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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 

 buff line 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 thorax drab. Abdomen white, the second and third 

 segments dorsally cinnamon buff. Fore wings light buff, the veins light wood 

 brown; the basal area suffused with wood brown; light wood brown streaks on 

 interspaces; a black point at end of cell; a terminal brown line with black points 

 on interspaces. Hind wings white. 



The female has the fore wing more of a light brownish buff, the veins and 

 streaks darker. 



Expanse male 21 mm.; female 29 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 the length of head, porrect, the 

 third joint downcurved and with short hairs; maxillary palpi triangularly scaled; 

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

 Fore wing with the apex acute and slightly produced; vein 3 from before angle of 

 cell; 4 and 5 from a point; 7 and 10 from cell; 11 oblique. Hind wing with vein 

 3 from before angle or stalked; 6 and 7 from upper angle. 



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 irrorated with ochraceous scales. Legs whitish, the fore legs tinged with 

 brown. Fore wings cinnamon buff with a purplish gloss and some dark irrora- 

 tions; cell darker shaded with a fuscous purple spot at end; traces of a subbasal 

 dark shade; an antemedial outangled macular line; a medial series of small brown 

 spots curved around end of cell and deeply inbent to inner margin before middle; 

 a more pronounced series of postmedial purplish spots also outcurved beyond 

 cell; terminal space darker, shaded with purplish and with fine fuscous 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 

 irrorated with ochraceous brown scales. 



