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and the juga. Another light colored area occurs on the anterior 

 portion of the pronotum, nearly one-half of which it covers. It 

 includes all of the pronotum anterior to a wavy line whose ends 

 originate just back of the lateral angles and which is slightly 

 curved forward. On each hemelytron there is a light colored 

 longitudinal band on the embolium. This is more pronounced 

 near the base of the embolium and extends only about half the 

 distance from the base to the membrane. The lateral margins 

 of the ventral surface of the head and thorax are light in color 

 and the connexivum is lighter than in normal green specimens. 



The other individual referred to has a malformed scutellum, 

 the apex being abnormally small and distorted so that it ends in 

 a sharp tip which is directed upward at an angle of about 45 

 from the dorsal surface of the body. 



Both specimens have been placed in the United States National 

 Museum. 



NEW SPECIES OF NEOTROPICAL PYRAUSTINAE (LEPID.). 



BY W. SCHAUS. 



In accordance with my practice, only one specimen is con- 

 sidered as type and although there are often more specimens 

 before me, I have not included them in the type series, basing 

 the description on one specimen only. 



Neurophyseta durgalis, new species. 



Female. Body white, the abdomen with a dorsal brown spot near base, 

 and broad segmental lines on terminal half. Wings white ; a marginal brown 

 line interrupted by veins. Fore wings: an antemedial, almost medial fine 

 yellow line, outangled on costa, incurved across cell, then vertical to inner 

 margin; an incurved double black line on discocellular meeting in front; 

 postmedial space to line irrorated with light brown, which extends to termen 

 between veins 2 and 5; veins from cell brownish ochreous; postmedial line 

 black, finely wavy and vertical to vein 4, then incurved to vein 3, below 

 which it is obsolescent, preceded by a white spot between veins 5 and 6, 

 and by fuscous shading between veins 5 and 3, followed closely by a brownish 

 line which continues to inner margin. Hind wings: a postmedial dark brown 

 line, fine from costa to vein 2, then broad to inner margin, followed by a 

 yellowish parallel shade. Wings below with the markings less distinct. 



Expanse, 15 mm. 



Habitat. Volcan de Santa Maria, Guatemala. 

 Type. Cat. No. 2,3519, U. S. N. M. 



