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NOTES ON THE NEOTROPICAL EPIPASCHIINAE WITH DESCRIP- 

 TIONS OF NEW GENERA AND SPECIES. 



BY W. SCI^AUS. 



The types of the new species are in the National Museum, 

 except three which are at Cornell University and are represented 

 in the National Collection by cotypes. The new forms from 

 Central America, Cuba and French Guiana were collected by 

 Barnes and Schaus; otherwise, where known, the collector's 

 name is given. 



Milgithea, new genus. 



Male. Antennae fasciculate with a thickly scaled process reaching middle of 

 thorax, bent back, its end downturned, and at base is laterally covered with 

 long broad scales. Palpi upturned reaching well above vertex, the second joint 

 thick, long, smooth, with a furrow on its inner side, the third joint short, acute. 

 Fore wings: vein 2 from before angle of cell; 3 from angle; 4 and 5 from angle, 

 approximated at base; 6 from upper angle downcurved; 7, 8, 9 stalked; 10 from 

 cell usually anastomosing with 8; 11 free. Hind wings: vein 2 from before 

 angle; 3 from angle; 4 and 5 shortly stalked or approximated, in the female some- 

 times from a point; 7 anastomosing with 8. 



Type of genus. Pococera melanoleuca Hampson. 

 Differs from Paranatula Dyar in the much thicker palpi and 

 the very different antennal process. 



Milgithea suramisa, new species. 



Male. Palpi chestnut, tipped with white, the process cacao brown with white 

 scaling behind at tip. Head and patagia white. Collar clay color. Thorax 

 white and gray irrorated with iridescent pinkish scales. Abdomen above black 

 with light buff segmental lines. Body below mostly white, the legs inwardly 

 opalescent, outwardly black with white rings. Fore wings white; a triangular 

 black spot on costa at base with some olive brown scales on it, and a fine line of 

 black scales from its apex, outbent and expanding on inner margin; a black ante- 

 medial line from costa outangled in cell with only a few black and ochreous 

 scales below cell, this line preceding a large black costal spot and an olive green 

 spot in cell; a wavy inbent medial black line from below cell to inner margin; 

 an oblique black spot on discocellular suffusing with an elongated black spot on 

 costa; a waved postmedial black line with a white spot at costa; terminal space 

 purple drab suffused with black at apex; a fine terminal black diffused line; cilia 

 whitish with black spots. Hind wings whitish, the termen suffused with mouse 

 gray; a postmedial blackish line angled on vein 2 near termen; a dark terminal 

 line; cilia divided by a black line towards apex. Fore wings below white suffused 

 with fuscous, the white costal spot at postmedial line very prominent; the post- 

 medial line on hind wing not approaching termen. 



Expanse, 27 mm. 



Habitat. Poas, Costa Rica; a female from Jalapa, Mexico. 

 Type Cat. No. 25648, U. S. N. M. 



