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Stenalcidia siiieera.— Wings whitish, thickly irrorated with pale browu 

 and grey scales, the general tone grey. Primaies: a fine dark brown inner line, 

 curved below costa, then oblique to base of inner margin; a dark brown discal 

 s'pot crossed by a median shade which joins the outer line at vein 2; the outer 

 line fine, dark brown, interrupted before costa, and followed by reddish brown 

 shades on inner margin, between veins 2-4 and 6-7 ; a dark costal shade before 

 apex ; a subterminal whitish lunular line ; terminal dark spots between the veins ; 

 fringe grey, shaded with brown at base. Secondaries: a dark inner line not 

 reaching costa; a black discal point; a fine" distinct lunular, dentate, outer line, 

 followed by a reddish brown shade; a subterminal punctiform line; a dark 

 terminal line. Underneath: primaries brown, darkest at apex. Secondaries white 

 shaded and striated with browu on costa; dark discal points and a terminal dark 

 line on both wings. Expanse 24 mm. 



Hab. — Peru, 



Stenaleidia tristaria.— Primaries: costal margin broadly light brown, 

 otherwise dai'k brown, with blackish shadings on outer margin and beyond cell ; 

 faint traces of a geminate median oblique line on inner margin; terminal dark 

 points between the veins; fringe brown. Secondaries dark brown ; a fine black 

 inner line; a geminate heavier median line; a subterminal line broken into spots 

 towards apex ; a terminal dark crenulate line. Underneath brown, the outer 

 margins darkest. Expanse 27 mm. 



Hah. — Petropolis Brazil. 



This species is nearest to Stencdcidia fusca. 



Ischuopteryx auruclaria.— Body brown, mottled with grey and green- 

 ish scales. Primaries l)rowu, mottled with green at the base, on inner margin 

 beyond median line, at angle, on costal margin, and beyond cell between veins 2 

 and 4 and 6 and 7; blackish striae on costal margin and on veins; the inner and 

 median lines parallel, oblique outwardly from costa, irregular; terminal dark 

 streaks between the veins; fringe brown. Secondaries golden yellow; a black 

 discal spot; inner margin and anal angle broadly dark browu Underneath yel- 

 low. Primaries: an oblique dark median line; abroad subapical dark shade; 

 the apex mottled with black. Secondaries irrorated with blackish; an irregular 

 median shade and broad subterminal dark shade on anal half of outer margin. 

 Expause 40 mm. 



Hab. — Sao Paulo. 



CARGOL.IA gen. nov. 

 Antennse pectinated for two thirds. Palpi porrect, not projecting 

 beyond frons. Tibia with a single pair of spurs. Primaries: cos- 

 tal margin straight; outer margin oblique; veins 3 and 4 from 

 lower angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 7-10 stalked. Second- 

 aries: costal margin slightly convex ; outer margin hardly rounded : 

 veins 3 and 4, and 6 and 7 on a short stalk. 



TRANS. AM. ENT. SOC, XXVII. (32) JUNE, 1901. 



