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meeting belowsubcostal and on median, connectedbelow cell

by

a streak; rcniform a large broken annulus; postmedial finelylunular, broken in places, followed

by some

geminate spots, except opposite

cell, and

hj

a singlespotoncostalmargin; terminal pointsoninter- spaces.

Hind

wings:

A

linear spotondiscocellular, andline above

it; threepostmedial brokenlines not reaching inner margin; a sub- terminal fuscous line on a dark

brown

shade; terminal points.

Wings

below paler, markings indistinct, except a black discal spot onhind wings; afine postmediallineand subterminal shade.

Expanse.

—

30

mm.

Habitat.

—

Omai, British Guiana.

Type.—

C&t.No. 16631,U.S.N.M.

CAPNODESTYROE,new^species.

Male.

— ^Body

^{and wingsgrayish, the} collar and thorax

somewhat

darker. Wings:

A

terminal fuscous

brown

line, theinnerside

wavy

edgedwithwhitish, outwardly edgedwith yellow; ciliapalercrossed

by

two darklines; a subterminalbrownish shade, outwardly edged by a faint whitish line. Fore wings: Antemedial and postmedial lines fine, fuscousbrown, edged with yellow whiteoncostalmargin, the former inwardly, the latteroutwardly; antemedialinset onsub- costal, vertical to submedian, then inbent; postmedial outbent and angled at vein 7, and inbent; reniform

brown

outlined in fuscous brown.

Hind

wings:

Some

antemedial darker scaling; a dark line

on discocellular; postmedialfine fuscous brown.

Wings

below dull grayish; terminallinefuscous, expanding oninterspaces; darkspots on discocellulars; postmedial and subterminal lines

more

distinct onhind wings, whichare also paler.

Expanse.

—

16

mm.

Hahitat.

—

^{Cayenne, French} Guiana.

Type.—

Cat. No.16632,U.S.N.M.

CAPNODESGLADYSIA, new^species.

Female.

—

^{Palpi, vertex, and collar lilacine} brown. Frons brown.

Thorax dark brown.

Abdomen

gray brown.

Wings

gray brown, tinged with purplish. Fore wings: Base darker shading to reddish

brown

atthe antemedialline, whichisthick, white, almostvertical, and is followed

by

a yellow

brown

shade; reniform oval, linear, shghtly darker; postmedial thick, white on costal margin, slightly outbent, then slightly inbent, yellowbrown, crossed

by

a minutely lunular brown-black line; subterminal darker shading, chiefly near costa; terminal small dark spots on interspaces.

Hind

wings:

A

postmedial minutely lunular and interrupted,

brown

black line, slightly shaded with

yeUow

brown; subterminal shading brownish, with

some

darkerspots; aninterrupted terminal blackline.

Wings

belowgrayish.

Hind

wings: Fuscousscalingondiscocellular; traces

NO. 2039.

\OCTUID MOTHS FROM TROPICAL AMERICA—

SCHAUS.

537

ofa postmedial fuscousline,broadlyshadedwithorange

brown

near inner margin.

Expanse.

—

16

mm.

Habitat.

—

^{St.Jean,MaroniRiver.}

2Vpe.—

Cat.No.166,33,U.S.N.M.

CAPNODESANTHEA,newspecies.

Male.

—

^{Head, collar, and thorax dull grayish brown.}

^Abdomen

dark gray above, whitish underneath. Fore wings dull brownish gray, exceptabroad subterminal whitish gray shade, ^itsouter edge well defined

by

the dark terminal shade, and outcurved between veins 5 and 3, lines fine, bright brown, slightly

wavy

and inbent, consisting of a subbasal, antemedial, medial,and postmedial line, the medialclose totwo white pointsondiscocellular;terminaldark spots at veins.

Hind

wings similar with only a faintly indicated finesubterminal palerline; the base whitish followed

by some

black irrorations;

some

fuscous scaling on discocellular; postmedial and outerlines fine,fuscous,shaded with brown; aninterrupted terminal fuscousline.

Wings

below dark gray with

some

whitishirrorations;

the innermargins white; fuscous spots on discocellular; traces of a postmedialand outer line, better defined onhind wings.

Expanse.

—

17

mm.

Habitat.

—

^St.Jean,MaroniRiver.

Tj/pe.—Cat. No. 16634,U.S.N.M.

CEROMACRACEBRENIS, newspecies.

Male.

—

^{Antennae whitish,}dark shaded at base.

Body

and wings dark oHve brown. Fore wings: Lines darker; antemedial vertical;

postmedial outcurved beyond cell; a dark spot on discocellular.

Wings

belowpaler;darkdiscocellularlines;afaintpostmedial shade.

Expanse.

—

47

mm.

Habitat.

—

^Paraguay.

Like C.fuliginosa Butlerbut withoutthe whitetips.

Type.—Csit.No. 16635,U.S.N.M.

ANTARCHAEAPOLLA. new^species.

Male.

—

^{Head, thorax, andforewingsolive bistre.}

^Abdomen

^and

hind wings brownish buff. Fore wings:

Some

scattered black irrorations;abroadfuscousgray shade from middleofinnermargin to costa before apex, darkestfrom above vein 2,

somewhat

inter- rupted on submedian fold; antemedial line very faint, deeply out- angled; afaintmediallinetoreniform,whichisround surmounted

by

a smallerspot, bothpale yellowcircledwithbrown;postmedialIme

fine, fuscous, downcurvedtovein 6, then inbent, lunular, on inner margin changingto

brown

;outermargin shadedwith

brown

;afaint darker

brown

subterminal shade; margiaal black poiats connected

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by

afineline.

Hind

wings: Outer andinnermarginsdarkershaded

;

anindistinctterminal fuscousline.

Wings

belowpaler;themarginal spotslarger, especially onhind wings; costaofhindwingsirrorated with brown; a palershadeatend ofcell onforewings.

Expanse.

—

20

mm.

Habitat

—

Cayenne, FrenchGuiana.

Type.—

C&t.No.16636,U.S.N.M.

METALECTRAALCIS,newspecies.

Male.

—

Palpiblack, tipped with dark brown. Head, collar, and thoraxwhitewithafew grayirrorations.

Abdomen

dorsallyroseate

brown

with darkerirrorations and grayishsegmentallines.

Wings

white. Forewiugs:

A

grayishoutcurvedantemedialfascia; twofine medialfuscous

brown

lines, slightlyoutcurved,inclosing the

brown

reniformspot, joined

by

grayishand pale reddishirrorations; a fine black postmedialline,minutelydentate,outangledatvein4,followed

by

a dull reddish fine shade, and large fuscous

brown

shades on costal and innermargins; a

wavy

subterminal, and afine terminal black line; the termen broadly shaded with fuscous and

brown

between veins 3 and 6; the costal margin tinged with pale bistre.

Hind

wings: Costal and inner margin grayish; medial andpost- medial fuscous lines, the disk between

them

irrorated with dark brown, andafuscous streakondiscocellular;terminalspacebetween veins2^nd 6 darkreddishbrown; anal anglebistre; asubterminal, anda terminal fuscousline; ciliacrossed

by

two brokenreddish

brown

lines. Fore wings below brown, thetermen shaded with darkslate color; inner margin white to

beyond

middle; traces oflines;

some

yellowish spotsoncosta.

Hind

wings belowwhite,withdarkirrora- tions, except on inner margin; antemedial and postmedialfines; a fuscous line on discocellular; outer margin broadly dark grayish brown;

some

terminal palespots.

Expanse

—

14

mm.

Hahitat.

—

^{St.Jean,MaroniRiver.}

Type.—

C&t.No.16637,U.S.N.M.

METALECTRACEYX, newspecies.

Male.

—

Palpi grayish white, ringed with fuscous.

Head

grayish white. Collar and thorax similar irrorated with lilacine and pale reddishbrown.

Abdomen

shaded withyellow green;

some

reddish scaling atbase;

some

fuscous shading terminally.

Wings

whitish, thelines and shadings pale olive;marginalfuscous spotsconnected

by

a fineterminal

wavy

line. Fore wings:

Extreme

costairrorated withblack, especiallymediallywhere twofineblacklines suffusewith a velvetyblacklineondiscocellular;traces of antemedialand medial lines_;postmedialfine,

wavy

dentate,precededbyapaleshade andfol-

NO.2039.

NOCTUID MOTHS FROM TROPICAL AMERICA—

SCHAUS. 539 lowedbyabroaddarker shade, interruptedbeyondcell,bifurcatingon innermargin;a finesubterminal shade.

Hind

wings: Baseofcosta shaded with gray; a similar streak near innermargin; antemedial, medial, and postmediallines with

some

fuscous and reddish

brown

scaling;afinebrownishlineondiscocellular;outerandsubterminal brownish shades.

Wings

below whitish, irrorated ^vith grayish brown, on fore wings chiefly around discocellular space, and sub- terminally; on hind wings fine antemedial, medial, and postmedial lines.

Expanse.

—

19

mm.

Habitat.

—

^{St.Jean,MaroniRiver.}

Type.—

C&t.No. 16638,U.S.N.M.

METAXECTRAASTYLOS, newspecies.

Male.

— Body

and wings brown,glossedwith purple;

some

scattered blackand dark

brown

irrorations; largeroundvelvet}^black spotson discocellulars. Fore wings: Antemedial fuscous spots on costa, belowcell,and oninner margin; ablackorbicular spot; medialspots below cell and submedian ^{fold; a darker}

brown

postmedial shade, interrupted

by

veins; subterminalbrownishshadesbelowcosta, and betweenveins 5 and 3.

Hind

wings: Postmedial, and subterminal spots beyond cell; a medial spotnear inner margin.

Wings

below pale grayishbrown; fuscous shadesondiscocellulars;

some

scattered brownishirrorations; a faintsubterminal shade.

Expanse.

—

21

mm.

Habitat.

—

^{St.Jean,MaroniRiver.}

Type.—

Cat.No. 16639, U.S.N.M.

METALECTRAAGRIODOS,newspecies.

Male.

—

^Palpi brown, streaked belowwith fuscous gray, and with alateralpaleshade.

Head

whitish; collarandthorax whitishshaded withUlacine,andirroratedwith

brown

andblack.

Abdomen

whitish buff,thickly irroratedwith

brown

andblack; curvedfuscousshading onthirdandfourth segments.

Wings

lilacinegraythickly irrorated withdark brown. Forewings:

A

buff whiteshade abovesubcostal interrupting lines, which arefine, brown, forming on costa broader fuscous spots; antemedial slightly outbent; medial line wavy; a dark

brown

shade ondiscocellular; anouterfinedentate whitishline, followedfrombelowvein6 tocosta

by

alargefuscous

brown

spot; a terminal lunular line.

Hind

wings: Costa grayish; a gray streak near inner margin; a velvety black line on discocellular, slightly lunular; a fine, irregular postmedial line, coarseron innermargin;

faint subterminal spots oninterspaces. Fore wings below grayish;

innermarginwhitetobeyondmiddle; a postmediallinefollowed

by

ayellow white spotoncosta.

Hind

wings belowpalegray, mottled

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withwhite near innermargin;discocellularspotthick; afaintmedial line; a well-marked postmedial line.

Expanse.

—

16

mm.

Habitat.

—

Cayenne, FrenchGuiana.

Type.—

C&t.No. 16640,U.S.N.M.

METALECTRAFURVA, newspecies.

Male.

—

Palpi dull fuscous. Head, collar, and thorax

brown

irro- rated with fuscous brown.

Abdomen

dark grayish brown, with

some

paler segmental Hnes; anal hairs tipped with whitish yellow.

Fore wings dark purple brown; subbasal and antemedial Hnes

lilacine, theformer outwardly shaded with blackoncostaand below

cell; inwardly so shaded on cell, the latter outwardly shadedwith black, andpreceded

by

ayellow

brown

shade belowcell; medialline outcurved, geminate, darkershaded and partlyirrorated with red- dish brown; an orbicular black point; reniform small, dark edged, interrupting the outermedialline, followed

by

a lilacineshade;post- medial consisting of small bright

brown

spots on a lilacine shade, preceded

by

fuscousspots, thelargestbetweenvein2and submedian;

a subterminal lilacine shade, suffusing with postmedial at vein _5;

marginal fuscous

brown

spots connected

by

adeeply lunularsimilar terminalline.

Hind

wings dark brown; cilia mottled withgrayish.

Wings

below brownishgray. Forewings: Traces oflinesfromblack costal spots, thepostmedial followed

by

awhitespot.

Hind

wings

:

Antemedial andpostmediallines distinct,outwardlypalershaded; a fainter medial line and dark streak on discocellular;

some

subter- minal darkspots.

Expanse.

—

27

mm.

Habitat.

—

^St.Jean,MaroniKiver.

Type.—

Ciit.No.16641,U.S.N.M.

METALECTRAVARIATA, newspecies.

Male.

—

Palpi dull brown. Head, collar, and patagia fuscous brown; thorax white;

abdomen

dark gray with a yellowish white transverse line near base. Fore wings dullfuscous brown; ante- mediallinebroad,white,outbent,curvedbelowcell,outwardly edged

by

a finedarklinefromsubcostaltoinnermargin, followed bya small whitishshadeincell, andawhite pointbeyond; medial space below

cellto close toinnermarginmottled whiteandyellowishbrown;reni- formspacelarge,almostsuffusingwith the medialj^ellowishspace,the largereniform indicated

by some

darklines, andcrossedbyabroken dark line, whichis followed

by some

yellowish shading; postmedial Unewavily outcurved,white,inwardly edged byadarklineseparating

it from the reniform space; termen broadly white from vein 5 to costa,inwardlyproduced between5 and 6; a terminalline,and cilia

NO.2039.

NOCTUID MOTHS FROM TROPICAL AMERICA—

SGHAUS.

541

fuscous interrupted

by

white pointsat veins; asmall whitishshade at tornus.

Hind

wings gray, darkest on outer margin; an outer whitish shade, darker edged,andslightlyupcurvedatvein₃; terminal white points.

Wings

below whitish irrorated with gray and with darker postmedialandsubterminal shades.

Expanse.

—

21

mm.

Habitat.

—

Geldersland, SurinamRiver.

Type.—

Cat. No. 16642,U.S.N.M.

CORNAOENONE,newsjfecies.

Male.

—

^{Head, collar, and thorax dark brown;}

^some

^{white scales}

on vertex and thorax.

Abdomen

^{fuscous gray;} the dorsal tufts at base dark brown.

Wings

not quite so dark as thorax; a white point at baseofmedian;

some

whiteirrorations oncostanear base;

a white ^line oncosta above orbicular, whichis small, white, finely edged with

brown

black; reniform outlinedinfuscousbrown,irrorated behind withwhite^;afinewhitelineoncostaaboveit;

some

marginal whitishscaling,veryindistinct;terminal fuscous spotsoninterspaces;

cilia finely wliite basally at middle of interspaces.

Wings

below grayish, thefore wings shaded with

brown

except oninnermargin;

hind wings withadiscal spot, fine

wavy

postmedialline, and broad terminal

brown

shade; a whitish terminalshadeat analangle.

Expanse.

—

31

mm.

Habitat.

—

Geldersland,SurinamRiver.

Type.—

Cat.No. 16643,U.S.N.M.

POLYGNAMPTIA, new

genus.

Male.

—

Antennae bipectinate. Palpi upturned, straight, the tips levelwith frontaltuft, the second joint slightlyfringed below, the third Yery short. Fore tibiae and base of tarsi hairy; legs other- wise moderately scaled. Fore wings broad; costa arched at base;

the outermargin outbenttovein_3,incurvedbelowit;celllong,two thirdsthe lengthofwing; vein 2 nearer anglethan middleofcell;3 and4apartfromlowerangle; 5 slightlyabove4^;6below upperangle;

7, 8,10fromareole,8and9 stalked;11fromcellapproximatingareole.

Hind

wings: Costa^straight;termenproducedbefore analangle;cell alittle

more

thanhalfthe lengthofwing;veins3 and4 wellstalked;

5aboveangle; 6and7from upperangle.

Typeof^genus,

—

PotygnamptiachloristictaSchans.

POLYGNAMPTIACHLORISTICTA, newspecies.

MaVe.

—

Palpi yellow brown. Head, collar, and thorax whitish gray, thecollar shaded behind with brown;patagia lilacine

brown

irrorated with white.

Abdomen

pale buff, withlight

brown

dorsal tufts. Fore wingspalebuff-gray, thickly irroratedwithdullbrown;

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an outcurvedsubbasalline, yellowish above median,greenbelowit;

antemedial pale yellow brown, outbent to orbicular, then vertical;

orbicularbrightgreen containing a whitishstreak; awhite incurved lineondiscocellularbroadlyedgedwith brightgi-een;a finebrownish line from costa above orbicular, outbent along costa to beyond reniform;this lineisfollowedoncosta

by

a similarshorterline,which

is

down

bent, very faintly indicated as a subterminal line, and is

marked by some

minute dark points; a

brown

terminalshade from vein 4toapex, a short black streakonvein₅;ciliawith black spotsat veins3, 4,and5.

Hind

wingsyellowish white; the innermargin from beyondbase, and analspacedarklyirrorated;

some

greenishscaling postmediall}^near innermargin;two darkspotsoninnermarginnear angle; anarrowterminal

brown

shade.

Wings

belowyellowishwhite

;

faint discal points;

some

marginal

brown

shading on hindwings towardanalangle.

Expanse.

—

28

mm.

Habitat.

—

^{St.Jean,MaroniRiver.}

Type.—

C&t.No.16644,U.S.N.M.

BANIANAGULUSSA, newspecies.

Male.

—

^{Antennae pubescent, ciliate. Palpi, collar, and front of}

patagia bright vermilion brown.

Head

and thorax buff white.

Abdomen

pale brown. Fore wingsbuff whitewith afew brownish irrorations; extreme costa pale yellow; antemedial and postmedial lines brown, almost vertical; a small black spot near base on sub- costal; a

brown

lineondiscocellular,interrupted medially;abrownish shadefollowing postmedial; a subterminaldullbroAvn line, inangled opposite cell, outangled between veins 3 and 4, incurved below 3;

terminal fuscous

brown

spots on interspaces.

Hind mngs

pale 3^ellow; terminal dark })oints.

Wings

below yellowish; traces of a postmedialmacular darkline;terminalspots; aline ondiscocellular offorewings, adiscalpointon hind

mngs.

Expanse.

—

25

mm.

Habitat.

—

^{St.Jean,MaroniRiver.}

Near B.tindicollis Walker.

Type.—

C&t.No.16645,U.S.N.M.

BANIANA ATHAMAS,newspecies.

Male.

—

Antennaepubescent, ciliate. Palpi browTiishbuff. Head,

collar, andthorax paleolivebrown;

abdomen

darker

mth

pale anal hairs and ventral streak. Fore wings buff

brown

irroratedwith darkerbrown; basefaintlytingedwithlilacine; a small fuscous spot oncosta, and one on^innermargin; antemedialandpostmediallines fine, brightbrown, vertical; anirregulardark

brown

shade ondisco- cellular; a subterminaldark

brown

shade,incurved oppositecelland belowvein₃; terminaldarkspotsoninterspaces.

Hind

wingsgray-

J039.

NOCTUID MOTHS FROM TROPICAL AMERICA—

8CHAUS. 543 ish brown, darker on outer margin; a small dark discal spot; an interrupted dark terminalline. Fore wings below palegrayish, the costa broadly yellowish with

some brown

irrorations; afine darker shade on discocellular; a dark postmedial line, outcurved, well

marked

below costaandcutbyveins; aterminaldarkline, itsinner edgewav3'.

Hind

wings belowwhitish, the costa slightlyyellowish with

brown

irrorations; a fuscous spot at end of cell; a macular postmedialline,heaviest nearcosta; terminaldarkspots.

Expanse.

—

28

mm.

Habitat.

—

^{St,Jean,MaroniRiver.}

Type.—

C2it.No.16646,U.S.N.M.

BANIANAHELLE, new^species.

Female.

—

^{Palpi brown. Frons and vertex in front creamy buff;}

vertex otherwise, collar, and front of thorax velvety black brown.

Thoraxotherwise palebuff.

Abdomen

irroratedwithbrownishgray.

Fore wingspalebuff irroratedwithcoarse

brown

scales; antemedial line dark

brown

wavily outbent to median between veins 3 and 2,

below 2 forming an incurved lunule, inwardly edged with a clear pale shade; reniform consisting of two pale spots containing dark points; a verticalpale outerlineoutwardly edgedwith brightbrown;

marginaldarkgrayishlines, deeplj^ inbent, forming cuneiform spots on interspaces; dark terminal points.

Hind

wings dull grayish brown.

Wmgs

below paler with dark terminal points; traces of a paler postmedial shade,and adarkdiscalpointon hindwings.

Expanse.

—

28

mm.

Habitat—Si.Jean,MaroniRiver.

NearB. percaraWalker.

Type.—

Csii.No.16647,U.S.N.M.

BANIANACRUCILLA, newspecies.

Male.

—

^Antennae bipectinate. Palpi and collar light brown.

Head

and

body

grajdsh. Fore wings grayish, thinly irrorated with brown; afineantemedial

brown

^{linecrossinga velvety}

brown

black spotbelowcell,and

marked by

asmall fuscous spotoncosta; ablack point as orbicular; a fine black line on discocellularterminating in points; postmedialstartmgoncostafrom asmall fuscousspot, out- curved beyond cell and slightly incurved below vein 3, broadly shadedwithdark brown,especiallyoppositecelland betweenvein2 and submedian; anirregulardarker subterminalshade; darkterminal spots

somewhat

lunular.

Hind

wings brownishgray.

Wings

below dullerwithtraces of a jDOstmedial darker shade, and a discal point on hindwings.

Expanse.

—

27

mm.

Habitat.

—

^Cayenne.

Type.—

C&i.No.16648,U.S.N.M.

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BANIANAGYAS, newspecies.

Male.

—

^{Antennaepubescent,ciliate. Palpi} andfronsbrown; frons aboveandvertexgrayishbuff; vertexbehindandcollardark brown.

Thorax grayish brown.

Abdomen

above fuscous; underneath and analhairs buff. Forewings:Base brown,limited

by

anoutbentrose- ate buff broad line, outwardly shaded with dark brown, becoming

})alermediallyandsuffusing\nth the postmedial roseate buffshade, whichis limited

by

adark

brown

vertical shade; the outer margin broadly olive brown; terminal dark

brown

spots on interspaces; a fineincurved darkline on discocellular, expandingslightly atlower end.

Hind

wings dull fuscous brown.

Wings

below dull grayish brown; costaof forewings tingedwith buff; hind wdngs with adark discal point and postmedial line; small terminal dark spots on interspaces.

Expanse.

—

27

mm.

Habitat.

—

St.Laurent,MaroniRiver.

Type.—

C&t.No.16649,U.S.N.M.

BANIANA HERCEUS,newspecies.

Male.

—

Antennaepubescent,fasciculate.

Body

brown,thethorax slightlyshaded withfuscous. Fore wdngs: Base of costa gray, the basalspace otherwiserichbrown,limitedby afinewhite antemedial line, wavily outbent and curved above submedian near middle of wing; medialspace

grapsh

irroratedwithblack,limited

by

a straight outbentfine whitelinefrom belowsubcostaltoinnermargin; orbic- ular adark

brown

point circled withwhitish; space beyond tosub- terminalrichbrown, exceptoncosta postmedially, and justbeyond

cell,whichis grayish, crossed

by

afinepostmedial line, outcurved, upangledbelowreniform,then outbentandbarelytraceableon

brown

ground; reniform spot small, white, broadly circled with brown, which is outwardly edged

by

a fine whitish line; subterminal line fuscous, slightly sinuous, inwardly edged withbuff; termen grayish shaded with

brown

fromnear vein2 tonear vein₅; aterminal

brown

line; inner margin with tuft before antemedial line.

Hind

wings brown; a darker terminal line; cilia bistre brown.

Wings

below palerbrown, withdarkerdiscocellular spots.

Expanse.

—

27

mm.

Habitat.

—

^St.Laurent,MaroniRiver.

Type.—

C&t.No.16650,U.S.N.M.

BANIANASERPENS, newspecies.

Male.

—

^Palpidark

brown

outwardly. Vertex

m

^{front and} thorax pale-buff brown.

Head

behind, and collar velvety

brown

black.

Abdomen

grayish brown. Fore wings:

A

fine whitish line from innermarginantemedially, upbent, and angledincell,

down

curved