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a blackish linear transverse mark, preceded by some whitish 
suffusion ; a small greyish mark on middle of costa; a greyish 
streak from second discal stigma to costa rather beyond it, apical 
area beyond this forming a large rounded white patch, including a 
rounded golden-fuscous blotch almost reaching apical edge of which 
the anterior portion is produced into a blackish lobe, an incurved 
reddish-brown transverse streak between this and discal mark, one 
or two blackish dashes crossing this towards costa, its lower end 
bent out above the blackish lobe ; a marginal series of blackish 
marks or dots round apical part of costa and termen: cilia whitish, 
on costa barred dark fuscous, round apical area suffused coppery- 
fuscous. Hindwings rather dark grey; cilia whitish, a broad 
greyish subbasal shade. 
Brazil, Serra de Communaty, Pernambuco ; 1 ex. (Coll. Paravi- 
cini). Allied to ommatopa. 
Ptilogenes metamoclila, n. sp. 
5.19 mm. Head, thorax white speckled light grey. Palpi 
white, second joint grey except apex, terminal joint with fine 
blackish basal and subapical rings. Fore wings moderate, slightly 
dilated, costa gently arched, termen rather obliquely rounded; 
white speckled light grey ; markings blackish ; three short oblique 
streaks from costa at f, and J, first longest and nearly reaching 
first diseal stigma ; first discal stigma dot-like, second forming 
a short transverse mark, plical only indicated by one or two black 
scales obliquely beyond first discal; a streak from lower end 
of second discal nearly reaching two large dots just before termen 
below middle: cilia white, a few light grey specks. Hind- 
wings pale grey, slightly darker posteriorly ; cilia grey-whitish. 
Brazil, Santa Pita ( Pentlier ); 1 ex. (Vienna Mus.). Probably 
allied to anamochla. 
Ptilogenes cliionosphena, n. sp. 
2 .17 mm. Head white. (Palpi missing.) Thorax white, 
posterior half mixed light reddish-brown. Forewings rather elon¬ 
gate, costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rather 
obliquely rounded; brown, slightly reddish-tinged ; an elongate- 
triangular snow-white patch extending along costa (apex anterior) 
from base to reaching nearly half across wing, posterior side 
oblique from end of cell to costa: cilia whity-brownish, base white, 
a dark fuscous subbasal line, a white apical bar. Hindwings light 
grey ; cilia grey-whitish, a grey subbasal line. 
French Guiana, K. Maroni, 1 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). Between 
mysticopis and leucoplasta. 
Sphalerostola argobela, n. sp. 
6 . 20 mm. Head, thorax red-brown, slightly whitish-speclded, 
face suffused white. Palpi white, sprinkled red-brown except 
