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speckled fuscous. Hindwings pale grey ; cilia whitish, a pale grey 
subbasal shade. 
Brazil, Bahia (Penther) ; 1 ex. (Vienna Mus.). A true Sym- 
moca , the first American species of the genus, perhaps nearest 
signella. 
Crocanthes monodesma, n. sp. 
S • 19 mm. Head ochreous-white, back of crown purple-fuscous, 
sidetufts darker fuscous. Palpi second joint very long, whitish- 
ochreous, fuscous posteriorly, terminal joint ^ of second, obtuse- 
pointed, fuscous. Antennae whitish-ochreous. Thorax purple- 
fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous, with yellowish apical segmental 
rings. Posterior legs light yellowish, tibiae dark fuscous except 
apex, tarsi with three greyish rings. Porewings elongate, slightly 
dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen hardly 
sinuate, somewhat oblique ; 2 and 4 stalked, 5 connate, 9 and 10 
out of 8 ; dark purple-fuscous ; a straight narrow median ochreous- 
white fascia, its costal edge yellow : cilia dark grey, outer | on 
termen whitish-yellow. Hindwings dark fuscous; cilia grey, 
darker towards base. 
Dutch Hew Guinea, Upper Setekwa B., Snow Mts., 2500 feet, 
July ( Meek. ); 1 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). 
Crocanthes xanthistia, n. sp. 
5 • 16 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax light orange-yellowish. 
Abdomen orange-yellow. Porewings elongate, slightly dilated, 
costa slightly arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen hardly sinuate, 
somewhat oblique ; 2 and 4 stalked, 9 and 10 out of 8 ; dark 
fuscous; costal edge, a triangular fasciate blotch from costa before 
middle not quite reaching dorsum, and a terminal fascia occupying 
apical fourth of costa with anterior edge concave and narrowed to 
a point at tornus orange-yellow : cilia orange-yellow, at tornus 
dark fuscous. Hindwings dark fuscous; cilia grey, round apex 
suffused pale yellowish. 
Dutch Hew Guinea, Upper Setekwa R., Snow Hts., August 
{Meek) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Paravicini). 
Crocanthes platycitra, n. sp. 
2 . 20 mm. Head pale yellow, face tinged silvery-white, base 
of sidetufts fuscous, collar suffused purplish-fuscous. Palpi yellow- 
whitish, terminal joint anteriorly grey except towards apex. 
Antennae grey, apical J white. Thorax fuscous. Porewings elon¬ 
gate, narrow at base, gradually dilated, costa slightly arched, apex 
obtuse-pointed, termen slightly sinuate, somewhat oblique ; 2 and 
4 stalked, 5 almost connate, 9 and 10 out of 8 ; clear light yellow ; 
a very small fuscous basal patch, edge irregularly convex; a broad 
fuscous terminal fascia, occupying more than J of wing, edge 
nearly straight, slightly convex in middle : cilia light fuscous, on 
apical half of termen suffused light yellowish. Hindwings grey- 
whitish ; cilia yellow-whitish. 
