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and dark grey ; a more or less developed spot of dark suffusion in 
disc before ^ ; a triangular suffused dark fuscous spot on costa 
beyond and larger dorsal blotch somewhat beyond it, in one 
example slightly connected, in 2 lighter; two small dark fuscous 
spots transversely placed on end of cell; a marginal series of 
suffused grey spots round posterior part of costa and termen : cilia 
pale grey or whitish-grey. Hindwings and cilia <5 pale grey, 
$ whitish-grey. 
Virgin Is., St. Thomas and St. Croix, March, April ( Gudmann ); 
3 ex. (type Vienna Mus.). Nearest persimilella Wals. 
Holcocera percnoscia, n. sp. 
d 2 • 16-20 mm. Head, thorax light purple-grey, sides of face 
and apical margins of tegulae whitish. Palpi dark grey, apex of 
second joint whitish, terminal joint as long as second. Antennae 
d with strong subbasal notch, ciliations 1|. Forewings rather 
narrow, costa faintly sinuate, apex pointed, termen extremely 
obliquely rounded; light grey, with faint lilac tinge, sprinkled dark 
grey, forming an irregular dark mottling, but without defined 
markings : cilia light grey. Hindwings light grey, with slight 
bronzy tinge; cilia light grey. 
Braztl, Jaragua, November, December (Hoffmann); 2 ex. (type 
Vienna Mus.). Nearest proagorella Zell. 
Holcocera orthophrontis, n.sp. 
d . 20 mm. Head pale ochreous. Palpi pale ochreous some¬ 
what sprinkled grey, tip of second joint whitish, terminal joint 
suffused grey. Antennae with deep subbasal notch, ciliations 1. 
Thorax whitish-ochreous partially infuscated. Forewings elongate, 
costa faintly sinuate, posteriorly moderately arched, apex pointed, 
termen very obliquely rounded ; pale greyish-ochreous suffusedly 
irrorated fuscous or brownish ; a straight narrow ochreous-whitish 
fascia at followed by a narrow fascia of darker suffusion ; two 
small fuscous spots transversely placed and almost confluent on end 
of cell; obscure small fuscous marginal spots on posterior part of 
costa and termen: cilia whitish-grey-ochreous, a faint greyish 
subbasal shade. Hindwings grey ; cilia pale greyish-ochreous. 
Bolivia, Bio Songo, 2500 feet; 1 ex. (Vienna Mus.). 
PYRAUSTID M. 
Calamochrous pentasaris, n. sp. 
d . 28 mm. Head, palpi, thorax pale ochreous, sides of face 
white, palpi white towards base beneath. Pectus beneath with 
long expansible pale ochreous hairpencil from middle, small pale 
ochreous hairpencils from behind fore coxae, small curled blackish 
tufts from behind mid coxae, mid tibiae much thickened, white. 
