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Show 1891.] MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA OF THE WEST INDIES. 523 TACHYPTILIA, Hein. TACHYPTILIA DESECTELLA, Z. Gelechia (Tachyptilia) desectella, Z. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. pp. 362-3, pi. v.'fig. 122 (1877). West Indies-Cuba (Z.). HELCYSTOGRAMMA, Z. HELCYSTOGRAMMA OBSERATELLA, Z. Gelechia (Helcystogramma) obseratella, Z. Hor. Soc. Eiit. xiii. pp. 371-3, pi. v. fig. 127 (1877). West Indies-Cuba (Z.). TRICHOTAPHE, Clem. TRICHOTAPHE TRIGONELLA, sp. n. Antenna? brownish fuscous, faintly annulated with paler rings. Palpi pale whitish ochreous, the extreme point of the apical joint ochreous, with a few fuscous scales preceding it. Head leaden grey. Thorax greyish brown, with a distinct whitish-ochreous line from the eyes to the middle of the posterior margin on each side, forming a V-shaped mark, which gives it a triangular appearance. Fore wings greyish brown, with a small ferruginous spot at the end of the discal cell, margined on its upper and outer side with whitish-ochreous scales; a whitish-ochreous line from the base along the dorsal margin to the bulge of the wing, but not continued where the margin becomes straight; a faint whitish-ochreous spot or group of scales on the extreme costal margin at one fifth from the apex; cilia brownish grey, with a few detached whitish-ochreous scales along their apical margin. Hind wings brownish grey, with a tuft of greyish-ochreous hairs above at the base; cilia brownish grey, inclining to ochreous at their extreme base. Abdomen greyish brown ; anal tuft whitish ochreous. Legs whitish ochreous; hind tibiae lightly touched with brownish grey above the spurs and on the tarsal joints. Exp. al. 11 millim. Hab. West Indies-St. Vincent (windward side, 1 specimen, Smith). Type, 3- BRACHYCROSSATA, Hein. BRACHYCROSSATA PSORICOPTERELLA, sp. n. Antennae fuscous, faintly annulated with pale cinereous. Palpi fuscous, speckled with pale cinereous at the ends of the second and apical joints. Head greyish fuscous above, face paler. Thorax fuscous. Fore wings mottled with pale cinereous and fuscous in about equal proportions; the latter predominating along the dorsal half to the |