AMERICAN LEPIDOPTERA. 165 



I¥EW SPECIES OF GEOxllETKID^ FROxW 

 TROPICAL. AMERICA. 



BY W. SCHAUS. 



Part 1. 



Subfain. BoARMiiNiE. 



Opiisithuxia claudiaria.— Vertex light brown, collar white. Thorax 

 brownish, abdomen the same, with a white transverse line near base. Primaries 

 reddish brown ; the costa to near apex broadly creamy white; the outer half of 

 inner margin finely silvery white; fringe yellowish. Secondaries reddish brown ; 

 the inner margin finely white; a silvery white transverse inner line, very broad 

 on costa ; a fine silvery violat^eous line follows the outer margin, circles inwardly 

 at apex and crosses wing to anal angle ; between veins 6 and 7 a black spot, con- 

 taining silvery scales and circled with white. Expanse 32 ram. 



Hab. — Rio Janeiro. 



Opiithalinopliora farantes. — Vertex whitish; collar grey; abdomen 

 dark grey at base, otherwise light brown. Wings with a dark grey outer line, 

 angled below subcostal vein on primaries, then perpendicular to vein 2, thence it 

 becomes white and is inwardly oblique to the inner margin of secondaries near 

 base, the space within this line is dark grey, slightly mottled with white in the 

 cell of primaries anteriorly ; the costa is entirely white to apex ; the space beyond 

 the line is reddish brown, lightest on secondaries; the outer margin of primaries 

 is somewhat streaked with white ; the secondaries are powdered with red scales, 

 and there is a finesubterminal silvery line inwardly curving at apex and descend- 

 ing to vein 6 ; a small black spot with silvery scales between veins 6 and 7 ; fringe 

 of wings pale yellow. Underneath wings are whitish grey. Expanse 35 mm. 



Hab. — Castro, Parana. 



Opiithalinopliora crcesaria. — Frons and palpi yellow. Thorax vio- 

 laceous; abdomen light brown. Primaries violaceous brown, costal margin, apex, 

 part of the outer margin and outer half of inner margin yellow. Secondaries 

 reddish brown, mottled with yellow along the outer margin ; a yellow transverse 

 basal band ; an outer row of four black spots containing silver scales, and circled 

 with yellow which is again finely outlined with black ; a subterminal silver line. 

 Expanse 24 mm. 



Hab.— Sao Paulo, S. E. Brazil. 



Opiithalinopliora dora.— Head buff, color greyish. Thorax and abdo- 

 men yellow. Primaries bright yellow, with some reddish bnff strife, forming an 

 outer and subterminal shade; costa broadly dark brown; a few scattered silver 

 scales about the basal half of inner margin. Secondaries bright yellow, with 

 light brown strise and more numerous silver scales ; at apex a reddish buff spot 



TRANS. AM. ENT. SOC, XXVII. FEBRUARY, 1901. 



