ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON

PROCEEDINGS OF THE

ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON

VOL. 24 JUNE ^{1922 No. 6}

NEW SPECIES OF PYRALIDAE OF THE SUBFAMILY CRAMBINAE FROM TROPICAL AMERICA.

Bv W.

SCHAUS.

The _specimens from Castro and Sao _Paulo,

_Brazil,

were collected by ^{E. D.} Jones, those from Venadio, Mexico, by

J.

A. _Kiische, and were presented

^to

^the Museum _by B. Preston Clark. Where not otherwise stated the bulk of the species were collected by ^Barnes and Schaus or purchased by ^Schaus

for

the

collection.

In

a

few cases the specimens have been

in

the Museum

fora

long time and _only

their locality ^is

known.

Culladiacastrella,

new

species.

Male.

Head

whitish, the palpi avellaneous, darker shaded at base, the third joint

mouse

_gray. Collar and thorax avellaneous with

some brown

scales.

Abdomen

above avellaneous, the base with subdorsal white scaling, the anal segment buff white; underneath whitish buff. Fore wings irrorated with _sayal

brown becoming

^denser

and

forming ^{fine striated lines} before thesubterminalfine

brown

blacklinewhich^isalmost_straightandparallel with termen;^the

brown

irrorationsform avaguespot antemedially belowcell,

an_obliquepatch oncosta medially,and anindistinctpostmedial^lineoutcurved aroundcell;termen white withafewfinebrownishstriae;black spots terminally

on

interspaces; ^cilia silvery white.

Hind

wings white faintly suffused with light buff;^ciliawhite.' Fore wings below ^suffusedwith_{grayish buff,} thecosta ofhind wings with^similarirrorations.

Expanse

¹²

mm.

Habitat. Castro, Carana.

Type ^Cat. No. _25521, U.

S.

N. M.

Culladiafrancescella,

new

species.

Male. headand_{palpiwhite, the}latterwith

some

_grayscalingat_tip.

Thorax

whitethe patagiadeep

mouse

_gray.

Abdomen

above

mouse

_{gray, the}twolast

segments ^silvery gray; underneath white. Fore wings white ^{with transverse} striations;

some

brownish striations at tornus, and en postmedial space; an inbent

brown

linefrom end ofcell to inner margin;

suhtermmal

line double, curved below _costa, then _vertical, the inner line thick, brown, the outer line forming ^atriangular spoton costa, thenvery^{fine anil} barely traceable;^a dark terminal lineprecededby fuscous spotson interspaces, obsolete towards _apex.

Hind

wings white very faintlysuffused with whitish buff.

F.xpanse 9

mm.

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Habitat. San Francesco Mountains, San Domingo.

Type. ^Cat. No. _{25522, U.}

S.

N. M.

Collected by ^{A. Busck.}

Near

C. psythiella

Schaus.

Culladia habanella,

new

_species.

Female.

Head

_whitish, the palpi

mouse

_gray. Collar and thorax _grayish burl.

Abdomen

above vinaceousbuff,underneath_gray. Legs white^streaked with_gray. Fore wings lightsilverygray with darkerirrorations; base shaded withlight buff,

and

afewblackscalessubbasallybelowcelland oninnermargin;

antemedial black scales below cell

and

below submedian; ^a few black scales at

end

ofcell; amedial

cinnamon

buffline from

end

ofcell tomiddle ofinner margin;a similar thicksubterminal_line,outangled on costathen_parallelwith termen; termen ^ratherbroadly

cinnamon

buffwith terminal black points, the scaling ^{striated;cilia}gray.

Hind

wings ^whitishgray with ^{a fine}darker gray terminal_line; cilia buffat base followed

by

^a dark gray ^line

and

_tippedwith white.

Expanse

¹⁶

mm.

Habitat. Havana, Cuba.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25523, U.}

S.

N. M.

Culladia eucosmella Dyar ^has

^as

synonym ^Crambus argyrip-

lagalis

Hampson.

Eufernaldia panamella,

new

_species.

Male.

Head

white, palpidrab brown.

Thorax

ochraceous_buff,the patagia tippedwith white.

Abdomen

brownish _above, white underneath; legs white, the tarsishaded withlight buff. Fore wings ochraceousbuff,the veins silvery white,^also the costaledge exceptat base; base of costal vein fuscous; ^awhite linealong

submedian

told; ^alltheveins

and

lines finelyedged with darkbrown;

discocellular notwhite

and

withadark

brown

_spot;adarklinein cellwith only afew whitescales;amedialseriesofdark_spotsonveins,outbent^atdiscocellular spot,theninbent to

submedian

fold;apostmedial^seriesof spotsonveinsfrom vein 5 to innermargin; ^awhitelineoninnermargin ^at base,

and

from middle to neartornus.

Hind

_wingstuscous gray;^ciliaon both wings^white.

Expanse

¹⁸

mm.

Habitat. Alhajuelo, Panama.

Type. ^Cat. No. _{25524, U.}

S.

N. M.

Collected by ^{A. Busck.}

Crambus

edredellus,

new

_species.

Male. Head,^collarand thorax

warm

buff.

Abdomen

abovelight buff;

body

below and_{legswhite, the}fore legs buff. Fore wingswhitish thickly irrorated

and

suffused with

warm

buff; awhitish indistinct postmedial^line oblique on costa,^verticalfrom vein 4toinnermargin; minuteterminal black points;^cilia white.

Hind

wings white^irroratedwithlight buff;^ciliawhite.

Expanse'¹⁶

mm.

Habitat. Jamaica, ^British West

Indies.

PROC. ENT. WASH., VOL.

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JUNE,

Type. ^Cat. No. _25525, U.

S.

N. M.

Vein

11

suffuses with

12.

Crambus

santiagellus,

new

_species.

Female.

Head,

^collar

and

thoraxbuff white, the palpilaterallyshaded with gray.

Abdomen

abovelight

cinnamon

_buff;

body

underneath

and

legswhite.

Fore wingswhite, with

some

_grayish

brown

irrorations; innermargin ^to near cellsuffusedwitholive_buff;termen withfineolivebuffstriae;a shortsubbasal black streakoncostal vein;

some

black scalingforming an antemedial^linefrom withincelltoinnermargin, outbent from belowfold; a clusterof fuscous

brown

scalesatlower_{angle of}cell; tracesof apostmedial^lineoutbentoncosta;^asub- terminal grayishshade preceded below^costaby

two

shortblack streaks; terminal black points.

Hind

wings silverywhitesuffused with gray except ^incell

and

betweenveins 2

and

3tonear termen;^ciliawhite,onfore

wing

tippedwith_gray.

Fore wings belowsilverygray.

Hind

wings belowsilvery white.

Expanse

¹⁵

mm.

Habitat. Santiago, Cuba.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25526, U.}

S.

N. M.

Crambus

paucipunctellus,

new

_species.

Male.

Head and

palpi white, the^latterbrownish below

and

_laterally. Col- lar white shaded with buff.

Thorax and abdomen

white. Fore wings white with a few

brown

irrorations; a short

brown

streak at endof_cell,one below middle ofcell,

and

one belowbase of vein_2; basal thirdofcostaledge brown,

and

afinestreakoncosta medially; subterminal clustersof

brown

scales from below costa to below vein 2 partly suffusing,closely followed from vein 5 to vein 2

by

^afine dark line; minute terminal dark points.

Hind

_wings white.

Fore wings below

and

costa ofhind wingsfuscous gray.

Expanse

¹⁸

mm.

Habitat. Castro, Panama.

Type. ^Cat. No. _{25527, U.}

S.

N. M.

Belongs

^to

^the group

^{of C.}

immunellus

Zeller

and

C.

intangens Dyar.

Crambus

domingellus,

new

_species.

Male.

Head

white, the palpi below

mouse

_gray. Collar white,shaded with

brown

infrontand withouter

brown

_spots.

Thorax

steelgray,ⁱⁿfront whitish;

patagia white.

Abdomen

silvery white; frombase laterally steelcoloredlines

meet

_dorsally atmiddle; anal hairssteelgray. Legswhite, the^{fore tarsi}with

brown

_rings. Fore wingssilverywhite, the costal margin shaded with

tawny

olive;

some tawny

^oliveirrorationsoninnermargin,^ashortinbent streak ante- medially belowcell,amedialstreakfromvein 2tomiddleofinnermargin,

and

apostmedial^lineveryobliquefromcostaabove endofcelltonearsubterminalline atvein 4 following^itclosely to innermargin; ^thesubterminallinealsooblique from costaand

much

finerthan the postmedial bothstarting from gray spots

on

costawitha third spot nearer apex;minuteterminal black points;^ciliawhite.

Hind

_wingssilvery white. Fore wings belowsuffused with gray.

Expanse

¹⁰

mm.

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Habitat. San Francesco Mountains, San Domingo, West

Indies.

Type. ^Cat. No. _{25528, U.}

S.

N. M.

Crambus

elphegellus,

new

_species.

Male.

Head

white, palpi laterally

mouse

_gray. Collar

and

thorax white.

Abdomen

_silverygray, the anal tufts buff. Legs white, the ^{fore tarsi} brown.

Fore wings silvery white, the markings

antimony

yellow; a streak at baseof costa; a^faintmediallineoutangled^at

end

of_cell,forming^alargerspotoninner margin mottled with dark brown;

two

fine outer parallel lines, oblique from costa

and

curved to

submedian

_{fold,where they}are

somewhat

interrupted

and

againoutcurved;^{a terminal line}withsmall black spots at veins 4

and

_{3; cilia} silverywhite

becoming

golden from ^{vein 4to} tornus.

Hind

_{wingswhite, the} costashaded withlight buff.

Expanse

¹²

mm.

Habitat. Caracas, Venezuela.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25529, U.}

S.

N. M.

Near C.

albellus

Clemens.

Very ^similar

^to

^Culladia psy

^thiella

Schaus; but vein 9 present.

Crambus

sinaloellus,

new

_species.

Male.

Head

white, palpilaterallyvinaceous buff.

Thorax and

forewings paleorangeyellow, thepatagia tippedwith white.

Abdomen

aboveavellane- bus, underneath _white; the legswhite. Fore wings:^{all the veins}except ^dis- cocellulars narrowly white; ^a whitestreak in cell

and

_along

submedian

_fold;

cilia long, white.

Hind

wings whitesuffused with _light brownish _gray; cilia white. Fore wings below grayish, the veins terminally white.

Hind

_wings below_slightlywhiterthanabove.

Expanse

²⁷

mm.

.

Habitat. Venadio, Sinaloa, Mexico.

Type. ^Cat. No. _{25530, U.}

S.

N. M.

In appearance somewhat

like

Eufernaldia ^cadarellus Druce but the white

lines

much narrower and on fore wing ^{vein 3}

^is

present, veins 4 and

5

stalked.

Crambus

damotellus,

new

_species.

Male.

Body

cupreous buff. Fore wings silvery buff white; a cupreous

brown

streak along subcostal

and

abovevein 6totermen;^asimilar streakfrom

cell to fold not reaching termen; ^a broad_silvery whitestreak through ^{cell to} termen betweenveins 4

and

6; anarrow whitestreakoncostalmargin extending

on

to costaledge above^vein8;terminalwhitestreaksabove

and

belowvein_7;

cilia white; no transverse lines or markings.

Hind

_{wings white,} the costal margin broadly^suffused with_{buff gray.} Fore wings belowtuscous; the costal marginlight buff;thetermen

and

innermargin,^alsoashade fromwithincellto termen, whitish.

Expanse

³⁶

mm.

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Habitat. Popocatepetl

slopes,

Mexico.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25531, U.}

S.

N. M.

Crambus

dukinfieldiellus,

new

_species.

Male.

Head

verona brown; palpi white at base

and

underneath. Collar

and

thorax deep ^neutral gray.

Abdomen

whitish buff. Fore wings glossy buffy brown; ^costafinelywhite except^at base; a silverywhitestreak through

cellfrombasetoterminal black pointondiscal fold;awhitestreakbelow median,

becoming

silvery lead color atmiddleofcell

and

continued belowvein2;similar linesbelowveins3,4, 5

and

_7;innermarginsilkypale buffgray; asubterminal silvery lead shade _consisting of fine stnations; terminal black points; ^cilia silvery lead^at base,thensilvery white.

Hind

wings white^suffusedwith _light buffoncostalmargin

and

belowcell

and

vein5 tovein2,alsooninnermargin;

cilia white.

Expanse

²⁶

mm.

Habitat. Castro, Parana.

Type ^Cut. No. _{25532, U.}

S.

N. M.

Near

C. albiradiellus

Hampson.

Catharyllapaulella,

new

_species.

Female.

Head

white, palpi

wood brown

_{laterally,fringed}above withwhite.

Collarandthorax white.

Abdomen

above brown;basalsegment and segmental lines white;underneath white. Legs white ^streakedwith _pinkish buff. Fore wings white with^afew_light

brown

irrorationsin cell

and

on postmedial space totermen;basal third of costafinelybrown; fine,oblique, brownishstreakson costa medially, postmedially, subterminally,

and

a short streak along costa before apex;a fine,

wavy,

light

brown

medial_line,outcurved^atendofcellwith a black spot on discocellular; postmedial below ^costal margin only ^indicated

by

irrorations; subterminal linefine, distinct,curved below costaand _parallel with termen, straight and with minute darker _points on interspaces; termen finely brownish with black points; ^ciliagolden silvery.

Hind

_{wings white; a}

fine,dark brown,^terminallineandfaintmarginalgray shading^atapex.

Wings

belowsilvery,theforewing and^costalmargin^ofhind

wing

^suffusedwith brown;

a terminal dark _line, partly interrupted;^ciliaofforewingdark, ofhind wing white with a brownish'dividing^line.

Expanse

²¹

mm.

Habitat. Sao Paulo, South East

Brazil.

7>p*.-Cat. No. _{25533, U.}

S.

N. M.

Near

C. tenella Zeller.

Under the genus Catharylla ^the

^first

species mentioned by

Zeller is tenella

which

I

consider the type ^{of the} genus and

I retain this

generic name

as it is

not synonymous ^with Argyria, veins

_{7, 8,}

9 on

fore

wing being ^stalked; the palpi are shorter than

in

Crambus

to

which

it is allied.

Diptychophora

pictella,

new

_species.

Male.

Head

andpalpi white, the^latterbroadly^circledwith

cinnamon

buff;

some

similar scalingon frons anteriorly.

Thorax

vinaceous _buff, the patagia

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tipped with white.

Abdomen

_silvery white with _light buffshading^at base dorsallyand on analsegment;legswhite. Fore wings

creamy

white, the costa medially

and

inner margin white; black irrorationsforming ^a subbasal shade from costatovein 1; atmiddleofcell

and

extending below^{it a}blackpatch of scalesinwardly oblique,^its outeredge

rounded

followed

by

^a streak of black scalesfrom subcostal to vein _{2; fine}oblique

chrome

streaksoncosta medially, postmedially

and

atouter_line;outerline

creamy

^whitefinelyedged withblack, oblique ^to vein _6, then wavily curved

and

indentateon vein 2 preceded

and

followedbetweenveins4

and

6

by

black spots consisting offinelystriated_lines;

apex

beyond

^line

mars

_yellowcontaining a silvery streakabovevein_7,

and

an upright^finewhiteline above itto costa; termen

mars

_yellowexcept between veins 3

and

_4,

and

from vein 2 to tornus; ^cilia iridescent silvery white or fuscous gray.

Hind

_{wings silverywhite;} afinedarkterminallinefrom vein4 tovein7.

Wings

below silvery white a fuscous shade through ^{cell to} near termen onforewing.

Expanse

¹⁵

mm.

Habitat. Rio de _Janeiro,

_Brazil; also

from French Guiana.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25534, U.}

S.

N. M.

Diptychophora

herstanella,

new

_species.

Male.

Head and

thoraxwhite.

Abdomen

whitishbuff. Fore wingswhite;

costaledgefinelytuscous; a small

brown

_spotoncostanear middle;adarkpoint inmiddleof_cell;

some

dark scalesjust

beyond

cell; afine subterminalblack lineoutcurved from costa, followed

by

^ashort thick _light orange yellow ^line from costatovein _7,outbent to termenon vein_7,

and

a shorter streak below

it;aninterrupted terminalyellow^line with black points belowveins 4-2;^cilia white, basally fuscoustowards_apex.

Hind

_wingswhite; a terminal fuscous^line from apex^tovein2.

Expanse

⁹

mm.

Habitat. Porto

_Bello,

Panama.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25535, U.}

S.

N. M.

Argyria quevedella,

new

species.

Female.

Head and

_palpi cinnamon. Collar

and

thorax _silvery white.

Abdomen

white_{at base,}otherwise_light buffwith white segmental^lines. Fore wingssilvery white; costaledgefinelylightbrown;^asmalllightorangeyellow spotoncostaabove

end

ofcell;a similar shortcurved subterminalstreakfrom costa, followed

by

^ashorter streak; ^ciliawhite witha very^finegolden

brown

line at base.

Hind

wingswhite.

Wings

^belowsilvery white.

Expanse

¹⁷

mm.

Habitat. Quevedo, ^Ecuador.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25536, U.}

S.

N. M.

Argyriatunuistrigella,

new

_species.

Male.

Head and

_{palpi white, the} latter

cinnamon

below. Frontof_collar, thorax

and abdomen

_paledrab gray, the^collarotherwise

and

patagiasilvery white. Fore wings silvery white; the costanarrowly light buffshaded with

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brown

at base;aninbentlineof smallreddish

brown

_spotsfrom

beyond

endof cell to middle on inner margin; ^acurvedseries of spotsfrom costato vein _7;

terminal

brown

streaksalmost forming^aline;^ciliasilverygolden.

Hind

_wings

creamy

white. Fore wings below^whitishbuff,thediscshaded with brown; ^the base of costabrown.

Expanse

¹⁹

mm.

Habitat. Castro, Parana,

^Brazil.

Type. ^Cat. No. _25537, U.

S.

N. M.

A _specimen from Sao Paulo has the

fore

wing thinly irrorated with brown, and the

line

more pronounced forming an angle beyond

^cell

^with

^{a fine}

^inbent

^{line to}

costa;

^this costal line is

very

faintly

indicated

in

the type specimen.

Argyriaanlonialis,

new

_species.

Male.

Head and

_{palpi white,} the latter

cinnamon

below.

Thorax

and shoulders reddishbrown,^thecollar

and

patagia white.

Abdomen

white shaded dorsally with_gray. Fore wingswhite; costa

cinnamon

with an orange^streak at base; amedial orangeyellowline,suffusedwith darkreddishbrown,slightly oblique

and wavy,

outangled ^{at vein5}

and more

_deeplyso atsubmedian,pre- cededin cell by ^asmall curvedsimilarly colored line,so asmallwhite_spot is

enclosed at

end

ofcell; a triangularorangeyellow spotoncostaatapex with ^a fine linefromittotermen; termen narrowly

and

ciliaorangeyellowwitha red- dish

brown

lineatbase ofcilia.

Hind

_{wings silvery}white. Fore wings below suffused with _gray.

Expanse

¹⁶

mm.

Habitat. San Antonio, Colombia.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25538, U.}

S.

N. M.

Argyria

fingurialis

Dyar ^{has veins}

7, 8,

9 stalked and should be removed

to

Crambus.

Platytes arimatheella,

new

_species.

Male.

Head

_{brown, palpi grayish brown,} vertex _light gray. Collar

and

shouldersorange cinnamon; ^thorax gray with

some brown

_scaling.

Abdomen

above gray ^irroratedwith

cinnamon

buff. Fore wings cupreous brown, paler

on

inner margin

and

termen; ^costal margin broadly whitish, the costal edge buffbrown; from end^{of cell}a broad, whitish, obliquefascia,narroweratinner margin neartornus,edged with purple black scales; anouter inbent dark,but indistinct, line from costa _{to fascia,} followed by ^{a lilacine} shade obscured

by

darker _scales; faint dark terminal _spots.

Hind

wings white with ^{a terminal} grayish shadeat apex.

Expanse

²²

mm.

Habitat. Nicaragua.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25539, U.}

S.

N. M.

Near Platytes cndochalybella Hampson.

Platytes damienella,

new

_species.

Male.

Head

and _palpi white, the latter mottled _laterally with

cinnamon

buff. Collar

and

thorax white mottled with

cinnamon

buff.

Abdomen

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whitish buffabove with white segmental lines,underneathwhite. Fore wings mostlywhite; base of costafinely buff;

some brown

_{scalingsubbasally} in

and

belowcell;medial space from below^subcostallightcupreous

brown

with darker

brown

_{edging on}either_side,theinnersideinangledbetweenfold

and

_submedian, theouterside incurved; afew

brown

scalesondiscocellular; adark_silky

brown

spot

beyond

cell,its inneredge sinuous from vein 6 to vein _3; itsouter edge straighterextending ^tovein8;belowit toinnermargin and

beyond

^itto apex a pale buff

brown

shade with

two

darkerstreakson veins 7and8; avery ^fine terminal cupreous line with darker terminal spots; ^cilia white.

Hind

_wings silvery white.

Expanse

¹⁵

mm.

Habitat. Pernambuco,

^Brazil.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25540, U.}

S.

N. M.

Erupa

somenella,

new

_species.

Male.

Head and

thorax buff brown.

Abdomen

_cinnamon; venter with lightbuffsegmental^lines. Legslightbuff streakedinfrontwith brown. Fore wings

cinnamon

buff thickly irrorated with buffbrown, ^{the veins} on termen light buff;afuscous pointantemedially belowcell; a dullfuscous spot^at

end

of cell,preceded by^ashort pale streak; ^adeeply dentate^lunularpostmedial^fus- cous_line,not reaching costa or innermargin,obliquefromvein 6to

submedian

fold, macular on last

two

interspaces; terminal black points;^ciliawhitishbuff.

Hind

_wingsdullwhite, the veins irroratedwith

brown

terminally; a lunular^fine subterminal

brown

_line; terminal black points.

Wings

^belowwhitish buffwith a distinctpostmedial^fuscouslineandblackdiscalspots; terminal black points;

the costalmargin^offore

wing

palecinnamon.

Expanse

³⁴

mm.

Habitat. Volcan de Santa _Maria, Guatemala.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25541, U.}

S.

N. M.

Erupa

huarmellus,

new

_species.

Male.

Head and

thorax _purplish brown, ^the patagia paler tipped with lilacine white.

Abdomen

above brown,^{whitish at base}

and

onanal segment.

Fore wings avellaneous glossed with _{purple; a}dark

brown

line from costa at onefourthfrombasetoinnermargin^attwo-thirds;^asmalldark_spotincell

and

a larger oblique spot^at

end

ofcell continuedasadark shadetotermenatsub-

median

fold; a fine postmedial dark dentate ^line outwardly palershaded; a terminal black

brown

_line; cilia whitish with black spots terminally.

Hind

wingswhitish suffused with _lightsilky brown; ^avery ^fine dark terminalline.

Wings

below^iridescentochreous brown; darkdiscalspots; adarkterminal line partly cut

by

veins;^discalareaoffore

wing

darker shaded.

Expanse

³⁵

mm.

Habitat. Yahuarmayo, ^Peru.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25542, U.}

S.

N. M.

Erupa

chilopsisina,

new

_species.

Male.

Head

light buff, the palpilaterallybrown.

Thorax

_lightbuffshaded in front with _light brown, ^the neck darker brown.

Abdomen

above

brown

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gray, the

two

basal segments light reddish brown; underneath white with ^a ventral

and

lateral

brown

line. Legs ^whitish partly streaked with brown, especially thefore legs. Fore wingslight buff,themarginspinkishbuff;afew reddish

brown

irrorations onbasal half

and beyond

^the subterminal_line;from beforemiddleof costaanoblique reddish

brown

linepartly suffusedwith_fuscous, outangled ^atend of _cell,and inbent toinner margin, followed at discal angle

by

^around black spotfromwhich areddish

brown

lineextendsto apex; afine fuscous

brown

lineoninnermargin not reaching base orsubterminai_line;

two

black points abovethediscalspot; apostmedial^seriesofblack pointson_veins, closely followedby^thefinesubterminal_line;marginalblack spotsoninterspaces;

cilia divided

by

a grayish ^line.

Hind

_wings whitish suffused with

brown

on costalmargin

and

inner area;^asubterminaldiffusegrayish

brown

_line;terminal space lightbuffwithafew darkirrorations, theterminal spots almost forming a

wavy

^line.

Wings

^underneathwhitish;^asubterminal darklinecutby veins;

terminal spotsforming^alineonforewing, wellseparated on hindwing; ^adark

brown

discalspotonforewing, aroundblack spotonhind wing, the^latterwith

brown

irrorationsbelowcosta

and

on

submedian

fold.

Expanse

^male35

mm.,

^female45

mm.

Habitat. Castro, Parana.

Type.Czt. ^No. 25543, U.

^S.

N. M.

Erupa

impunctella,

new

_species.

Female.

Head

white. Collar and thorax white, iridescent, changing ^to lilacinegray.

Abdomen

light buff, the base dorsally white, the following three segments shaded with light brown. Fore wings light pinkish cinnamon, ^the veinslight buff;thecell andastreak totermen_slightlydarker; a similar streak above

submedian

frombase totermen; ^afew darkscalesabove

and

belowsub- median.

Hind

_wingswhite; faintbrownishsuffusionson termen towards_apex.

Fore wings below ^{whitish buff.}

Hind

wings below white, the costa whitish buff.

Expanse

⁴⁰

mm.

Habitat. Paraguay.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25544, U.}

S.

N. M.

Macrochilo

herstanellus,

new

_species.

Male.

Head,

palpi, collar andthorax auburn.

Abdomen

_{buffybrown,legs} auburn. Fore wings auburnglossedwithlilacine except on^costal margin and terminal area; a medial black

brown

line outangled ^at end ofcell inwardly

marked

_byafew _{pale blue}scales in_cell,on _fold,and on innermargin; an outer finedark line,outcurved and

wavy

^{followedon costa} by ^a white_spot, below vein 7forming^athickerinbent black

brown

line to innermargin, prccfded by light blue streaks on veins 5-8 and with

some

blue scaling on inner margin;

terminal _silvery white _spots with dark _edges; cilia a little paler than _wing.

Hind

_wings whitish buff; agrayish

brown

subterminal _line; termen narrowly darker. Fore wings belowfuscousbrown,^themargins golden ^buff.

Expanse

³²

mm.

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Habitat. San Antonio, Colombia.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25545, U.}

S.

N. M.

Near M. _pravella (Erupa) Schaus.

Vein

5

on both wings from above _angle;

this is also

the case

in pravella.

Erupa

^luceria

^Druce

^also

belongs here, but has vein

5

from _angle of

cell. It is

probable ^that other _species of Erupa ^described by Druce have ^veins 7-10 stalked.

Macrochilo

eambardella,

new

_species.

Male.

Head,

palpi

and

thorax _sayal brown.

Abdomen cinnamon

buff.

Fore wings glossysayalbrown; ^basalwhite_spotsin

and

belowcell;asubbasal

wavy,

interrupted white_line; an antemedial white_line, outangled ^at

median and

vein_2,belowtold finelyedged withblack;

some

black scalingondiscocellular;

an outer

wavy

^{lunular line black} brown, slight-outcurved below _costa, out- wardlyedged with white^{scales to vein}4,broadly so at costa; terminalwhite points not reaching apex; termen _faintly shaded with _purple.

Hind

_wings whitish suffusedwith

cinnamon

buff; a

brown

_point at upper angle ^ot cell; a faintsubterminal_line; the termen narrowly.rufous brown.

Wings

^{below with} the oater linedistinct, the surface

cinnamon

_buff, the fore wing shaded with lightsayal

brown

from basetoouterline.

Expanse

²⁴

mm.

Habitat. El Tepo, Rio Pastaza, Ecuador.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25546, U.}

S.

N. M.

Eoreuma

_paranella,

new

_species.

Female.

Head,

palpi

and

thorax paleCongo pink thinly irrorated with_pale bister

brown

_scales;

abdomen

similar above at base, otherwise white. Fore wingspalecongo pinkthinly irroratedwith_palebisterbrown;a point atendof cell; a postmedial ^{series of} minute clusters of scales outcurved

beyond

cell, vertical belowvein_2;asimilarsubterminalseriesofminuteclustersofscales;

terminal black points;^ciliawhite.

Hind

_wingssilkywhite_faintlysuffusedwith gray. Fore wings below

wood

_brown, the inner margin ^white.

Hind

_wings below white, the margins^suffusedwith_pale

wood

brown.

Expanse

³⁰

mm.

Habitat. Sao _Paulo, South East

Brazil.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25547, U.}

S.

N. M.

Eoreuma

donzella,

new

_species.

Female.

Head, body and

legs

cinnamon

buff. Fore wings

cinnamon

buff;

costafinelywhite; anarrow

cinnamon

shadefromendofcelltotermen;^asimi- lar streak above

submedian

_vein; an almost imperceptibledark _point at end ofcell; no terminal markings.

Hind

_{wings silky} white. Fore wings ^below- paler.

Hind

wings belowwhite, the costalmargin

cinnamon

buff.

Expanse

³³

mm.

Habitat. Sao _Paulo, South East

Brazil.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25548, U.}

S.

N. M.

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_6,

JUNE,

This _species and E. _paranella Schaus are the two undescribed species referred

^to

by Ely

^{in his}

description of the genus ^Eore- uma.

\/ Haimbachia

dumptalis,

new

species.

Male.

Head and

thorax white, palpi avellaneous.

Abdomen

whitish _buff, the basalsegmentsdorsallyyellow ocher;underneath

and

legs light buff. Fore wings light buff suffused with avellaneous on terminal _half; scattered black irrorations; traces ofan avellaneous lineoutcurved around cell, inbent from vein 2 to inner margin

and

better defined; a ^fine subterminal line outcurved before apex,white with darker_edging;marginal white^streaksaboveveins 6

and

7, small fuscous terminal points;^ciliasilvery whiteatbase followed by ^{a fine} fuscous _line, the _tips avellaneous.

Hind

_{wings white;} an indistinct double

tilleul buffsubterminal line fromcosta to vein_2; a similarly colored terminal line. Fore wings below silky avellaneous; the hind wings belowwhitish, the costa_faintlydarkertinged.

Expanse

¹⁶

mm.

Habitat. Cayuga, Guatemala.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25550, U.}

S.

N. M.

Also

in collection

from Mexico and French Guiana.

Diatraerupa guapilella Schaus _belongs

to

the genus

^lesta

Dyar ^{which has}

priority.

Haimbachia

gloriella,

new

_species.

Female.

Head wood

_brown;

two

black points on vertex. Collar

brown

broadly tipped with white.

Thorax brown

in front, ^tilleul buffbehind with black points, thepatagia white with an angled dark^line.

Abdomen

buffbrown.

Fore wingswhite, the basal half irroratedwith _black;an ochraceousbuff_stripe acrossmiddle_{of wing,} angled on^costafrom abrownish _line; anoblique post- medial lineoncostal margin; veins 1-7edged with ^fuscousgrayscales,filling

some

of the interspaces;

two

subterminal fuscous graylines,

somewhat

_apart on costa,outcurved,slightlysinuousfrom vein 3 toinnermargin,^followed by ochraceous_{buff spots}oninterspaces;geminateblack points^atveins terminally, forming^alineatapex;^ciliasilverywhite with dark tips.

Hind

_wings buffish white; ^afaintsubterminal

and

adark terminalline.

Hind

wings belowwhite, the costabroadly^suffusedwithfuscous gray.

Expanse

¹⁵

mm.

Habitat. Venadio, Sinaloa, Mexico.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25551, U.}

S.

N. M.

Eromene

chiriquitensis Zeller

belongs

^to

^the genus Haim-

bachia

Haimbachia

quiriguella,

new

species.

Female.

Head,

^collarandthorax white, the palpi irrorated

and

_tippedwith gray.

Abdomen

_{white, the}

two

basalsegmentsdorsallyshaded with ochraceous buff. Fore wings white with

some brown

irrorations,

more numerous

oninter- spaces

beyond

cell,leaving the veins white; ^{a fine}ochraceous linefrom cosru outcurved aroundcell

and

incurvedbelowvein2,obliquebelow submediun; ^a

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double ochraceous buffsubterminal lineoutcurvedfrom costato neartermen, deeply inangled onvein _2,

and

_again outcurved followedon veins 7

and

8

by

ochraceous buff streaks; a fuscous terminal^{line at} apex, changing ^to minute paired spots ^at veins 6-4, belowvein 2

and

3 asinglelarger black spot; ^cilia silverytippedwithfuscous.

Hind

_wingswhite.

Expanse

¹⁸

mm.

Habitat. Quirigua, Guatemala.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25552, U.}

S.

N. M.

Closely

^{allied to}

H. squamulellus

^Zeller.

y ^Haimbachia

prestonella,

new

_species.

Male.

Head and body

white; palpi with a few gray

brown

hairs _laterally

and

near_tip;

abdomen

dorsallyochraceousbuffatbase. Legswhite, the^tarsi with

brown

_rings. Fore wings white^irroratedwithcoarseblackscales topost- medial_line,with finerblackscaleson space beyond; postmedial^line

cinnamon

buff,outcurved around cell, vertical below vein 2, followed on costalmargin

by

a similar obliqueline;subterminallinedouble,outcurvedoncostawhereit is

cinnamon

_buff,from vein 8 to innermargin fine, black; terminal

cinnamon

buff streaksonveins6-8_finelyedged withblack; a terminal^fineblackline

and one

oncilia.

Hind

wings whitesuffusedwith_lightgrayishbuff.

Wings

^below fuscous gray; adarkterminal_line;ciliawhite_tipped withblackon forewing;

innermargin^ofhind wingswhite.

Expanse

¹²

mm.

Habitat. Venadio, Sinaloa, Mexico.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25553, U.}

S.

N. M.

y

Diatraea guatemalella,

new

_species.

Mate.

Head,

palpi

and body

light ochraceous _buff, the base of

abdomen

dorsally cinnamon.

Body

^below

^and

legs light buff. Fore wings light buff;

warm

buff streaks in cell

and

interspaces; the median,

submedian and

veins from ^cellfinelybrown;^ablack point^at

end

ofcell;postmedial^linedeeply^out- curved around^cellindicated

by

^{streaksonveinsfrom costatovein}6, then

by

small clusters of_scales,partly suffusing

and

inbent toinnermargin nearbase, belowvein 2expanding^intoaspot;^asubterminalseriesof black pointson_veins, outcurved

and

inbent to inner margin; terminal black points on interspaces.

Hind

wingswhitish buffwith terminal black points.

Expanse

²⁵

mm.

Habitat. Cayuga, Guatemala.

Type. ^Cat. No. _{25554, U.}

S.

N. M.

Near D.

tabernilla

Dyar, ^but

^{differs in} genitalia

and the absence of

tufts

on hind

tibiae.

v Diatraeapostlineella,

new

_species.

Male.

Head

light buff.

Thorax

and

abdomen

above

wood

brown,^thebase of

abdomen

shaded with_rufous; underneath_white,legs light buff. Fore wings lightbuff irroratedwith

wood

brown;^aminuteclusterofblackscales atendof cell; apostmedial and subterminal^{seriesof similar}clusters,deeply^inbentfrom

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vein 4 toinner margin, ^the postmedial hardly ^defined above vein 5; terminal black pointson interspaces.

Hind

_wings whitish irroratedwith

wood

_brown;

a distinct subterminal dark line.

Wings

^below light buff; discal areaoffore wingssuffusedwithfuscous; veinson hind wings^darker.

Expanse

²⁷

mm.

Habitat. Quingua, Guatemala.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25555, U.}

S.

N. M.

The only _{species of} Diatraea

I

know with

a distinct line

on hind _wing.

Diatraeafuscella,

new

_species.

Male.

Head and

_palpi buff brown.

Abdomen

_light buff irrorated above with

wood

_brown,the basalsegments orange^buff. Fore wingspinkish buff;a whitelinefromwithincelltotermen withablack point^atendofcell,andafine

cinnamon

lineondiscal fold; whitishlineson_costa, belowveins _11, 8,4, 3, 2, belowcell,

and

above submedian; from ^{vein 6}aninbentseries otsmall clusters ofblack scales forming^astreak belowvein 1 towards_base; an outerseries of small clusters of blackscalesonveins,onlyslightlyinbentfrom vein7toinner margin;terminal black pointsoninterspaces.

Hind

wings gray brown. Fore wings belowfuscouswith_palemargins; hindwings belowwhitish irroratedwith

wood

brown.

Expanse

²⁵

mm.

Habitat.

_Carillo,

Costa Rica.

Type ^Cat. No. _25556, U.

S.

N. M.

f Diatraea maronialis,

new

_species.

Male.

Head and

palpi whitishgray.

Thorax

whitishwithamedialavellane- ous line

and

_{shading on patagia.}

Abdomen

_whitish, the

two

basal segments dorsally ochraceousbuff. Legswhitish. Fore wingslight buff, the veins,

two

lines incell, andastreak belowcostaochraceous _{buff; a} black point atendof cell. Medial_spacefrominnermargin^{tovein 2}cinnamon,^limitedinwardly

by

a slightlydarker curved _line; base of interspaces from veins 2 to4 gray, with gray^streakson interspaces above; ^{veins 6 to 8} terminally fuscous gray; short ochraceousbuff streakssubtermmally below^{veins 3to 5;terminal}black spots;

ciliawhite.

Hind

wings white shaded withlight buffoninnermargin; ^{veins 6}

and

⁷brownish;terminal fuscous pointstowardsapex.

Expanse

²⁶

mm.

Habitat.

St.

Jean, Maroni River, French Guiana.

Type. ^Cat. No. _25557, U.

S.

N. M.

The _apex of

fore

wings rounded.

A _cotype

in

Collection Dognin.

\J

Diatraea umbrialis,

new

_species.

Female.

Head

white, the palpi laterally

cinnamon

buff; a medial buffline on vertex. Collar white edged ^{in front} with

wood

brown.

Thorax

_{white; a} medial line and patagia

wood

brown.

Abdomen

_{white, the} second

and

third segments above

cinnamon

_{buff; legs}white. Fore wingswhite, the veins

wood

brown; twosimilar streaksoncosta,

two

_{in cell,}two betweencelland_fold,one

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above

and

below submedian, ^also on interspaces from cell to near termen, heavier postmedially forming^a vague shade from ^inner margin ^to apex; the discocellular white; a subterminal line from veins 4-2; a terminal

cinnamon

buffline with dark _points above and below vein _2; cilia white.

Hind

_wings white.

Expanse

31

mm.

Habitat.

St.

Jean, Maroni _River, French Guiana.

Type. ^Cat. No. _{25558, U.}

S.

N. M.

The _apex of

fore

wing

^is

rounded as m D. maronialis Schaus.

Diatraea

sobrinalis,

new

species.

Male.

Head,

palpi

and

thoraxdrab.

Abdomen

_{white, the} second

and

third segmentsdorsally

cinnamon

buff. Fore wingslight buff, theveinslight

wood

brown; the basal area suffusedwith

wood

_brown;light

wood brown

streaks

on

interspaces; a blackpoint at

end

of_cell;aterminal

brown

linewithblack points

on

interspaces.

Hind

_wingswhite.

The

female hasthe fore

wing more

^{of a}light brownish buff,the veins

and

streaksdarker.

Expanse

^male21

mm.;

^female29

mm.

Habitat. Cayuga, Guatemala.

Type. ^Cat. No. _{25559, U.}

S.

N. M.

Allied

to

D. angustellus Dyar, ^{but with shorter} and broader wings.

Xubida, new

genus.

Male. Proboscis minute; palpi three times thelength of head, porrect, the third joint

downcurved and

withshort_hairs;maxillarypalpi triangularly scaled;

antennae thick

and

flattened,slightly serrate at tips; tibiae with long spurs.

Fore

wing

^withtheapex^acuteandslightlyproduced;vein 3frombefore angleof

cell;4

and

5froma point; 7

and

10fromcell; 11oblique.

Hind wing

^withvein 3 frombefore angle or stalked; 6

and

7from upperangle.

Type

of

genus. Xubida

dentilineella

Schaus.

Near _Platytes but with _longer

_palpi.

Xubida

cayugella,

new

_species.

Male.

Head and

thorax

cinnamon

_buff,

abdomen

whitish _buff, dorsally thinly irroratedwithochraceousscales. Legswhitish, thefore legstingedwith brown. Fore wings

cinnamon

buffwith a purplish gloss

and some

darkirrora- tions;^celldarker shaded withafuscouspurplespot^atend;^{tracesof a}subbasal darkshade;an antemedial outangled macularline;amedialseriesofsmall

brown

spotscurved around endofcell

and

deeply inbent^toinnermargin^beforemiddle;

a

more pronounced

^seriesofpostmedial purplish spots^alsooutcurved

beyond

cell;terminalspacedarker,shaded with_purplishand with finefuscous streaks

on

interspaces; no terminal spots or _lines; cilia dark purple brown.

Hind

wings white, the cilia towards apex grayish. Fore wings below ochraceous, the discal area dark shaded.

Hind

wings below whitish, the costal margin irroratedwithochraceous

brown

scales.

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Female

brighter, the^forewings^suffusedwithroseate; no darkstreak_{in cell,} only ^asmall spot ^atend;antemedial and medial macular^linesvery ^faint.

Expanse male

²⁵

mm.;

^female35

mm.

Habitat. Cayuga, Guatemala.

Type ^Cut. No. _{25560, U.}

^S.

N. M.

Xubida

narinella,

new

_species.

Male.

Head

whitish; palpi ^laterally brownish _gray, ^collar

and

thorax mediallywhitish, otherwise brownish_gray.

Abdomen

above gray brown, ^the basal segment and ^{anal tufts whitish.} Legs white, the fore tibiae streaked withbrown. Fore wingspaleochraceousbuff thinly irroratedwithblackscales;

a black point^atendofcell;a fine linefromcosta atone^thirdfrom_base,extend- ing obliquely^toabove endofcell,thenforming^aseriesof small clusters ofscales deeply curved

beyond

^cell

and

inbent tojust beforemiddleof inner margin; ^a finesubapicalline,dark from costatovein7,then whitish,^faint

and

dentateto inner margin, ^the apex above ^it

somewhat

whitish; terminal black pointson interspaces; ^a darker

brown

shade above

submedian

frombaseto termen with awhitish shade aboveitto cellandvein_3;a

brown

antemedial_pointoninner margin.

Hind

_{wings whitish,} the subterminal space broadly ^irrorated with ochreous. Fore

wing

^belowwhitish irrorated with ochreous brown; ^a darker shade

beyond

cell;veinsfinelyochreous

brown

onterminal thirdwithfinedark gray ^streaks on interspaces.

Hind

wings below with ^costal margin broadly irrorated with _lightbrown.

Expanse

²¹

mm.

Habitat. Cayuga, Guatemala.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25561, U.}

S.

N. M.

Xubida

dentilineella,

new

species.

Male.

Head

whitishbuff,the palpilaterally bisterbrown. Collarand thorax whitish bufflaterally shaded with cinnamon.

Abdomen

gray with sublateral white_{lines; legs}whitishwith avellaneous streaks. Fore wings cinnamon, ^the veins rufous brown; ^fine whitelineson costa, ^{in cell}

and

on

submedian

_fold;

cellshaded withfuscousextending

beyond

^to termen below apex; a few scat- tered

brown

scales; a fuscous streakabove submedian;^a black point^atendof cell;afaintmediallineconsisting ofminute

brown

_spotsoutcurvedwell

beyond

cell

and

inbent to below _cell; minute postmedial

brown

_spotsonveins; a fine darklinefrom costaabove

end

ofcell totermen atvein8, then partly whitish

and

deeply dentate from postmedial spots to terminaldark _points on inter- spaces; ^ciliasilvery divided by ^a gray ^line.

Hind

wings white suffused with gray; veins 4and5 forma point. Fore

wing

^below

and

costal half ofhind

wing

fuscous gray, thehind

wing

otherwise white.

Expanse

²³

mm.

Habitat. Volcan de Santa Maria, Guatemala.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25562, U.}

S.

N. M.

Allied

to

X. narinella Schaus, paler and the dentate marginal

line

twice

as

deep.

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_6,

JUNE,

Xubida

minorella,

new

_species.

Male.

Head

_white, ^a medial

brown

line on _{vertex; palpi} laterally buffy brown.

Thorax and

collarmediallylight buff, laterally brownish.

Abdomen

abovegrayishbrown, underneath^buffwith_pairedconverging gray^linesonseg- ments; legswhitish partly streaked with fuscous gray. Fore wings cinnamon, theveinsfromcell reddishbrown; edgeof costa white; twosilvery^linesbelow costa,one in cell edged above withfuscous gray; ^a silvery^lineon

submedian

vein edged above

by

^a

brown

line

and

below withfuscous gray ^to nearinner margin; ^ablack point at

end

ofcell; a grayishshade from cell abovevein _5;

fainttracesof acurvedline

beyond

cell;finedarkstreaks terminally oninter- spaces; adarklinefromcostaaboveendofcelltotermenatvein8;asubterminal dentatelinefromvein4toinnermargin;terminal black points;^ciliadarksilvery gray ^divided by ^{a fuscousline.}

Hind

_{wingssilvery gray.} Fore wings below

and

costa of hind

wing

broadly dark silvery gray, the hind wing ^otherwise white.

Expanse

¹⁹

mm.

Habitat. Volcan de Santa Maria, Guatemala.

Type. ^Cat. No. _{25563, U.}

S.

N. M.

Xubida

venadialis,

new

_species.

Male.

Body

white; palpi laterally buffbrown; thorax streaked with gray;

legsstreaked withbuffbrown. Fore wingswhite, the veins streakedwith gray- ishbrown; ^{similarstreaks}on costa, incell

and

oninterspaces; the

submedian

foldwhitewith darkstreaksabove

and

below_it;ablack point^at

end

ofcell;a faintbrownishlinefrom middle_{of costa,}outcurved aroundcell; asubterminal dentate gray

brown

_line;terminalblack points;^ciliawhite divided

by

a grayish

brown

line

and

another at base.

Hind

wings white^suffused with_palegrayish brown; ^{a terminal line} from apex ^{to vein} 2; cilia white. Fore wings below grayish brown.

Hind

wings belowwhite, the costafaintlydarker shaded.

Expanse

¹⁴

mm.

Habitat. Venadio, Sinaloa, Mexico.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25549, U.}

^S.

N. M.

Platytes thyonella Schaus, P.

rutubella

Schaus, P. circum- vagans Dyar, Ubida neogynaecella Dyar, ^{U. monodisa} Dyar, U.

cretaceipars

Dyar ^{and U.} delinqualis Dyar ^{should be trans-}

ferred

to

Xubida Schaus.

Chile truncatellus,

new

_species.

Male.

Body

^above pale ochraceous _buff, underneath whitish buff; palpi laterally avellaneous. Fore wings clay color; costa finely white; the basal thirdbrownish;^innermargin white^toabove submedian;^ablack point^atendof cell;

some

_{dark gray scaling} in_cell,

and

similar irrorations

beyond

^{cell to the}

fine brownish postmedial line, which isvery indistinct, outcurved

beyond

^cell

and

obsolete below vein _3; a faint darker subterminal _line, outcurved below costa;white_{points terminally}oninterspaces with black pointson^eitherside;

ciliafuscousgray^atbase, thenbroadly^white.

Hind

_wingswhite;a finefuscous gray ^{terminal line}

somewhat

interrupted from apex ^to below vein 2. Fore

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NO.

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JUNE,

wings below light buff, the termen white; ^a black discal point.

Hind

_wings belowwhite; a black^discalpoint; ^abroken black terminallineon both wings;

cilia light buffatbase, then white.

Expanse

²⁷

mm.

Habitat. Castro, Parana.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25564, U.}

S.

N. M.

Chilo matanzalis,

new

_species.

Female.

Head

_pinkish buff, the vertex white. Collar

and

thorax

wood

brown.

Abdomen

_pinkish buff, faintlypalerunderneath. Fore wingspinkish buff,afewscattereddarkirrorations; a finedarklunuleondiscocellular;a

wood brown

shadefrombasebelowcelltotermenatvein_{2; a}narrowersimilarstreak from base of vein 6 along^{discal fold to} termen;streaksabove

and

belowvein 3,and abovevein_2;vein 4 terminally darker; the innermargin from below^fold light buff;terminal black points;^ciliasilkylight buff.

Hind

wings whitefaintly suffusedwithlight buff.

Wings

^belowwhitish, the costalmargins^ofboth wing- light buff.

Expanse

⁴⁶

mm.

Habitat. Matanzas, Cuba.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25565, U.}

^S.

N. M.

The

fore

wings are rather broad.

Chilo cynedradellus,

new

_species.

Female.

Head

and

body

pinkish buff; a few darker scales on _palpi

and

patagia; a small black spot dorsally ^at base of

abdomen.

_{Fore wingspinkish}

buff;

some

faintdarkerirrorations;ablack point^atendofcell;fainttracesof a curved dentateline

beyond end

^ofcell; afaint fuscous streak along

submedian

foldfrombasetovein_{2; a}veryfaint seriesofouter pointsforming^aline,curved belowcosta

and

_parallelwith termen; small terminal black points;^ciliapinkish buff.

Hind

_wingswhite; ^{a taint} terminal light

brown

line from apex ^{to vein}

2.

Wings

^below white; ^fore wings from ^{subcostal to} median,

and

belowsub-

median

shaded withpale avellaneous^toanerectpostmedial^lineinbentoncosta;

terminaldark_pointson both_wings.

The

torewingslong

and

narrow.

Expanse

⁴¹

mm.

Habitat. Castro, Parana.

Type. ^Cat. No. _{25566, U.}

S.

N. M.

Chilo alfoldellus,

new

_species.

Male.

Head

and thorax pinkish buff, the palpi laterally with

some

dark shading.

Abdomen

_grayish buff, the two basal segments dorsally pinkish cinnamon. Fore wings pinkish buff suffused with _sayal

brown

except below

submedian

foldandvein 2 tosubterminalline; asmallwhite_spotwith a black point^atendofcell;afewdarkirrorationsoncostaandterminalhalf;afinepost- medial crenulate but indistinct lineoutangled ^well

beyond

^{cell ami inbent to} before middleof innermargin; an outcurved^similarsubterminal line,the two lines connected on discal told by ^{a taint fuscous bar;} almost imperceptible terminal fuscous points.

Hind

_wings whitish buff, the termen suffused with

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NO.

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JUNE,

pale sayal brown.

Wings

belowwhitish;^ciliaofforewings^iridescentwhitish torufousbrown.

Expanse

³⁹

mm.

Habitat. Rio de _Janeiro,

Brazil.

Type

^.

^Cat. No. _{25567, U.}

S.

N. M.

Fore wings rather broad.

Chilo _venatella,

new

_species.

Female.

Head

white, the palpi avellaneous fringedabove withwhite. Collar

and

thoraxwhitewith

wood brown

_shading atneck

and

shoulders.

Abdomen

whitish _{buff; legs}whiteinwardly, whitish buffoutwardly. Fore wingssilvery white; the subcostal,

median and

veins 1-8

cinnamon

_brown;

some

similarcolor- ing oninnermargin; ^ciliawhite.

Hind

_wingssilverywhite; a faint brownish shade_{at apex.} Fore wings below tingedwith _palegrayishbrown.

Expanse

¹⁸

mm.

Habitat. Baracoa, Cuba;

^also

from Pernambuco,

^Brazil.

Type ^{Cat. No.} 25568, U.

^S.

N. M.

The _type from Baracoa collected by ^{A. Busck.}

Chilopsis peruanellus,

new

_species.

Male.

Head,

^collar

and

thoraxochraceous _buff,the collar

and

thoraxstri-

ated with_{pale olive} buff.

Abdomen

above fuscous brown.

Body

^below

^and

legs light buff. Fore wingspaleochraceousbuffwith

some

scattered large black scales;

some

vinaceous

fawn

_shadingin_cell; ablack point ^atendofcell;minute terminal black points; ^a very ^faint brownish postmedial ^line curved around

cell,dentate,broader belowvein_2;ciliaochraceousbuff.

Hind

_wingssuffused with

smoky

olive gray, the costa

and

postmedial space from ^{vein 4 to} below vein 2 whitish.

Wings

^belowlight buffwith

some

black irrorations at apices;

black pointsondiscocellulars.

Expanse

⁴⁰

mm.

Habitat. Yahuarmayo, ^Peru.

Type ^Cat. No. _{25570, U.}

S.

N. M.

Chilopsis castrellus,

new

species.

Male.

Head and

_palpi ochraceous _buff, the palpi laterally

wood

brown.

Thorax and abdomen

above_buffybrown,^the

abdomen

irroratedwith cinnamon, the basalsegments^suffusedwith cinnamon;

body

^{below and}legsochraceousbuff.

Fore wingslight buff suffusedwith brownish buffexcept^at

end

ofcell

and

on discal

and submedian

folds;large scattered blackscales, alsoonbaseofcilia;a small black spot ^atendofcell; a faintdark line around

end

ofcell,inbent to innermargin^beforemiddle;^asubterminal deeply^crenulateline;terminal black pointsoninterspaces;^ciliawhite.

Hind

wings^fuscousbrown,slightlypaleron termen;large terminal black points; the costalmarginlight buff.

Wings

^below

light buff;terminal black points;dark

brown

_pointsatendofcells;apostmedial fuscousline;space from^celltoinnermargin and postmedial^linesuffusedwith grayish

brown

on both _wings.

Expanse

⁵⁰

mm.