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EXOTIC M1CR0LEPID0PTERA. 
Gelechia bathrochlora, n. sp. 
2 . 9 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi second joint whitish- 
ochreous, base black, terminal joint white with black basal and 
subapical bands. Thorax whitish-ochreous, anterior margin black. 
Porewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen very 
obliquely rounded; grey suffusedly irrorated black; markings 
ockreous-white; a basal patch occupying \ of wing, enclosing 
a small black spot on base of costa ; a small semioval spot on middle 
of costa; a large hemispherical tornal spot, and a small rounded 
spot on costa opposite its posterior portion : cilia whitish, on costa 
grey, round apex basal third blackish-grey. Hindwings apex 
pointed, termen sinuate, oblique ; grey ; cilia light grey. 
Brazil, Jaragua, October ( Hoffmann ) ; 1 ex. (Vienna Mus.). 
Gelechia nephelophracta, n. sp. 
2 . 20 mm. Head, thorax brownish-grey. Palpi rather dark 
grey. Porewings elongate, rather narrow, slightly dilated, costa 
gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, termen obliquely rounded ; 
brownish ; extreme base mixed dark grey ; from costa about ^ 
a broad rather oblique fascia of blackish-grey suffusion nearly 
to fold, beyond this costal half suffusedly mixed dark grey : cilia 
pale greyish-ochreous, two faint greyish shades. Hindwings over 1, 
termen faintly sinuate ; light grey ; cilia pale grey. 
Costa Pica, Irazu, 8000 feet, May ( Reimoser ) ; 1 x . (Vienna 
Mus.). 
Protolechia amphiplaca, n. sp. 
c? 2 • H-12 mm. Head, palpi dark grey. Thorax pale ochreous- 
yellow, anteriorly suffused dark grey. Porewings elongate, rather 
narrowed on posterior half, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 
dark grey ; a light ochreous-yellow basal patch extending on costa 
to \ and on dorsum to near middle, edge slightly convex, a small 
dark grey mark on costa near base ; a broad light ochreous-yellow 
fascia crossing wing near and parallel to termen, in one example 
partially sprinkled brownish, anterior edge rather convex in disc, 
posterior irregular: cilia grey, darker towards base. Hindwings 
grey, somewhat darker posteriorly ; cilia grey. 
British New Guixea, Hydrographer Mts., 2500 feet ( EicJihoni ) ; 
2 ex. (type Prof. Porbes). The first species of the genus found 
outside Australia. 
Idiophantis discura Meyr. 
Bihar, Pusa, bred April from larvae feeding on leaves of Eugenia 
jambolana ( T . B . Fletcher). 
Compsolechia secretella Walk. 
According to a specimen sent from the Vienna Museum, Gelechia 
pleiadella Peld. (lleis. Nov. pi. cxl, 8) is a synonym of this, and 
comparison of Pelder’s very poor figure confirms the identification. 
