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Show 1897.] WEST-INDIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 63 " Die Raupe ist sehr diinn und schmal, 16-f iissig, in der Mitte atn breitesten ; dunkel chocoladebraun, mit zwei Reihen feiner weisseu Punkte auf jeder Seite des Riickens, so dass auf jedem Segment zwei Puuktvvarzen sich linden, jede mit einem schwarzen Haar versehen. Kopf rund, schwarzbraun. Das erste Leib-segment durchsichtig fleischfarbig im ersten Drittel, auf den hinteren | mit einem Schild von der Farbe des Kopfes. Bauch, Fiisse und After von der Farbe des Riickens. " Raupe auf den Blattern der Bromelia plnguln, L., gef unden in einem Gespinnst mit eingewobenen Excrementen und Blattresten. Das Gespinnst befindet sich in der inneren Hdhlnng des Blattes, dicht an der Blattwurzel. Anscheinend frisst die Raupe nicht die Blatter, sondern nur die Blattreste, die sie in ihr Gespinnst festwebt." (Gudmann.) I am unable to separate from the types three slightly smaller captured females in which the tawny-reddish suffusion is much modified by greyish-fuscous sprinkling, and the pale ochreous ground-colour inclines to pale cinereous. This species differs from the type of the genus in having veins 7 and 8 coincident, arising from a common stem with 9; but at present I am unwilling to create a new genus for its reception. 10. ARISTOTELIA, Hb., Meyr. This genus has been separated into sections under various names, such as Evagora, Clem., Apodla, Hein., Ergatls, Hein. The first two names are preoccupied, and Ergatls is a synonym of Aristotelia. Aristotelia is used in a more extended sense in this paper than is accorded to it by Meyrick. At present it seems unnecessary to rename the different sections as here given, but this can be done at any future time if the subdivisions founded on neuration should be regarded as of sufficient value; when probably some of Walker's or Chambers's generic names will be found to apply. The species which have veins 3 and 4 of the hind wings connate are narrow-winged derivatives of Aristotelia, and are not allied to Gelechia. § A. Fore wings, 7 and 8 stalked, 6 out of 7. Hind wings, 3 and 4 connate. ( = § EVAGORA, Clem.) 21. ARISTOTELIA ANNULICORNIS, sp. n. Antennas pale straw-ochreous, minutely banded above with greyish fuscous, a distinct blackish band across the middle of the basal joint. Palpi pale straw-ochreous, with two smoky-black spots on the outer side of the second joint and a smoky-black ring near the end of the apical joint. Head and thorax pale straw-ochreous. Fore wings pale straw-ochreous, with a slight ferruginous shade along the middle from one-third to two-thirds, and several smoky-black spots and dots : the first at the base of the costa, |