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EXOTIC M1CR0LEPID0PTERA. 
Hindwings whitish, towards apex and upper part of terrnen suffused 
pale grey ; cilia whitish. 
Brazil, S. Antonio da Barra, Bahia ; 1 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). 
Appears related to the preceding. 
Stenoma tricapsis, n. sp. 
$ . 18-21 mm. Head, thorax white. Palpi white, second 
joint grey except towards apex. Antennal ciliations 1|. Pore- 
wings elongate, slightly narrowed posteriorly, apex rounded, terrnen 
rounded, rather oblique ; 2 from angle, 7 to costa ; white ; three 
dark fuscous subquadrate dorsal blotches, first basal, second and 
third with short oblique lines from upper anterior angle, from upper 
posterior angle of third a slightly sinuate row of dark fuscous dots 
to costa ; a terminal series of 4 or 5 black dots : cilia white, on 
terrnen more or less pale grey, externally. Hindwings 3 and 4 
stalked ; pale whitish-yellow ; cilia whitish. 
Brazil, Sao Paulo (if. Spitz); 3 ex. (type Vienna Mus.). 
Nearest similis. 
Steifoma unisecta, n. sp. 
S $ . 17-20 mm. Head ochreous-white. Palpi ochreous-white, 
second joint fuscous except towards apex. Antennal ciliations 1|. 
Thorax dark fuscous, shoulders ochreous-white. Forewings elongate- 
oblong, costa anteriorly moderately arched, apex rounded, terrnen 
rounded, hardly oblique; 2 from angle, 7 to apex (indefinite); 
white, dorsal half whitish-ochreous; a very dark brown band occu¬ 
pying dorsal area to fold, and posteriorly to vein 4, interrupted 
beyond middle by an oblique bar, variable in width and in one $ 
obsolete ; a terminal series of dark fuscous dots, in one S obsolete : 
cilia white, towards base whitish-ochreous. Hindwings whitish, 
sometimes tinged grey posteriorly ; cilia whitish. 
Brazil, Guandu ( FHoffman ); 5 ex. (type Vienna Mus.). 
Belongs to group of reductdla. 
Stenoma caryograpta, n. sp. 
<4 2 • 25-29 mm. Head white, crown pale grey except lateral 
edge. Palpi white, second joint with dark fuscous streak on basal 
half, extreme base of terminal joint dark fuscous. Antennal cilia¬ 
tions 3 hardly over 1. Thorax light grey. Forewings elongate, 
slightly narrowed posteriorly, costa anteriorly moderately arched, 
apex rounded-obtuse, terrnen rounded, slightly oblique; 2 from 
angle, 7 to apex (indefinite); white, dorsal third light grey ; 
markings dark chestnut-brown ; a small spot beneath costa at base ; 
and mark above dorsal edge near base; a streak, partly hollow, 
along fold from base to middle; two series of spots from beneath 
costa to dorsum, first from of costa to before middle of dorsum, 
formed of two small upper marks, an oval median spot, and angu- 
lated transverse dorsal spot, second from before middle of costa to 
before tornus, formed of a spot below costa, an oblique U-shaped 
