MA CROLEPIDOPTERA 



(4) Xantlwrhoe canst oscia, sp. nov. 



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^?- 39—42 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark fuscous, somewhat whitish- 

 sprinkled, in t with a ferruginous spot between antennae, abdomen in ^ mixed with 

 dull crimson, especially towards base ; thorax with well-developed central and posterior 

 crests ; antennal pectinations in i rather long. Forewings somewhat elongate-triangular, 

 termen rounded, oblique, strongly waved ; fuscous, faintly reddish or purplish-tinged, 

 with numerous waved dark fuscous striae ; a somewhat darker basal patch, edge slightly 

 curved ; median band darker-suffused towards edges, anterior edge slightly curved, 

 posterior edge somewhat rounded-prominent beneath costa and on middle third ; 

 subterminal line pale, interrupted, in % forming several whitish dots, of which one 

 in middle is conspicuous, edged anteriorly with darker spots. Hindwings with termen 

 rounded, dentate ; fuscous ; a median band of several darker striae, very faint except 

 towards dorsum ; subterminal line similarly indicated. 



2 specimens ; i ^ Haleakala, Maui, at 5000 feet, in May ; i % Lanai, at 3000 feet, 

 in July. 



Progonostola, gen. nov. 



Face with conical scale-projection. Antennae in ^ unipectinated, towards apex 

 simple. Palpi rough-scaled. Forewings : areole double. Hindwings : 6 and 7 stalked, 

 8 anastomosing with cell to beyond middle. 



Allied to Xanthorhoe, but differs from it and all other near members of the family 

 in the uniseriate pectinations of the antennae of $. 



( I ) Progonostola cremnopis, sp. nov. 



i??. 30 — 36 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen dark fuscous, somewhat pale- 

 sprinkled ; thorax with developed central and posterior crests. Forewings somewhat 

 elongate-triangular, termen slightly rounded, oblique, strongly waved ; fuscous, purplish- 

 tinged, with numerous waved dark fuscous striae ; median band preceded by two 

 undefined obscure whitish-ochreous striae ; a small transverse blackish-fuscous discal 

 spot, followed by a stronger dark stria, beyond which is a more or less obscure whitish- 

 ochreous wedge-shaped median suffusion ; posterior edge of median band marked by a 

 stronger dark stria, somewhat prominent beneath costa, and with middle third forming 

 a short obtuse bilobed prominence, on costa followed by one or two whitish-ochreous 

 strigulae ; subterminal line faintly indicated with whitish-ochreous, only distinct on 



