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EXOTIC MICEOLEPIDOPTERA. 
Hypercallia prolectans, n. sp. 
( S . 23-24 mm. Head ochreous (rubbed). Palpi ocbreous 
suffused crimson and fuscous, terminal joint half second, whitish, 
tinged rosy towards base. Thorax pale yellowish, shoulders ferru¬ 
ginous. Forewings broad, rather dilated, termen nearly straight, 
vertical; 9 separate; brown, on costal half more or less suffused 
crimson except towards termen; an undefined patch of crimson- 
yellowish suffusion towards costa somewhat before middle, its 
anterior edge forming a small more distinct j^ellow spot; second 
discal stigma minute, white ; a white semifusiform mark on costa 
about J ; veins tending to be marked with very fine dark fuscous 
lines, a stronger streak on 1 b ; a suffused white terminal line, some 
irroration preceding it: cilia grey. Hindwings grey ; cilia light 
ochreous tinged grey. 
Colombia, San Antonio (6600 feet), E. Cordilleras (7200 feet), 
October; 2 ex. 
Hypercallia melobaphes Wals. 
I find from intermediate examples that vexillata Meyr. should be 
regarded as a mountain form of this. 
Hypercallia eurydryas, n. sp. 
$ . 17 mm. Head, thorax whitish-yellowish, somewhat mixed 
brown. Palpi brown, thickened with dense scales, tip of terminal 
joint slender, whitish. Forewings rather broad, somewhat narrowed 
posteriorly, costa rather strongly arched before middle, then faintly 
sinuate, termen nearly vertical beneath apex; 8 and 9 out of 7 ; 
brown, with faint purplish tinge, speckled grey,,crossed by indis¬ 
tinct paler transverse striae, towards anterior half of costa suffused 
darker, posterior half of costa and termen speckled white; discal 
stigmata small, dark fuscous ; a short oblique mark of white irrora¬ 
tion from costa before middle, and a white mark on costal edge at 
beginning of white irroration, costa between these darker brown ; 
a dark brown mark on costal edge at f : cilia rather dark brown, 
paler and whitish towards tips round torn us, tips white above and 
below apex. Hindwings greyish-ochreous; cilia grey-whitish, 
tinged ochreous towards base. 
Colombia, 14. Hegro, 1650 feet, April; 1 ex. 
Hypercallia niphocycla, n. sp. 
S . 23 mm. Head light yellowish. Palpi light yellow tinged 
red, basal half of second joint and base of terminal joint suffused 
grey. Thorax light yellowish, apical half of tegulse dark brown 
preceded by a small red mark. Forewings posteriorly dilated, costa 
gently arched, termen faintly sinuate, rather oblique; 9 separate; 
yellow reticulated orange-red, basal area also reticulated dark 
brown; dark brown spots on costa at 4 and -|, and dorsum dark 
brown towards base; a broad dark brown median fascia parallel to 
termen, followed on lower.| by another fascia confluent with it 
