W. D. KEARFOTT. 11 



Olethroiites rosaschreaiia sp. nov. 



Expanse 12.5 to 14 mm. 



Head: dark rose, tinged with ochreous behind, and the frontal scales tipped 

 with black; palpi dark rose, ochreous within ; antenna grayish-fnscons ; thorax 

 dark rose, ochreous in centre ; abdomen silvery-fuscous ; legs cream-white dusted 

 with dark brown. 



Forewing : above fold dark rose, below fold orange-ochreous, except at extreme 

 base and at outer end, where the ochreous merges into the prevailing rose color. 

 There is a shining patch of paler rose on upper third of wing between base and 

 middle ; the upper edge of this merges into ochreous on costa. There is a similar 

 patch of paler shining rose scales in the ocellic area ; it follows termen from lower 

 third around angle to outer fifth of dorsum ; its upper edge nearly reaches middle 

 of wing, and sends a rounded process inward before curving downward and out- 

 ward to dorsum ; near its upper edge are a few metallic scales. Between this 

 patch and the ochreous dorsal patch there is a blackish-rose shade along outer 

 third of fold. On the costa between inner third and apex are five geminate, 

 very oblique yellowish streaks, the inner is in the light rose shining patch ; from 

 the streak in middle of wing is a long streak of shining rose paralleling costa and 

 curving gradually before apex and termen, ending in the latter below middle. 

 This shining streak is bounded inwardly by a broader .streak of dull rose. Be- 

 tween the shining streak and apical margin, including upper half of termen, the 

 interspaces between veins dull ochreous, and the dull rose over the veins is out- 

 wardly lightly strigulated with whitish-yellow. Before the black preciliate line 

 is a line of dull rose shaded with black over veins. N^ar the outer end of cell 

 are two spots of leaden fuscous, the smaller near upper edge and larger near lower 

 edge of cell. Cilia rose, becoming gray at anal angle and touched with blackish 

 at end of each vein. 



Hindwing: dull, smoky brown; cilia same, but shining, with a darker basal 

 line; underside, both wings the same. 



Six specimens, Florida, from Prof. Fernald's collection. Cotypes 

 in his and my collection. 



The wing coloration of this species is allied to Malachitana Lell. 



Olethreiites ocliromediana sp. nov. 



Expanse 11.5 to 12 mm. 



Head : mixed ochreous and black, paler ochreous in front and base of antenna ; 

 palpi pale ochreous, two black spots on outside of second joint; apical joint 

 black; antenna grayish-fuscous; thorax ochreous, patagia and posterior tuft 

 blackish-fuscous; abdomen grayish-fuscous, anal tuft pale yellow ; legs creamy- 

 white dusted with dark fuscous. 



Forewing: basal area and apical third mottled black, ochreous and shining 

 blue lines. The middle of the wing is covered by a broad ochreish fascia, com- 

 mencing as a narrow spot on costa but swelling out below and covering half the 

 dorsum. Its inner edge begins on costa at inner third, is nearly straight for a 

 third the width of wing, then curves convexly to dorsum at inner fourth ; the 

 outer edge begins close beyond the inner edge, curves convexly to dorsum at 

 outer fourth ; it is dentate, sending out spurs at upper fourth, middle, and lower 



TEANS. AM. ENT. SOC. XXXIII. FEBRUARY, 1907. 



