal streak, disconnected on 
fold with a similar streak from fold beneath middle to dorsum 
towards tornus ; a submarginal streak near termen throughout, 
slightly enlarged near apex : cilia glossy leaden-grey, basal third 
blackish. Hindwings white, termen tinged yellowish towards 
middle; a dark grey apical spot, produced downwards as an 
attenuated streak near termen to middle; cilia pale leaden-gre}' 
with black basal line, becoming wholly white round tornus and 
dorsum. 
Peru, Cocapata, 12,000 feet; 1 ex. 
