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line on fore wing distinct in both sexes, consisting of a series of dots 

 on the veins with a thin sharply angulate line between each dot; 

 inner line obscure, somewhat more distinct in the male; discal dot 

 small, terminal dots distinct. Front with a tubercle. Hind tibia of 

 male without hair tuft. 



Male genitalia distinguished by the greatly enlarged and coarsely 

 spined projection from costal base of harpe. Lateral lobes of 

 tegumen rounded. Gnathos Aveakly spined toward apex. 



Female genitalia like those of magnifacteUa.^ 



Alar exyanse. — Male, 31 mm. ; female, 39 mm. 



Types and paratj/pes.—U.S.^M. No. 43252. 



Type locality. — Eldorado, Sinoloa, Mexico. 



Food plant. — Sugarcane {Saccharuvi offlcinarum) . 



Remarks. — Described from male type and one male and one female 

 paratype from the type locality ("2-11-29," "2-10-29," S. E. 

 Flanders). 



DIATRAEA BUSCKELLA ROSA, new variety 



A Venezuelan race agreeing with typical husckella in genitalia; 

 but with a distinctly pinkish ocherous tint on fore wings of both 

 sexes. Typical huschella is pale straw color. 



Alar expanse. — Male, 29 mm. ; female, 38 mm. 



Type and paratypes. — U.S.N.IM. No. 43253. 



Type locality. — Carabobo, Venezuela. 



Food plant. — Sugarcane. 



Described from male type, 6 male and 5 female paratj'pes from 

 the tj'pe locality (H. T. Osborn, 1929) and 3 male and 1 female 

 paratypes from Caracas, Venezuela (A. Ibarra), all reared from 

 larvae boring in sugarcane. 



PLATYTES (?) AENIGMATICA, new species 



Plate 3, Figtjbe 11 



Description. — Labial palpus projecting one and one-half times the 

 length of the head beyond it, porrect; fuscous on outer side, white 

 beneath and on inner side. Head, thorax, and fore wing pale straAv 

 color ; a conspicuous black dot at end of cell and a sparse scattering 

 of black scales over rest of wing (these black scales very few, widely 

 separated, and noticeable only under magnification) ; wing other- 

 wise unmarked. Hind wing cream white. 



Female genitalia figured from type. 



Alar expanse. — 26 mm. 



ry;?e.— U.S.N.M. No. 43254. 



Type locality. — Gunnison, Colo. 



Food plant. — Thistle {Cirsium sp.) 



^ For genitalia of tlie American Diatraca see Dyar and Ileinricli, Pioc. U. S. Nat. Miis., 

 vol. 71, no. 2G91, pp. 1-48, pis. 1-20, 1927. 



